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UPDATED Okay, so now that I’m in front of a computer, let’s give this a proper write up. Todd Mussman and Ryan Turner (who collectively operate Smyrna’s Muss & Turner’s) have joined forces with Chris Hall, of 4th & Swift and Canoe fame, on an upcoming restaurant with the moniker of Local Three. Though the …
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Hey y’all … I’m mobile so this will be short. JOEL Brasserie has closed its doors … effective today. I’ve got details on who is taking over the space but ill have to wait until I’m back in front of the computer for all that.
During some of my intermittent and haphazard internet perusing, I stumbled upon really neat videos by Frank Ma and Eddie Hernandez, two well-known Atlanta chefs. Ma, who’s followed like a hawk by Atlanta’s Chinese gastronomes, recently sat down to talk about his arrival in the dirty South and the burgeoning food center that runs the …
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Perrine Prieur, the former sommelier from Joel, is set to open her eponymous Wine By Perrine Wine Shop in the not to distant future. As it stands, the boutique is slated to open in the White Provision complex on the Westside. For those familiar with the area, Wine By Perrine will be sandwiched between the …
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Call it a chicken biscuit … call it a sandwich … call it a coronary heart attack … I don’t care what you call it, so long as you make it a point to grab Noon Midtown’s “Stack” sooner than later. Katie Birmingham’s top notch restaurant has been kicking ass and taking names since I …
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I’m not sure anything excites a foodnatic more than the promise of the unknown. Case in point: A few moons ago, a drive down W. Marietta invoked smoking brakes and a hard left turn (Ahhh… that’s where my ABS went!). Not 5-minutes after B-Smooth and I had finished stuffing the camel at Carver’s, we found …
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Well Atlanta, are you looking for another burger joint? [Insert Rhetorical Answer], because it turns out the heavens have opened and one Shaun Doty has stepped down with his excitement imploring Yeah! Burger. Planted firmly on the Westside in the bursting at the seems White Provision Development, Yeah Burger is hoping to capitalize on that …
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Nestled amongst Atlanta’s stretch of tasseled "thingies” and institutional eateries is one of the best examples of contemporary American cuisine this side of the Mason-Dixon. Chef Kevin Gillespie, still shy of 30-years-old, has taken Woodfire Grill from the brink of EXtinction to the point of DIStinction. If Atlanta’s hopes of international culinary fame are to …
The Kind Pie, John Dodrill’s Buckhead pizzeria, has outgrown its little kitchen only location at 252 E. Paces Ferry. Dodrill’s last day of business there was this past Saturday, and he is currently looking for a new space. While the temporary hiatus is disappointing, this seems to be a positive move. The new location, which …
Soapbox time … HORRAAAAAY!!!! Or something like that … blogging and ethics have gone together since the beginning of time. Eater.com tossed some fuel to this debate with the not-so-outing outing of a bunch of food folks. Meanwhile, there are attempts at formulating a code to blogging. One foodie specific one caught my eye (look …
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