Down in Charleston for a day, while camping at Huntington Beach, we had shopped through the afternoon and were looking for a good spot for dinner. Garden n Gun had Bowens Island on their 100 Southern Foods list, for their roasted oysters. While we’re not oyster lovers, I thought it would be a good spot […]
Nothing like hearing about a place at lunch, and then heading there for dinner! In a recent Atlanta magazine article about the best new restaurants of 2024 (and late 2023), I saw the Dumpling Factory pick up one of 12 Honorable Mentions. So, when my beloved said what would you like for dinner, I said, […]
Out and about on a Saturday, and looking for something to eat that a) was near where we were going and b) fit a mutually agreed upon spot for lunch. The place we were heading was Chamblee. This was easy for food – there are literally dozens, if not scores of options. Mutually agreed upon […]
With their twin brick ovens (Toto and Pepino), E’ Ke Pizza, from the team behind Baraonda, has been open for a little over two years ago and popped onto my list from a list in Eater Atlanta of great pizzas in the city. We had actually stopped in there for carry out pasta some months […]
Since my wife moved her women’s group to meeting on Thursday evenings, I’ve been taking that opportunity to try places that might not intrigue her as much as they do me. Soul food restaurants generally fall into that category, as she tries to eat healthy and the places that I usually go for fried chicken […]
While at the Walnut Valley Festival this week, when day time temps were heading toward 100, we took a trip to Wichita one morning. For my beloved, it was a chance to hit a few thrift stores. For me, it was a chance for barbecue. Every recommendation I could find said we needed to go […]
While I was having lunch at Ford’s Barbecue last month, in talking with one of the owners, Justin, about Atlanta Barbecue, I was lamenting the loss of a great joint we used to have on the west side of town, South of Heaven, in Carrollton. Come to find out, the pitmaster at South of Heaven, […]
Moriscos La Riviera Nayarit has been on my list, pretty much since it opened in 2011. Located on Jimmy Carter, just east of I-85, it has been close to my office, but not close “enough” to have made it there, yet. On this day, I was heading south around lunch time and made a plan […]
In a recent article about Atlanta barbecue, I saw a few new places (to me) pop up, Ford’s BBQ among them. With locations in Oakhurst and Tucker, I had been wanting to give it a try. On this Thursday, with a gap between meetings, I headed down that way for lunch. The interior is rather […]
So, if you’ve followed the blog for a while, you’ve probably noticed my affinity for Asian food. But I was heading to Dagu Rice Noodle, not for the noodles, but for their fried chicken. In a November, 2023, Eater Atlanta article, they were highlighting great fried chicken in the metro and this was mentioned as”tender […]
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