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Pizza is the hot-button topic of Atlanta’s food scene. Walmart is the hot-button corporation of the American business scene. Now, these two have come together for surprisingly pleasant results. The mega-chain is now a ubiquitous fixture on our country’s landscape, they don’t really take care of their own, and they seem to suck up most …
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Something tells me that Cyrille Holota had no idea what was in store for him some years ago. In the mid-90s, Holota was racking up quit the resume. After cooking at several different Michelin winning restaurants (including 3-star powerhouse L’Arpege), Holota came to our beloved city to join Joël Antunes over at The Dining Room. …
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I’ve had a few watershed traffic days in my soon to be 12-months of blogging. One of those days came from a little blurb about the devastating flood damage to Canoe, that effervescent contemporary American restaurant which sits on the banks of the not-so-mighty ‘Hooch. While the restaurant may or may not be in your …
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Big ups to Atlanta Magazine’s Bill Addison … who dropped this jewel on us via twitter. Apparently, Dynamic Dish, everyone’s favorite healthy eating spot, is scheduled to expand in the spring. According to Addison, DD will do away with their BYOB policy as they are due a liquor license. More interesting, is the idea that there …
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Every year, the multi-city based Daily Candy puts out a best of issue for each of their cities. Tagged "Sweetest Things,” the voting covers a potpourri of categories. Sure enough, food is one of those categories. Amongst this years nominees are Rebecca Payne and Jodi Ramsey of Holy Vino, Amy Phillips and Tammy Cohen, who …
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I love learning … and I love it when there are lots of pictures to make the reading more enjoyable. Thanks to some very crafty folk over at the Oatmeal, we now have a picture-book-like lesson on all things beer! It’s really one big long comic, so keep on clicking to see it!
Holy shizzle people … we just passed 1,000 approved comments. Now, a few of those are from me (less than 1/3) … and a few of them are bots … but the vast majority are from people who read the site. Love me or hate me (and it seems there are quite a few of …
It’s been too long since I last did guess the restaurant, and it just so happens that today’s lunch was the perfect opportunity for a second helping. So … where did I go? And no – you don’t earn anything, except cool points. Technorati Tags: guess the restaurant,pictures
It’s amazing what you miss with a few days out of town. Posted over on the Biz C site, and reiterated by the venerable JK, Atlanta’s own Shaun Doty is ready to hop on the burger trend that is frankly … a little tired by now. That’s not a harshing on Shaun, he should give …
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Buford Highway restaurants carry with them a certain pedigree that is often unsubstantiated. The straight shot road that stretches from the inners of the city to well beyond the loop is home to a number of ethnic delights. However, self-proclaimed foodies seem to treat any establishment located on or near BuHi with unabashed reverence. Call …