In search of culinary Nirvana
The other night, Conan O’Brien recruited Georgia boy Jack McBrayer (the page on 30 Rock) to join Triumph the Insult Comic Dog at Chicago’s famed Wieners Circle, a hot dog stand with an attitude. No doubt, Triumph is my favorite member of Conan’s entourage. So it stands as no surprise that this bit turned out …
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Factoid: Nava, the longstanding “Southwestern” eatery from the Buckhead Life Restaurant Group, is headed for the land of restaurants past. While I don’t think anyone from BLRG has officially gone on record, this has been rumored and considered by many people over the past months and years. The rumors are dead because this is now …
I was bored … and when I get bored, I come up with stupid ideas. Lots and lots of stupid ideas. Thankfully, my latest illicit concept actually came together alright. Ladies and gentlemen, introducing my latest “I have too much time on my hands.” What you have up there is a banana pudding popsicle courtesy …
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Warren Bruno has passed. Bruno, who founded Atkins Park in 1983 and Ormsby’s just a few years back, was a vibrant participant in Atlanta’s restaurant and social scene. Bruno succumbed this AM after a long battle with cancer. No word yet on services, tributes, and so forth … but that should come to light soon. …
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So the gang from Muss & Turners has gotten together and opened themselves a little cocktail bar. Aptly named Eleanor’s (after one of their longtime employees), Eleanor’s is a cocktail bar with some food offerings from the newly M&T’s next door. It’s located right next to M&Ts (and there’s a little connector between the two). …
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Then this is the way to do it: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=NklUTXu_Dy4&rel=0] As the jump took place at Liu Bar, a swanky Australian restaurant, you might not know exactly how high up 243 meters is. It’s roughly 800 ft … so yeah, that was a hell of a jump. [via]
Residents of and visitors to East Atlanta Village have a brand new eatery to check out. We Suki Suki, a somewhat suggestively named Vietnamese restaurant, has just opened it doors. WSS is apparently a straightforward banh mi shop offering four renditions of Vietnam’s answer to the po boy. Located in the former Village Ice Cream …
Steady Diet of Something Archuleta and Tedford are back again with another rendition of their BATON Supper Series. As with the first three, the duet has managed to wrangle another impressive cookmeister from lands abroad. So check out the details after the jump and hop on the reservation bandwagon asap.
Perhaps the best fast food drive-through song anyone has ever performed. Thanks Sonic … your cheesiness is delicious. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGDTfoVyr5Y&rel=0] [via reddit]
It’s party time ATL. Serious Eats, that kind of awesome food blog, is throwing a big ole hoedown all across the USA and Atlanta has been invited. [Aside: Tell me I shouldn’t be working in PR with that type of puffery!]. Anyway, on Saturday, February 25th, 2012, people who are fans of Serious Eats will …