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Cinco Estrellas – Santa Fe Mall, Duluth, GA
After reading a review in Atlanta Magazine about the wonders of the food court at Santa Fe Mall in Duluth, I had mentioned it to my daughter and her boyfriend, based on proximity to his house and her love for Latin American food. They had visited several weeks ago and talked about how tasty, and […]
The Optimist (Revisited) – Atlanta, GA
I’ve been meaning to take my beloved to the Optimist since early this year. We’ve even gotten as far as having a reservation with another couple (that we ended up having to cancel). Last week, while enjoying lunch at the General Muir, we were talking about the Muir’s recent inclusion in the fifty finalist for […]
The Farmhouse at Serenbe – Palmetto, GA
There was a time when the Farmhouse at Serenbe was one of the hidden “gems” of Atlanta. At the forefront of the farm to table movement, the Nygrens (along with a few others around town) were ushering in a new era of dining. Originally open only on Thursday – Saturday nights, it seems as if […]
The Brake Pad – College Park, GA
I could have sworn that I had previously blogged about the Brake Pad, but looking back I have not. My sister-in-law and her family live in historic College Park and we seem to end up at the Brake Pad primarily with them, and generally while there’s a Georgia game on the TV (her husband is […]
The Mughals – Norcross, GA
In today’s episode our intrepid hero goes in search of chicken 65. Then he begins to ponder: If there is religious significance in the numerological naming?; and What the first 64 versions of the dish lasted like? Actually, this was a lunch meet up with some other Atlanta food bloggers (Grant from Marie, Let’s Eat, […]
Caffe Gio – Atlanta, GA
After lunch at Tasty China, followed by a trip to IKEA, I felt the need for sweets on the way home. Driving through Home Park, stopping at Caffe Gio for gelato seemed like a great idea. Arriving close to 5:00, there was no one else there, although the tables on the patio showed signs of […]
Tasty China – Marietta, GA
Back in the beginning of my food quest, I carried around some paper lists in a plastic folder in the trunk. Among those was a printout from Atlanta magazine from 2006 (or 2007) with a list of restaurants, by area of town. One of the places that I remember from that list was Tasty China, […]
The General Muir – Atlanta, GA
For months, everywhere I’ve looked, people have been raving about the General Muir. From all of the press right after it opened, to Atlanta Magazine recently naming it their Restaurant of the Year, to, most recently, being named one of the fifty best new restaurant nominees by Bon Appetit for their 2013 award. I’ve been […]
Hambones Southern Style BBQ – Hapeville, GA
When Grant and I were planning our co- blogging dinner (auto correct changed “dinner” to “fibber” when I originally typed that word, that may have been a Freudian confession about my food experiences) to Righteous ‘Que (chronicled here and here), I mentioned five or six barbecue joints that I had planned to go to and […]
Hottie Hawg’s Smokin’ BBQ – Atlanta, GA – CLOSED
THIS RESTAURANT IS CLOSED. For the last couple of years, as we headed down Bolton Rd to get to West Midtown, I’d been tempted by the sign for Hottie Hawg’s Smokin’ BBQ, but never could convince my passenger to eat there. Maybe it was the sexist caricature of the pig in daisy duke’s and a […]
Burgers, Barbecue and Everything Else 