7/3/2016

July 3, 2016

June 24 to July 3 was Burgers and Beer week in Savannah. Competing restaurants in the area offered specialty burgers for $8 and paired them with Sweet Water beers. I began at The 90 last Friday, sampled Coach's on Sunday after BC, and met Kay at Churchill’s the following Friday. It was a great week. I thought Jim's gourmet burger at The 90 was the best.

The 90

Coach's

Churchill's

at home - I eat a lot of these!

At The 90, the burger was named the Southern Charmer - cheese grits, hickory smoked cheddar and pecanwood bacon blended inside an Angus beef burger topped with spinach and arugula, caramelized onion, vine ripened tomato and chipolte mayo served on a Chef made Sweetwater 420 bun with green tomato ketchup on the side. Coach's offering was the Savannah Banana Sloppy Joe DiMaggio - an American ground beef Manwich topped with fried banana peppers and Americano cheese, served on a fresh baked bun with fried plantains. Churchill's was the Bar Hoppin Burger - short rib and chuck burger, Sweetwater IPA cheese fondue, candied bacon, crispy Vadalia onion ring on a brioche roll.

At Wormsloe Plantation, a special weekend was planned for the holiday. Since I've really enjoyed the Georgia Days re-enactments that they have every year in February, I looked forward to this. On Georgia Day, the historic site is free, but I knew I'd have to pay to get in for the 4th of July. No problem! I'd just discovered that I can borrow a pass from the library! How cool is that! So on Saturday, I got in for free (not really, because I put nearly as much as the admission fee in the donation box, but that's the way I am). I later regretted doing that because the “show” was pretty lame. It was advertised as “The date is July 1780 and Savannah is under British occupation after the Battle of Savannah. Georgia's patriots have fled to the back country, leaving the city in the hands of the redcoats. Come and celebrate the Revolution! Cower before the British Artillery! Take the loyalty oath to King George! Disregard rumors of Continental militia sign-ups!” And this is what it was:

a few colonist camping out

2 soldiers

 I was really disappointed.

I watched a lot of sports on tv. Wimbledon, of course - who could believe Sam Querry? and the UEFA - go Wales! But that's about it. It's almost too hot to go out.