After almost a six-mile hike at Kolb Farm, we had worked up quite an appetite. As we were almost in Marietta, I remembered reading, in the eater.com article about Alton Brown’s favorite spots that he was fond of the “super funky soul food” at Manna House. We were less than ten minutes away from downtown […]
Inspired by A) a sense of adventure and B) a scout mob deal, we headed off for lunch at Suwanee Pizza Tavern. I had noticed this deal pop up yesterday when I was heading over to Lucky dog, but I wasn’t sure exactly where it was. Today as I was discussing lunch with a coworker, […]
A year or so back, one of my friends asked me if I had ever eaten at Jimmy Johns. At the time, I had seen one or two, but never been to one. Then I started noticing them everywhere. Looking for a quick bite, I swung into the location near Ansley Mall. Walking in, I […]
I remember several months ago when I read Marie Let’s Eat’s paean to the Vienna hotdog, I thought that I ought to try one of those. As I was lone wolfing for lunch today, and looking for something quick and close to the office, I remembered seeing Lucky Dog when I was heading up Buford […]
It was Tuesday before I knew we were two days into Pizza Week. Granted, I never knew such a thing existed, but, dang it, I was missing an excuse to eat pizza! When we were trying to decide on a place to meet our small group for dinner on Wednesday night, it was determined that […]
We tried to eat at Gio’s Chicken Amalfatino quite a while back for lunch one weekday. Brilliant plan – we even navigated the challenge of parking near Antico and walked up to the door. Then found that they weren’t open for lunch. [Homer Simpson voice ON] “Doh! [Homer Simpson voice OFF]. So one night, a […]
For those who read the blog regularly, you’ll know that I tried to eat at Rumi’s Kitchen about three weeks ago, but had the address wrong and ended up eating a bad (and according to a couple of comments, a bad-looking) pizza instead. When I was talking with some of our friends about dinner on […]
Several weeks ago, my daughter told me about a new place they had gone to eat over the weekend, Praise the Lard BBQ. I’ll have to admit, I was committed to going once I heard the name. Sharing space in a short strip mall with Journey Church, PTL looks much smaller from the outside than […]
THIS RESTAURANT IS CLOSED. Located in a former Mrs. Winner’s on Piedmont Avenue, just north of the intersection with Cheshire Bridge, I’ve seen the brightly colored Perla Taqueria many times. With an original plan to cross another place off “the list”, that plan was thwarted by arriving twenty-plus minutes before they opened. Regrouping, I considered […]
You know how baseball players and point guards get in hitting or shooting slumps? We were in a fine dining slump. It seems as if the majority of the last new, nice places that we went had gone to had been disappointing. (Sure barbecue joints, diners and ethnic restaurants can be nice, but I’m talking […]
Burgers, Barbecue and Everything Else 