Searching For The Barbecue Man of Fort Street

View Larger Map The intersection of Fort St and Irwin Street may not be the most welcoming intersection in Atlanta.  However, it has become a point of interest for yours truly.  You see, I drive … Read more →

Chef Cyrille Holota Takes Over At FAB [Breaking News]

Chef Cyrille Holota, formerly of the defunct JOEL Brasserie, has just been named the new chef at French American Brasserie, colloquially known as FAB.  It’s a somewhat interesting union, as both the restaurant and the … Read more →

5th Street Cafe Opens In Midtown; Ian Winslade Gets Cooking Again [Openings]

The Fifth Street Café, the newest endeavor for Hawks center Zaza Pachulia and the ADI Restaurant Group, is opening today at 800 Peachtree Street.  In supplanting ENO, the space has been completely reworked and as … Read more →

Downtown Atlanta Restaurant Week 2010 Starts Tonight

  That’s right people, another year … another opportunity to skedaddle to Downtown Atlanta for some dining deals.  Starting tonight, and running through August 8th, 27 restaurants are serving up prix-fixe menus that give adventurous … Read more →

Hugh Acheson’s Empire State South Pushed To August [Openings]

Last we heard, Athens’ culinarian Hugh Acheson was expanding his empire to the Capital Peach.  This past April, he hoped to open Empire State South.  Things didn’t go as planned and the space (located at … Read more →

Republic Social House Coming Soon To A Grant Park Near You [Openings]

Though I don’t have an exact date, Republic Social House is set to open in the not to distant future in Grant Park, just across from Oakland Cemetery.  Located in the Jane Complex at 437 … Read more →

Four Seasons’ Park 75 Restaurant Review – Midtown, Atlanta, GA [First Impressions]

Hotel dinning can be the ultimate example of the slippery slope.  On the one hand, many of the best chefs end up running those kitchens, so you get top notch talent.  On the other hand, … Read more →

Sauced Restaurant Review – Inman Park, Atlanta, GA [First Impressions]

Sauced, Ria Pell’s new fusion soul food venture in Inman Park Atlanta, has been motoring along for several months.  Though the restaurant came up for a brief breath of air in 2009, it actually opened … Read more →

The Greek Gyros And Pizza Restaurant Opens In The Sweet Auburn Curb Market [Food Finds]

    Just a short time ago, The Sweet Auburn Curb Market (SACM) in Downtown Atlanta was an afterthought in the cityscape.  Then, late in 2009, Grindhouse Killer Burgers got things rolling.  Since then, SACM hasn’t … Read more →

Chef Todd Richards Of Rolling Bones BBQ: Inside The Chef’s Kitchen #15

Todd Richards is fairly well known around these parts. Richards’ restaurant group (Lush Life Group) is the driving force behind Rolling Bones BBQ and One Flew South, that high-end restaurant located in Hartsfield-Jackson’s E-Concourse.  However, … Read more →