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I don’t know how the heck I missed this! Domo, aka Domo-Kun, is an internet sensation and TV mascot (from Japan). In a moment of promotional awesomeness, 7-11, Dark Horse Comics, and Tokyopop got together and came up with one sweet promotion. The group launched a plethora of Domo-branded items (including the famous Slurpee) and …
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Harvest Midtown hits Sunday, Oct. 4 from 1pm to 5pm (that’s tomorrow as of this writing). The event will be hosted at the Georgian Terrace in Midtown and runs from 1pm to 5pm. This fall festival features a lot of food, wine, and entertainment from around the city. If ya’ll are looking for full …
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The hits just keep coming. Though this actually happened a few weeks ago, I somehow managed to miss it. Wolfgang Puck Express pulled an Emeril’s and said buh-bye to Atlanta. This leaves the city with one less celebrity chef restaurant and the ground floor of the Brookwood Place complex dangerously close to empty (at least …
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According to an article in today’s online edition of the Atlanta Business Chronicle, the ESPN Zone in Buckhead is a thing of the past. A notice popped up today informing potential patrons that the sports bar was now closed. With the vast number of sports bars between me and the Zone, I can’t say I …
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It’s a busy couple of days in the real world for one Foodie Buddha. So while I didn’t have the time or energy in the past 12-hours to write my post on Café Istanbul, I did want to stop in for this quick little tidbit. The writer responsible for Blog Soup is packing up and …
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Last week, a friendly reader sent me a link to the snippets article on sushi etiquette. The article gives us a fun and informative way to learn about the multitude of faux pas prominent in American sushi dining. Given that it covers everything from ordering to ojigi (bowing), it’s kind of a crash course. While …
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On Thursday, I made another one of my near daily stops over at Octane Coffee. While there, I was informed of the good news. After months and months of waiting, the wildly popular coffee shop opened their satellite location over in Emory Village (just around the corner from Emory University). Open since early last week, …
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Yesterday’s impromptu post on the unfortunate state of Canoe in Vinings resulted in an unexpected explosion of traffic. As such, I thought I’d take some time to update people on the status of the restaurant. In addition, it looks like Love Is Love Farm has its own share of water damage to deal with.. Canoe …
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As I mentioned yesterday, I recently had the pleasure of attending one of the seasonal cooking classes offered up by Kevin Rathbun and his staff over at Rathbun’s. While we hope to have a full-fledged recap posted in the next couple of days, I thought this was as good a time as any to talk …
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This weather has been a harbinger. With news of at least four deaths in the metro area, we need to put these things in perspective. Still, this is a food blog, so that’s what we’re here to talk about. Not surprisingly, a ton of flood tweets are popping up under the twitter term #atlflood. One …
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