In search of culinary Nirvana
So last Tuesday (yes – el Cinco De Mayo), a friend whose culinary prowess dwarfs my own, decided to join me for lunch. She was in the mood for some margaritas; and, Verde Taqueria, the newly opened Brookhaven taqueria, got the call. While the delay in getting this up could be attributed to a busy …
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So says Farmer Sam (warning – NSFW): Technorati Tags: videos,samantha bee,the daily show,organic,michelle obama
The only reason these words are here is to inform you that I really don’t have any words for this. Thus, I’m speechless! [Via Gawker] Technorati Tags: videos,funny or die,bacon
My RSS feed just blew the hell up! Well actually … it blew up around 1:30, but I’m just now getting around to this. I got this email from my friend at the NYT, but this has been posted all over the net by now. The best thing about this email – the typos from …
So last night, The Colbert Report was food, food, and more food! Nothing like a few laughs to go along with that $125 slice of pie. While commenting über expensive dishes is a bit passé, this episode was pretty damn funny. During the episode, host Stephen Colbert decided to dash around New York City and …
ESPN.com just published a long article with Bill Simmons and Malcolm Gladwell. Gladwell, a sociologist by trade, spends a lot of time talking about pop culture and the like. Seeing that article reminded me of a talk by Gladwell from a few years back. Posted on the greatest site out there, Gladwell’s Ted.com talk speaks …
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A long time ago in a sandwich shop, far away… I best most of ya’ll thought I had forgotten about the sub & sandwich tour. Truth is, I just got a bit worn out on sandwiches. While I did grab a few sandwiches in the past few weeks, my rate of consumption plummeted. The time …
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I’m a huge fan of sustainable, farm-to-table ecosystems (and bad rhymes). But let’s be honest, who isn’t a fan of the movement? On paper, most everyone is. However, one of the big problems with the sustainable movement is that people fail to recognize that more esoteric methods of the food system are often unsustainable. I’m …
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WaterHaven, that new farm to table concept from Joe McCarthy, is set to open at the end of the week. The restaurant is located in Technology Square in the space formerly home to The Globe. I’ll be sure to get there this weekend, or the week that follows. All in, the space holds approximately 300 …
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Fat Tire roles into Atlanta … get it? HA! I kill me. Okay, so bad humor aside, this should be of interest to you who sip the suds. Three new Belgian beers showed up this afternoon at Hop City Beer. Though EatItAtlanta walked out with the first picture, I managed to score the first case. …
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