Fourth of July Deals; New Hired Guns Chef

MORNINGSIDE — Bantam + Biddy in Ansley Mall will be hosting a whole pig roast from noon to 4 p.m. on the Fourth. Enjoy a chopped barbecue pork sandwich and side for $6 in addition to the standard menu. [EaterWire]

CASTLEBERRY HILL — Smoke Ring will celebrate the Fourth with live blues music beginning at 8 p.m., barbecue, and $1 red, white, and blue Jell-O shots. [EaterWire]

EAST ATLANTA — Chef John Currence of City Grocery in Oxford, Miss., is next in line for Gunshow's Hired Guns series. As the winner of the 2009 James Beard Best Chef award, Currence will cook four dishes including gumbo z'herbes and mushroom tamales on Tuesday, July 15 and Wednesday July 16. [EaterWire]