Category Fine Dining
Three Blind Mice – Lilburn, GA
On this Saturday evening, we were out roaming around, ultimately heading toward Suwanee. As we were on the northwest side of Atlanta as late afternoon approached, I remembered that I had a restaurant on my list (AJC’s Spring Dining Guide, from 2012) in Lilburn that I had never made it, too. Lilburn is definitely not […]
Restaurant R’evolution – New Orleans, LA
We originally had reservations elsewhere for our third dinner in NOLA, but one of folks that I work with there told me that I really needed to think about going to Restaurant R’evolution, instead. He knows that I like to eat (a huge understatement) and he persuaded me. To the point of me seeing if […]
Coquette – New Orleans, LA
Before we left for a business trip for NOLA, I consulted my sources and made some plans. Cross referencing my list with places that took reservations, I locked in three places for dinner, with the middle night being at Coquette. We ended up just down Magazine Street from the previous night’s meal at Le […]
Le Petite Grocery – New Orleans, LA
The first nice dinner in NOLA was at Le Petite Grocery, which ended up being Jo’s favorite meal of the week. Located Uptown, on Magazine, this restaurant opened in 2004 in a building that had housed a grocery store, under one set of owners or another, for more than a century. Executive Chef (since 2007) […]
Bones – Atlanta, GA
With an afternoon meeting in Buckhead, and a need for lunch, the stars aligned for a visit to Bones. Bones has been a Buckhead fixture for over 35 years and is one of the places you go for a “power lunch” in the city. On this occasion though, I wasn’t looking for a “power lunch”, […]
Jaleo – Washington, DC (Photo Blog Post)
As I didn’t get around to posting this timely and I can’t remember all the details of the meal, I’m now posting this restaurant as a photo blog.
Fiola Mare – Washington, DC
On this trip to DC, I did a little exploring and determined, in advance, where I could make a reservation for dinner that was on one of my lists. I knew that the top spot on my “to-do” list did not take reservations (Rose’s Luxury), so I looked at other choices. From the Southern Living […]
The Luminary – Atlanta, GA
When we made our visit to Fred’s Meat and Bread at the end of last year, I first noticed the Luminary as one of the cornerstones of Krog Street Market. I had remembered reading about Atlanta Eli Kirshstein’s new French brasserie opening in late summer and made a note to give it a try. Tonight, […]
Cooks & Soldiers – Atlanta, GA
Cooks & Soldiers first appeared on my radar one night when they appeared on OpenTable, with a reservation available in West Midtown. I had never heard of them and had no idea where they were. And I honestly don’t believe that they were actually open the first time that I saw them there. On the […]
Union Hill Kitchen – Chamblee, GA
Sometime after Christmas, I was told that I was in charge of New Year’s Eve plans for our party of six. I immediately went to Google looking for options, then searched open table for available reservations. One of the options that came up was for Union Hill kitchen in Chamblee. We had seen executive chef […]
Burgers, Barbecue and Everything Else 