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BRYAN VOLTAGGIO KICKS OFF NEW SEASON OF GUNSHOW’S
“HIRED GUNS” ON JAN. 31
Kevin
Gillespie Welcomes Top Chef Comrade Jan. 31 and Feb. 1
as
First Guest Chef of 2016
ATLANTA (Dec. 22,
2015) – Chefs Kevin Gillespie and Joey Ward of Gunshow are
bringing back their popular “Hired Guns” series for the third year and the lineup
is full of great talent. This year’s guest chefs will cook dinner on Sunday and
Monday, nights Gunshow is normally closed, with a limited number of tickets
sold for each night. Kicking off the series is Gillespie’s Top Chef friend and
one of DC’s most recognizable culinary talents, Bryan Voltaggio. Tickets for
his Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 dinners are $95 each and go on sale Dec. 31, 2015 via Xorbia. For
those who want to attend all six dinners in the series, season tickets are
available for $75 per person through Dec. 31, 2015 and for $85 per person
starting Jan. 1, 2016 at RedBeardMerch. (Drinks,
tax and gratuity are additional.)
“I have long admired Bryan’s skills
and look forward to having him in the kitchen at Gunshow,” says Gillespie. “I’m
really excited about all the chefs who are coming this year. At these dinners,
the show is the food. We're going to be graced with rock-star chefs giving some
of their best performances. Make sure you get your tickets to this
show."
“With only 100
guests dining each night, the setting is intimate and will allow the guest chefs
more time to mingle throughout the room,” says Ward. “Hired Guns will still
present their signature dishes for all guests to sample alongside favorites
from the Gunshow kitchen dudes, including Kevin and me.”
Future
additions to the "Hired Guns" lineup are:
- March 13-14, Vishwesh Bhatt, executive chef of Snackbar in Oxford, Mississippi, is coming to town with his French brasserie fare and Creole Southern flair.
- May 22-23 will bring Brian Baxter from HUSK in Nashville, Tennessee.
- June 12-13, mark your calendar for Kenny Gilbert of Gilbert's Underground Kitchen in Fernandina Beach, Florida.
- Vivian Howard of Chef & the Farmer in Kinston, North Carolina, is lined up for October.
- And one more surprise chef!
Hired Guns began in 2013
as a way to lure some of the country’s most talked about chefs to Gunshow for a two-night showcase of their signature flavors and
personalities alongside the restaurant’s featured items. For the past two
years, this creative collaboration with chefs from around the nation has
brought in award-winning talent like Chris Shepherd of Underbelly, John
Currence of City Grocery, Joseph "JJ" Johnson from The
Cecil, and Greg Denton and Gabrielle Quiñónez Denton of Ox.
"Each chef has
blown us away with creativity and passion for what they do, bringing their 'A'
game and inspiring us to match it," says Gillespie.
Gunshow is located
at 924 Garrett Street. The restaurant is open for dinner Tuesday through
Saturday from 6 to 9 p.m. Reservations are accepted but not required. Guests may
park in the Glenwood Park parking lot and on the street. For more information,
visit gunshowatl.com or call
404-380-1886.
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 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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