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November 2019 Volume 16, Issue 9 16, Issue Volume 2019 November November 2019 Visit us at 85southonline.com page 1 AboutOut November& FREE Celeatin 15 Year! Happy Thanksgiving anksgiving Deserts Traveling rough Sicily Early Holiday Shopping Brexit or Brex-Eat page 2 Visit us at 85southonline.com November 2019 November 2019 Visit us at 85southonline.com page 3 page 4 Visit us at 85southonline.com November 2019 What does it feel like where—and at the heap of orange fiberglass chairs in what to drive past a place was once the bus parking area. My sister and I probably sat you knew for many in a few of them. They were nearly new when I began first Readership & years, only to discover grade in the fall of 1980. it’s gone? Distribution Seeing them all piled up in front of the remnants of the Wait, wait. Maybe school was surreal. Sure, the county had built a brand-new place isn’t the right elementary school on Pea Ridge Road. Students hadn’t Area word. Perhaps build- been here for several years. In my memory, though, the ing, or what used to old Heard Elementary building stood as immovable as the East Point stand at that place. Appalachians. It had always been there. It would always Hapeville The place—meaning be there. It would never be reduced to a broken tangle of the site, the GPS co- orange and chrome. College Park ordinates, the location on the face of the earth—is still there. The place itself is But as I learned in Mr. Smith’s fifth-grade science class, Union City not going anywhere. every physical object—even a mountain—will eventually Fairburn disappear. Occasionally, mountains blow up all at once, But what used to be there, where the metaphorical X of like Krakatoa. Most of the time, though, they gradually Palmetto the GPS ”marks the spot,” has gone, has disappeared, has erode and crumble, turning into boulders, then rocks, then completely vanished. It’s an otherworldly feeling. The pebbles, and then the finest sand. Chattahoochee Hills older we get, the more we should probably expect it. Tyrone Years ago, my family’s My classmates and I loved the playground in front of the Labor Day weekend school. We loved the 1950s equipment, loved the rocks and Fayetteville tradition was to spend trees that served as make-believe palaces, fortresses, and a day at the Powers’ secret hideaways. Those granite chunks and red oaks and Peachtree City Crossroads Festival. In sweet gums endure; every trace of the swings and slides the cool of the morn- has vanished. Newnan ing, I picked up Mom Sharpsburg at her house. We’d then Not even a concrete anchor remains. Despite seventy years drive twenty-six miles of foot traffic, the hard-packed sand of the ball field now Senoia on Georgia Highway 34 wears a glossy green fescue coat. With sun, water, and to the Festival grounds time, plants will return almost anywhere. Moreland east of Franklin. This Grantville route intersects Bevis I thought about running down the steep bank beyond the Road, which in turn dirt of the front drive, just to relive a memory. Just for a Luthersville winds past my old elementary school. Same route every moment. But I stayed put. The memory’s a lot more vivid, year, nothing different—until September 2010. and bittersweet, where it is—in my mind. Hogansville Greenville The hand-lettered sign on the corner by the funeral home And with that, I wish you all a great November. If you’ve caught my eye. “Heard Elementary salvage sale this week- got news for our December issue, send it in by Nov. 19. LaGrange end?! What the—” And as always, thank you for reading 85 South. Pine Mountain “Wonder what’s going on?” Mom said. Warm Springs I whipped the truck onto Bevis Road. “Maybe they finally West Point remodeled the old sixth grade wing. I’d love to get an old soapstone counter out of Mr. Smith’s lab and put it in my kitchen.” Facebook.com/85 South Magazine Rachael S. Williams www.85southonline.com Imagine my surprise, then, at the rubble strewn every- [email protected] November Cover Art: Chris Hagebak 85 South on Social Media This month’s cover 85 South Magazine wants to hear from its readers. Make sure is an acrylic paint- ing by 809 Gallery to follow us on social media so you don’t miss out on anything of Art manager throughout the month. With the help of social media, we regularly Chris Hagebak. ask readers questions about living in the 85 South community. We The LaGrange want your feedback and opinions . artist is primar- ily known for his We want to hear from you —and see you! Post a photo on portraits painted in Facebook or Instagram of yourself reading the current issue of 85 coffee, which have South, and you might just get featured in the next issue. Be sure to received acclaim tag us in your picture! in exhibitions in such places as New York, London and Tokyo. At his Facebook.com/85southmagazine gallery, he teaches students of all ages a wide variety of media and styles, and works to help his advanced students enter ex- Instagram @85southmagazine hibitions all over the world. In May 2019, Hagebak and eight of his students exhibited work at an international exhibition in Scotland. His upcoming exhibitions include the New York Coffee Festival and the National Art Center in Tokyo. His work can be found in homes, galleries and museums in 26 countries on six continents. November 2019 Visit us at 85southonline.com 85 outh Appager. 511 Publisher Publishing South Inc. Editor Emeritus Dawn Waltuck Editor Out Rachael S. Williams Design & Layout Editor AboutNovember 2019 Volume 16, Issue 9 Cole Beatenbough & Contributors & Feature Writers 85 SOUTH PUBLISHING INFORMATION Charles Arnold A NOTE FROM THE EDITOR / MEET THE STAFF Sharon Boorstin Barbara Jean Bruin Betsy Dillon COVER FEATURES Jenny Enderlin 8 anksgiving Desserts Janet Flanigan 10 Traveling rough Sicily LaKeisha Fleming 14 Early Holiday Shopping John W. Harris 15 Brexit or Brex-Eat Jonathan W. Hickman Deke Lloyd FOOD & BEVERAGE Jackie Lloyd 6 Small Bites Mary Lou Luther 8 About Dining Munira Fidahussein Ashley Grizzle Soeder 10 Dining Out Patrick Terrail 12 About Beverages Photography Sta ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Advertising Sales & Distribution 14 Favorite Finds on 85 South René Hunt 19 Live Entertainment Brandon Neal 20 Talk About Town Karen Wingard 22 About Art Cover Design Cole Beatenbough 23 State of the Art 24 About the Movies Copyright notice: “85 South, Out & About,” copyright 2019, is an ocial publication of 25 In Production Publishing South Inc., all copyright provisions and stipulations apply. Opinions 25 eatre Productions expressed herein are those of the writing sta 32 Out & About Atlanta of the individual authors and do not necessarily reect the views of the publishers or editors. STYLE & HEALTH Letters & submissions: “85 South, Out & About” accepts letters and article 16 Beauty Buzz . submissions via Email and USPS. Send letters and questions to 85 South -- Editor, 18 Clotheslines POB 207, Hogansville GA 30230; [email protected]. Submit articles by mail, SASE, or you may Email the Editor directly at OUR COLUMNISTS [email protected]. Editors reserve 26 About Parenthood the right to request a rewrite or edit submissions for style, content, topic, and 28 Savvy Senior length. Advertising information 770-310-0715 WHAT’S HAPPENING! www.85southonline.com OUTTAKES page 6 Visit us at 85southonline.com November 2019 Sma Bies By Patrick Terrail LaGrange Chili Cook O We would like to dedicate this column Inside the Mountain Creek Inn (17800 Further up Highway 74 in Kedron northernexposureconeyisland or call 706- to Amy Lane, a very good friend of 85 U.S. Hwy. 27) are the Plant Room & Mall, we revisited The Beirut, one of 756-2578 to keep up with all the great South. Mountain Creek Ballrooms, open 12-4pm our favorite dining spots in PTC. They’ve November specials! Amy left us far too soon. She was one on Thanksgiving. $49/adult; $25/child (6- refurbished the place and also enlarged it There’s a new food truck on Lafayette of the founding pillars of this magazine, 12 years); free for children 5 and under. since I was last there. It remains an elegant Parkway—it’s hard to miss with its painted and we will always remember her. Fifteen Reservations are required; call dining spot for lunch and dinner. You goat! It’s GOAT’s Food Truck, which years ago, she was there when 85 South 1-877-522-0328. might want to try their lamb burger or their owner/operator Steve Swol opened in was still an idea we were just talking about. Also inside the Mountain Creek chicken gyro. The Greek salad is excellent, August 2019. Goat’s bright-green truck Amy helped us get our first restaurant Inn is Spirit of ’52. Open 5-9pm on too. The Beirut has been open for nine made an appearance at the Hummingbird advertising, and wrote our first food Thanksgiving, reservations aren’t required years. If you haven’t yet been here, you Festival in Hogansville, and that’s where column. She was then working with me in to dine here. Guests will delight in the should! 678-364-0707. we got to taste some of his menu. Steve the kitchen at Gaby’s Bistro in Newnan. Turkey Sandwich Special, as well as the Also in Kedron Mall, we revisited specializes in hot dogs serves many She became the food and restaurant editor hearty Thanksgiving Special.