Pictured is a rendering of the new theater coming to The Battery Atlanta. PHOTO PROVIDED BY SILVERSPOT CINEMA
“AS WE PREPARE TO JOIN THE ENTERTAINMENT OFFERINGS AT THE BATTERY ATLANTA, WE LOOK
FORWARD TO PROVIDING GUESTS A TRULY UNIQUE EXPERIENCE THAT ENHANCES THEIR
FAVORITE CINEMATIC SCREENINGS WITH OUR FIRST-CLASS OFFERINGS.”
$40-$50 price range. They run the gamut —
Italian (lasagna, gnocchi, spinach and chicken
manicotti), Cuban (mojo pork), Mexican
(chicken enchiladas), Indian (butter chicken),
Cajun (jambalaya) and traditional fare such as
pork chops, barbecue or salmon.
The diverse menu came out of customers,
themselves a mix of cultures, requesting
different things in the early days.
“And we try to stick to as much authenticity
as possible,” Disser said. “You know, try not
to Americanize it too much, but keep it within
the parameters of what people are used to
seeing.”
For in-person dining, the menu features
many of the same dishes, scaled down for
individuals, as well as sandwiches, salads
and sides.
The “provisions” part of the business
are for sale in a deli counter — homemade
pickles, pimento cheese, pomodoro sauce
and spicy carrot hummus.
The hours are geared toward lunch, but
there’s also four-course Saturday dinner
pairings. Tickets will be sold online with
limited seating to produce an intimate setting.
“That kind of allows us to get kind of to
our roots with a little bit higher end, gourmet
meals” Belli said.
Gonzalo Ulivi, managing partner of Silverspot Cinema
On top of the ready-made meals, which are
also available in smaller, two-person portions,
they’ll continue to offer catering. It’s all about
flexibility, they said.
Belli and Disser are both area natives.
Community support has been “huge” in
getting the business off the ground, the
partners said. Early in the pandemic, they
forged bonds with clients by delivering meals
themselves. Their initial success was through
plain old word-of-mouth. They, in turn, gave
back by donating meals to families that
suffered job loss. Customers started writing
checks, asking that it go toward a meal for a
family in need.
“It was 100% grassroots, I mean, we
started off as simple as using MailChimp
and just sending out emails trying to get a
database going for our consumers,” Disser
said.
Belli and Disser had both worked for
a hospitality group with 23 restaurants
across the southeast. There was a stability
in working their corporate jobs, where they
were assigned concepts and brought new
restaurants to fruition. But every chef, Belli
said, dreams of “rolling the dice” and having
their own place one day.
“Our confidence comes from the fact that
we’ve done this for so long,” Disser said. And
working for themselves, “it’s a big weight
lifted off your shoulders.”
Neighborhood Cuisines & Provisions is
located at 34 Powder Springs Street, open
Tuesday-Friday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. and Saturday,
11 a.m.-3 p.m.
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