Chef Kevin Gillespie’s Beardsmas Holiday Gift-Giving Extravaganza is Back and On Sale Nov. 21

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CHEF KEVIN GILLESPIE’S BEARDSMAS HOLIDAY GIFT-GIVING EXTRAVAGANZA

IS BACK AND ON SALE NOV. 21

This Year’s Must-Have Gifts Include a Gunshow Golden Ticket, Shopping with Kevin,

Personalized Voice Mail Greetings and More

ATLANTA (Oct. 26, 2016) - Just in time to save you from the stress of holiday shopping, Atlanta chef, restaurateur, speaker and cookbook author Kevin Gillespie’s Beardsmas holiday extravaganza is back with lots of new chef-inspired gift experiences and the return of some favorites from the 2015 holiday season.

“Last year’s Beardsmas was so successful we decided to expand our offerings to make gift giving even easier,” says Gillespie. “Listening to our diners and online customers, we’ve also come up with some awesome new gift experiences for all of the food lovers on your list.”

All packages and items are available for purchase beginning Nov. 21 (with the exception of the Gunshow Golden Ticket, which begins bidding on Nov. 28) at redbeardmerch.com.

Some New Beardsmas Items:

The Gunshow Golden Ticket

Beginning on Cyber Monday, Nov. 28, diners who can’t get enough of the Glenwood Park restaurant can begin bidding on this one-of-a-kind Golden Ticket good for an immediate 7:30 p.m. reservation for four, a glass of complimentary Champagne for each person and a complimentary first round of cocktails any time you wish to dine at Gunshow throughout 2017. The reservation is good for any night Gunshow is open, excluding private restaurant buyouts. Bidding starts at $1 and lasts for 72 hours with a portion of the final winning bid being donated to the nonprofit Share Our Strength: No Kid Hungry campaign. Sorry, the cost of dinner itself is not included.

Shop the Peachtree Road Farmers Market with Kevin

If you’ve ever been puzzled by all the exotic ingredients at the Peachtree Road Farmers Market, puzzle no more on May 13, 2017 as you, Chef Kevin and a small group of food lovers take a pre-opening tour of the market, meet the farmers and then stay for a cooking demo with Kevin where he’ll use the ingredients you selected together.  Fifteen spots available. Value: Priceless; Sale Price: $99 each

A Personalized Voice Mail/Audio Greeting from Chef Kevin

Put Kevin to work answering your calls with a personalized voice mail message from him (but keep it clean, OK?). Maybe your mom in Kansas rooted him on to victory on “Top Chef” and has a birthday coming up? Kevin will record a 30-second message just for her. Value: Priceless; Sale Price: $25

Gunshow’s Joey in Your Kitchen

Gunshow’s executive chef Joey Ward will prepare a four-course dinner for 10 with wine in your home to impress your closest friends or business clients. You’ll work with Joey to customize a menu for your guests, and you’ll select wine pairings to go with each course. Only three dinners will be sold. Value: $7,500; Sale Price: $5,000

Back By Popular Demand:

• Go Hog Wild with Terminus City BBQ for 100 served up by Chef Kevin and a keg of Kevin’s favorite beer ($6,000)
• Pair of 2017 Hired Guns Season Tickets for Gunshow’s guest chef series ($1,000)
• Private Dinner with Kevin for you and 10 friends, with customized signed menus and autographed cookbooks ($10,000)
• Gunshow Cocktail Class ($75 per class or $250 for all four seasonal classes)
• Red Beard Restaurants Stocking Stuffers – a few items from Kevin’s list of favorite Red Beard merchandise all packaged up in a company-branded bag ($40)

About Red Beard Restaurants

Red Beard Restaurants is the parent company that oversees Atlanta chef, restaurateur, speaker and cookbook author Kevin Gillespie’s food and beverage ventures, including his restaurants Communion, Gunshow and Revival, his BBQ pop-up Terminus City and all of his merchandise. The management company allows Gillespie to set comprehensive standards to ensure smart expansion, offer more internal growth opportunities for his team members and provide consulting services to other food and beverage start-ups. With the 2015 establishment of Red Beard Restaurants, Gillespie is able to continue his day-to-day interactions with diners while also pursuing his creative visions and impacting the culinary landscape of the South. The company’s offices are located in Atlanta, Georgia. For more information, call 404-380-1886 or visit redbeardrestaurants.com.

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