Happy weekend wanderings around in Decatur led us to the new restaurant, No. 246 for brunch. This Italian-cuisine inspired locally-sourced restaurant is named after the original name of the plot of land on which the restaurant is built, and features a spacious bar with generous sky-lights, bistro-style dining area with a wood-fire brick oven in the open kitchen. Four days after its initial opening, we spotted co-owner Ford Fry (also of JCT kitchen & bar) hanging out at No. 246 by the bar in his chef whites, and chef and co-owner Drew Belline (formerly of Floataway Cafe) working his magic by the open kitchen.
We were off to a good start when Andrew's ice tea arrived with a side of sugar syrup (instead of sugar which never fully dissolves in ice tea). The wood oven roasted eggplant spread with toast was delicious with a cool kick from chilies & mint. And the coppa was impeccable, pork shoulder cured meat laced with luscious lard, just the way it should be. I had the perfectly roasted trout, with crispy skin on the outside and moist flaky meat on the inside, while Andrew had the sweet corn agnolotti. We ended the perfect summer brunch with a natural mint gelato and watermelon sorbet.
