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Deborah VanTrece, the chef-owner of Twisted Soul Cookhouse & Pours, is launching a take-away-only pop-up starting Saturday, May 2 called “A Different Kind of Chick.”
Twisted Soul, at 1133 Huff Road NW, will be the pop-up’s base of operation.
“I think restaurants had to scramble when the state ordered dining rooms closed,” VanTrece Wednesday said in a prepared statement.
“But once we pivoted to the takeaway concept and we found a way to make it work, the ideas just started to run through my head. And this chicken-focused concept is something I’ve thought about a lot. Although it’s not under the ideal circumstances, I am so excited to be able to launch this pop-up.”
The menu, featuring Springer Mountain Farms chicken, will include four different chicken dishes: Southern marinated fried chicken, Kansas City smoked chicken, Peri Peri grilled chicken, and herb and garlic-marinated grilled chicken.
There’s a section for sandwiches called Bird in the Hand, featuring a “Spicy Chick” fried chicken Po Boy and the “Chick in Drag,” a seasoned grilled turkey burger served with delicious accouterments like cranberry ketchup.
The Random Chicks part of the menu offers “The Morning After Chick,” VanTrece’s savory-sweet take on Chicken and Waffles, and “The Feel Good Chick,” a quart of aromatic seasoned broth for stews, vegetables, and gravies.
It’s not all fowl.
VanTrece has included a “Side Chicks” selection of seven side dishes, which includes everything from a three-cheese mac and cheese and garlic mashed potatoes to slow-braised greens with jalapeño and sautéed farm vegetables.
The “Sweet Chicks” dessert menu offers a choice of brownie a la mode or a dessert of the day.
The pop-up will be available on Saturdays from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m and Sundays from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
A Different Kind of Chick will be adding additional days and hours in the near future and orders can be placed by emailing [email protected] or calling 404-350-5500.
Online ordering is coming soon.
[Editor’s note: The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is rapidly evolving as is its effect on Atlanta, and the City’s businesses and its residents. Click here for What Now Atlanta’s ongoing coverage of the crisis. For guidance and updates on the pandemic, please visit the C.D.C. website.]
