Category: Previews

ON HOLD: SOUTH BROAD STREET MARKET

South Broad Street Market

Unfortunately, due to COVID-19 the launch of the SBSM is postponed.

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Notice from SBSM’s Instagram

What is the best way to pre-tailgate before the Sporting KC game? How about a brand new, 1-city-block, street market in downtown Atlanta?

Starting this Saturday, the South Broad Street Market (SBSM) is opening with 36 vendors.

TYPES OF VENDORS:

Refurbed Stalls
Refurbed stalls leftover from the 1996 Olympics
  • 7 Different international food stalls
  • Full bar (keep reading for giveaway)
  • Artisan goods
  • Hand-made things
  • Clothing
  • Books
  • Jewelry
  • Records
  • Live music
  • Art galleries
  • Furniture

It’s old, it’s new, it’s second-hand, it’s eclectic (boogie woogie, woogie)!

The SBSM is breathing new life into these (now colorful) metal stalls that have remained unused since the 1996 Olympics.

“I’m excited to bring back culture to this street.” — Darren Carr, SBSM Owner

Giveaway
Find this post on @FootieFood’s Facebook for how to enter

GIVE ME THE DEETS

  • The market starts this Saturday, March 14th, from 10am-4pm (and continues every Saturday through the end of the year)
  • It’s on Broad St. SW, between MLK Jr Drive and Mitchell Street SW
  • Discounted parking at 76 Forsyth St garage — only $5 if you park before 4pm (and you can stay parked for the game)
  • Only a 1/2 mile walk to The Benz

Nashville SC Season Opener Preview

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I have to admit that traveling to Nashville SC for their inaugural MLS match is making me emotional — and not just because it will also be Footie Food’s inaugural food tour.

It wasn’t that long ago that the Red Bulls came to the A and welcomed Atlanta United to the league. I remember the feeling, the electricity of being so excited for the long-anticipated Five Stripes’ first game and also the anxiety of not knowing what the hell to expect.

IMG_6181Let me set the 2017 scene: We were playing at Bobby Dodd stadium — as our house wasn’t ready yet (another thing we will have in common with Nashville fans). I bought a random parking pass so I could enjoy some pre-match tailgating with my friends. It just so happened to be the same lot, just south of the stadium, where the New York Red Bulls fans were also congregating.

I felt a bit off sharing a space with them. And SO. MANY. of them had traveled down for the game. And they were rowdy. The drums, the music, the dancing around in a massive huddle and then an eruption of beer spewing from the crowd. I couldn’t believe it.

But something amazing happened.

Every time a Red Bulls fan passed by, they would stop, shake my hand and say “welcome to the league.”

(hold for a moment, I’m getting choked up here.)

I will never forget their genuinely positive attitudes towards us, the opponents, on that first, special day for Atlanta.

Nash PackAnd now, it’s our turn to give Nashville that same welcome to the MLS.

Soccer is unifying. Nearly every meaningful connection I have is from this sport: my friends, my partner, even my current job stemmed from a soccer relationship.

Food also brings people together. Which is why I think this mashup of food and footie will work so well. I hope you enjoy it…

What’s on the Nashville Menu

Dino’s Bar

  • East Nashville’s oldest dive bar
  • Known for Dino’s Cheeseburger, Damn Sandwich, Monster Fries, and Joe’s Hot Chicken Sandwich
  • Four stars on Yelp

Liberty Common

  • “Best Brunch”
  • Live Jazz
  • Combo of French style and Southern traditions

Bobby Hotel Rooftop

  • On Printers Alley in Downtown Nashville
  • Going for cocktails and the view — expecting a PCM rooftop vibe

Rolf and Daughters

  • Located in Nashville’s Germantown
  • Run by James Beard Award-nominated chef Philip Krajeck
  • Known for small plates, pastas and pastured chicken with preserved garlic and garlic confit

Redheaded Stranger

  • East Nashville taco shop
  • One Yelp reviewer says “damn delicious food with interesting combinations”

Party Fowl (Donelson) 

  • 4 Locations around Nashville
  • Known for Half Bird Hot Chicken and sugary, often frozen cocktails
  • Liverpool Nashville’s official pub – YNWA

American Legion 82

  • Keeping Honky Tonk culture alive (steel guitar!)
  • Trendiest non-traditional venue in town
  • Mandatory guest log at the front door, optional donation

Are we missing anything? Where are you going? Tell us in the comments.

 

Bless your hearts, see ya out there and Five Stripes Don’t Stop!