Category Fine Dining
Atlas – Atlanta, GA
I remember that the first review I read of Atlas was one of the last that John Kessler wrote before he left town last summer and he raved, particularly, about the artwork. He even upgraded the star rating based on the masterpieces on display. I kept it in mind as a place to go on […]
The Mercury – Atlanta, GA – CLOSED
THIS RESTAURANT IS CLOSED. I had seen a note on Eater Atlanta earlier this week noting that the Mercury had opened for lunch service in the last couple of weeks. From the team behind Decatur’s Pinewood Tippling Room, the Mercury (with a decor resembling the early 60s) is on the second floor of Ponce City […]
Kevin Rathbun Steak – Atlanta, GA (Photo Blog Post)
Steakhouses generally result in dark photos for me, and Kevin Rathbun Steak was no exception. I’ll apologize in advance for the quality of the photos. This post actually ties together two visits, more than one thousand days apart. The first visit was for an anniversary dinner in 2012, and is all of the photos […]
The Cockentrice – Atlanta, GA
After our attempted earlier (but still really late, for us) dinner, here we were at 9:45, looking for supper. I drove from Piedmont Park toward Edgewood figuring that we’d run into Old 4th Ward Pizza and let my beloved try it out. But we circled their small parking lot twice and were unable to find […]
Staplehouse – Atlanta, GA
To preface this post: I’ve followed this story for years and I recap part of that story below. It has made for a long post, so stick with me. But if you don’t want to read it all, I’ll cut to the chase – it’s really good. You should go. Sometimes you wait a while for […]
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 […]
The Hot and Hot Fish Club – Birmingham, AL
I first heard of chef Chris Hastings one day when we were having lunch at the Farmhouse at Serenbe. Marie Nygren, the owner, was telling another table about the next chef to be featured in their weekend chef series. She was raving about the food at Hot and Hot Fish Club and chef Hastings, who […]
Snackbar – Oxford, MS
We first visited Oxford, Mississippi several years ago on the way back home from a funeral in Memphis. Oxford was (kind of) on the way and we were looking for a different route home than we had taken there (the non-existent I-22). We had thought the town looked quaint and it fit our desired days’ […]
Nan Fine Thai Dining – Atlanta, GA (Photo Blog Post)
For at least eight years, I’ve driven by Nan Thai Fine Dining at a minimum rate of three times per week – that’s a minimum of 1200 drive-bys without a stop-in. What I didn’t know was that Nan is one of 11 Atlanta restaurants rated as a AAA 4 Diamond award winner for 2015, which […]
Burgers, Barbecue and Everything Else 