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food restaurants

What’s New in Savannah?

Two Tides Brewing

Things are developing all over historic Savannah. It’s hard to keep up with all the hotels and restaurants opening here. Follow me on Facebook for weekly updates.

Here’s a brief rundown of what’s new.

Little Duck Diner

Little Duck Diner has been opened several months, and I went a few weeks ago. There’s breakfast all day, and lots of duck dishes sprinkled throughout the menu.

HUSK opened in January. I haven’t been yet, but I have heard good things.

Naan on Broughton is now open. It’s a bit pricey for me, but the garlic naan is delicious.

El Coyote is opening soon in the space where The Florence used to be. I hear that they’re opening later this month.

Two Tides Brewing is opening in March. It will be a small microbrewery on DeSoto Row and 41st.

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business events

Business: She Hustles At Bull St. Labs

The Creative Coast at Bull Street Labs is hosting an event featuring local women entrepreneurs,  She Hustles.  The discussion is happening Thursday, December 7th at Bull St. Labs (2222 Bull Street) at 6:30 pm. Doors open at 6:15pm.  I will be moderating the discussion. The event is FREE and you can RSVP via Facebook.

The Panel:

Elondia Harden, Elonwick

Aleshia Howell, Codebase

Christine Wacta, GeoGen

Facilitated by Nichelle Stephens

 

Here’s a list of some of the business resources that I collected.

 

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savannah

L’ Shana Tova Savannah

Yesterday was a new moon and Rosh Hashanah is a new year. In my opinion, September is always a new beginning for me even if I am not in school. In Savannah, September is the beginning of festival season. Hurricane Irma won’t hold the city back from weekend festivals.

Here’s a short list of the festivals happening in Savannah:
September 23rd: Savannah Jazz Fest
September 23rd: Statts Fest
October 7: Food Day
October 8: Picnic In The Park
October 28: LGBTQ Pride Weekend
October 29: Jewish Food Festival
Nov 4: Rock’n’ Roll Marathon

SCAD, Armstrong and Savannah State are back, and the city’s population has swelled in size. In the Thomas Square neighborhood, a new restaurant has opened, Bull Street Tacos.

Gypsy World

Gypsy World at 2405 Bull Street has a new look. The store was redesigned a few weeks ago, and it looks great.

Startlandia’s next door building is pivoting from an event space into a bookstore. It will probably in October.

In other news, I am now one of the organizers for 1M Cups Savannah. 1MCups is every Wednesday at 9AM at Bull Street Labs.

Hannah and Annie, two young ladies who I met through who comedy have websites you may want to check out. Hannah does graphic design and she has a blog. Annie is a fashion and art photographer. Check out Hannah Grace Kirkpatrick and Rebel Yellow, respectively.

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business food savannah

Is Crowdfunding Free Money?

Big Bon Pizza

To finance a business or an artistic endeavor, many people have turned to crowdfunding to secure funding.  Crowdfunding is defined as “the funding a project or venture by raising many small amounts of money from a large number of people, typically via the Internet.”

Kickstarter is one of the most well-known crowdfunding platforms, but it is not the only one. Indiegogo and GoFundMe. Plus there are crowdfunding platforms that are for particular industries like PieShell for food and beverage industries.

Several friends of mine have created Kickstarter campaigns to raise funds for their projects, and I have supported them either by spreading the word and/or donating money. I have also consulted for an artist who needed help with promotion for their Kickstarter. Recently celebrities have used Kickstarter in order to fund films they want to make. They look to their fan base instead of studios for support.

Crowdfunding has led to the democratization of asking for money. Before crowdfunding sites, raising money used to be relegated to getting money from friends and family, applying for a loan or writing a grant (non-profit).

The current rise in crowdfunding for business has yielded concerns about the accounting treatment of those funds. Is it a gift? Is it income? It is unearned revenue?! Kickstarter used a reward based model of crowdfunding, where the backer receives a form of reward which may be of little value, and can even be akin to a donation. However, the backers cannot deduct the donation unless the Kickstarter is created by a nonprofit with a (501)c3 status.  Indiegogo now list equity offerings through First Democracy VC, a registered venture capital funding portal

Since moving to Savannah, I have heard about two successful Kickstarter projects, Big Bon Pizza and Paprika Southern.  Big Bon Pizza raised over $11,000 to build their wood fire pizza food truck. Paprika Southern over $6000 to print their southern women’s lifestyle magazine.

To answer the question, ‘is crowdfunding free money?’  The answer is no. Time is money. You have to put in a lot of time developing a campaign and detail the objectives of your project. If you are considering doing a crowdfunding campaign, make sure that you have time to promote your campaign and deliver rewards that people will enjoy.

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savannah

We’re Two

Starlandia Art Supply

Happy Blog Anniversary To Me!  It was only two years that I started this blog, Gnatty Savannah.  In the two years that I have been in Savannah, I have worked for two small businesses here, and I now serve on two boards. I figure I would take a moment to recognize the new businesses that I have seen open up in my neighborhood (Starland/Thomas Square) and downtown Savannah since summer 2015.

  • The Atlantic
  • Alleycat Lounge
  • Bell Barber
  • Bull St. Labs
  • Ordinary Pub
  • The Vault
  • Emily McCarthy
  • La Terra Natural OIls
  • Rise Biscuits and Donuts
  • House Of Strut Vintage
  • Henny Penny
  • The Vault
  • Ghost Coast Distillery
  • El-Rocko
  • The Hidden Hand Society
  • Natural Selections
  • Starlandia Supply
  • Space Station
  • Forrest and Fin
  • White Whale Craft Ales
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business savannah

A Slight Pivot To Feature Small Businesses in Savannah

women savannah

After two years blogging in Savannah, I have figured out what I want to focus on this blog. It is small business and entrepreneurs. This fits with my experience since I have been accounting and social media consulting for small businesses for about a decade. I have worked with illustration agency, an attorney, several tech startups, nonprofits, a couple of retail storefronts and e-commerce sites. All of these businesses have these three things in common.
1) Managing cash flow
2) Getting publicity
3) Growing customer/donor base.

As people move here, there will be more small businesses created. This blog will be a place to shine a light on small businesses and emerging entrepreneurs who don’t always get covered.

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savannah

Being An Ally In Savannah

“Some of my best friends are gay” is something I wouldn’t say, but it is actually true.  I have many gay friends and I have learned a lot about the LGBTQ community from them.  I even did a presentation on how to be an ally on social media three years ago. Being out in the South is definitely different that being out in New York City. Regardless, there needs to be a supportive community.  To that end,  First City Network is opening the first ever LGBT center this week in Savannah.  I think it is important to stop by the center to celebrate its existence.

This opening is bittersweet in light of the recent death of Scott Waldrup who was a young gay man who was the general manager at The Grey and founded  Speedo Sundays at Tybee Island.

 

Savannah Pride

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events food

The Potlikker Papers

sorghum syrup

John T. Edge of the Southern Foodways Alliance came to Savannah to talk about his new book that chronicles food and the modern South over the last 60 years. The book is called ‘The Potlikker Papers‘.  In case you don’t know, potlikker or pot liquor is the liquid left behind after cooking greens. Anyway,  I love learning about Southern food. It has a rich history. I took copious notes on my iPod of the things John talked about during his talk at SCAD’s Alexander Hall. If any of the following interests you, then you should buy the book.

  • Edna Lewis
  • Black woman Political reckoning
  • Boiled peanuts in potlikker
  • Joe Randall
  • Clinton GA
  • 1955 – 2015 covered in the book
  • Georgia Gilmore Montgomery Bus Boycotts
  • Carpooling
  • Jackson, MS
  • Restaurants were battlegrounds, lunch counters
  • Jack Geiger
  • Wholesome Way
  • Food is power
  • Food is capital
  • Fannie Lou Hamer started a food cooperative and a pig bank (meat share)
  • Stephen Gaskin hippie
  • Monday night class Summertown, Tennessee
  • Sorghum and soybean
  • Active Southerners
  • Russell Sugarman, Mahalia Jackson
  • Grits and Fritz
  • Edna Lewis Honed the black pastoral
  • Clayborne Food editor of the New York Times during the 1970s
  • Elizabeth Terry, chef
  • Highlands Bar and Grill in Birmingham
  • Nathalie Dupree established a cooking school in the basement of Rich’s department store.
  • Glenn Roberts lead the grain movement. Started with corn, then Carolina rice. Heirloom corn from Moonshiners.
  • Sean Brock
  • Rodney Scott Barbecue in Hemingway, SC.
  • Barbecue is American folk food
  • Danny Meyer’s opening of Blue Smoke in the early aughts.
  • Barbecue, a democratizing answer to white tablecloth restaurants
  • Chingo Bling, Houston musician now comedian
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food savannah

Sunday Dessert: Strawberry Bread Pudding

Strawberry Bread Pudding

My weekend was sweet. Friday, I met Jovan and Matthew from The Farmer and The Larder. They were in Savannah doing a pop-up dinner at White Whale Craft Ales. I know Jovan and Matthew through my friend Nicole, so it was great to see in person and not just via Facebook and Instagram. They gave me some homemade biscuits and bread to take home, and I was immediately inspired to make a bread pudding from their donation. Saturday morning, I went to Forsyth Farmer’s Market and bought some fresh strawberries. Then I got some heavy cream from the local grocery store. Later I scoured the internet for a strawberry bread pudding recipe, and I found one that had most of the ingredients that I have. I found a great strawberry bread pudding recipe by a fellow southerner, Trisha Yearwood.  It was delicious.  I would like to make a gluten free version using cornbread.

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savannah

That’s What I Like In Savannah

Hidden Hand Societry

Since it’s hard to come up with a long blog post, I am making it easier on myself by finding three things I like in Savannah.

Three things that I like this week in Savannah:

The Hidden Hand Society (2301Bull Street) is a great place to find a quick gift for a graduate.

I highly recommend eating outside at The Atlantic (102 East Victory). The pear and gouda quesadilla is delicious.

The pecan pie at Betty Bombers (1108 Bull Street) is my jam.  Ask for it a la mode with vanilla ice cream.

 

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