In search of culinary Nirvana
Here To Severe restaurants is continuing on the trend that started with Trois, continued with Cuerno, and even hit Stella. Kess is reporting that instead of an outright closing of Lola Bellini Bar, Tom Catherall is shuttering the space after New Years with intentions of “re-concepting” the restaurant. There’s no doubt that traffic for this …
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You could easily go your entire life and never hear the phrase “Bocuse d’Or.” However, if you spend any time in the restaurant world – you’ll inevitably come across this mysterious phrase. Bocuse d’Or is actually the name for a biennial chef contest. Named for Paul Bocuse, the 2-day cooking extravaganza is almost always likened …
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One heck of a weekend if you ask me … lots of football, lots of food, and lots of food news. What else is there? Here are just a few of the rumblings and grumblings that got tossed around this weekend. Top Chef: Las Vegas Reunites In The Dirty South Several of the contestants on …
Little could pull me away from my television on this day of “Win and You’re In.” However, 10-year-old Grace … who rocks it with her parents in Morningside, did just that. Apparently, the young fan of Top Chef took a trip to Woodfire Grill this past evening. Ya’ll know that’s where Kevin Gillespie hides out …
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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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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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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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AtlantaEatsBlog.com is now fully cooked. The Steakhead is off to greener pastures of family life and work. Things over in steak-land had died down a good bit over the past year, but that doesn’t mean the content was any less impressive. Anyway, check out his goodbye note if you have a second. So long Steakhead …
Being out of town sucks! It means I don’t have the chance to check out Community BBQ just yet, I am not able to hit the town for more research, and I don’t get to hit up celebrations that I most certainly wish I could attend. Such is the case with Canoe, which was devastated …