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Twin Smokers BBQ – Atlanta, GA
Twin Smokers BBQ opened last December on Marietta Street, near the Georgia Aquarium, but we had not had the chance to try them out yet. Today, as we headed to the airport for an afternoon flight, we ended up downtown, looking for food. As we drove down Marietta Street towards West Midtown, I saw their […]
The Rookery – Macon, GA
Our official “third child” had been living in Macon for the last couple of years, at grad school and has been telling me that I really needed to go to the Rookery. Today, as we were heading back to Atlanta from the beach, we rolled into the Heart of Georgia just in time for a […]
Walls Barbecue Restaurant – Savannah, GA
The first time that we attempted to eat at Wall’s BBQ, it was dark and pouring down rain. And we could not find the restaurant. You see, it’s on one of the weird non-streets that they have in Savannah. We kept driving around where our GPS thought it was and never saw it. You access […]
Crafty Hog – Smyrna, GA
I discovered the Crafty Hog in an article earlier this year in the Atlanta Business Chronicle about new barbecue places in the metro and made a note of a new place on the west side. Then we actually drove by it about a month ago, but not near time for food. When is not a […]
The Joint – New Orleans, LA
On a recent trip to Metairie, the folks I was meeting with asked what was on my agenda. “A decent lunch” was part of my reply. By 11:00, we had a couple of choices, both in the Bywater neighborhood. I was not familiar with this area, which is on the river, over by Crescent City […]
Gus’s Fried Chicken – Atlanta, GA
For the last fifteen years, I’ve been wanting to try Gus’s Fried Chicken, in Memphis. We had been to Memphis a couple of times over that span, but the chicken encounter never seemed to happen. This fascination all goes back to reading, somewhere, that they had the best fried chicken in America. A couple of […]
The Bar B Q Place – Fort Payne, AL
Jo always says that it’s not a matter of if she’ll get food poisoning, but rather when. Today, as we got back in the car, she began to sing, “This. Could be the day.” And thus ended the story of our first agreed-upon epic barbecue failure. Driving to Scottsboro, AL, we had stopped in […]
Mizumi Ramen – Duluth, GA
I spend a lot of time trying to figure out where to eat. You know how it goes – there are a certain number of places that are in “the rotation” around your office or home, but sometimes you want something different than the usual. That’s what led me to Mizumi Ramen. I had seen […]
Chops Lobster Bar – Atlanta, GA (Photo Blog Post)
When we were looking for a night of “fine dining” out, a couple of months back, I started looking to see when we could get a Saturday night reservation at Chops Lobster Bar. Today’s the day. You see, the Lobster Bar is one of the only places in town to get A-5 grade certified […]
Revival – Decatur, GA – CLOSED
THIS RESTAURANT IS CLOSED. We had been excitedly anticipating the open of Kevin Gillespie’s Revival for months, shortly after we first heard of its opening. About three weeks back, our youngest sent me a text that they were opening that week and we set a date and made reservations. Located in a home from the […]
Burgers, Barbecue and Everything Else 