This a friendly reminder about this Saturday’s Decatur BBQ, Blues and Bluegrass Festival in Oakhurst.  Here are all the most pertinent details in a bulleted format.

·         Tickets / 10 and under free / 11 and over $ 10 pre-event / $ 15 day of

·         Hours 12pm – 8pm (music starts at 1pm)

·         Kids area – face painting, train rides, Atlanta Hawks street team

·         Parking – street parking, pedi cabs, Marta

·         BBQ – Fox Bros, Williamson Bros., Black Tie BBQ, and Sweet Auburn BBQ

·         Music – The Georgia Flood, Roxie Watson, Larkin Poe, Kate & Corey, Michelle Malone, Balsam Range

Disclosure: The Decatur BBQ, Blues and Bluegrass festival is a DM sponsor

FM Fats points out a big shout out for Decatur’s Kimball House.  Southern Living recently put it #1 on its list of the top new restaurants in the South.  Here’s how the piece starts…

As my group of four settled into a high-backed leather booth, we sat fixated by the menus. One championed absinthe-based cocktails. Another listed 22 oyster varieties, most sourced from small family farms, with the kinds of tasting notes more frequently reserved for wine lists. The Chelsea Gems from Eld Inlet, Washington, were likened to “anise and buttered truffle”; the Northern Cross from Fisherman’s Island, Virginia, “salted parsnip and green onion.” It was obvious this place was special; it merited a crowd. So, like a group of bon vivants with a line to the golden age fêtes of Paris, we texted our friends to come join the fray. By the time our oysters arrived atop their heaving, iced-down pewter tray, the four-top had grown to eight, squeezed in elbow-to-elbow.