Atlanta Cuisine is one of my favorite local publications. Each month, Tom Maicon and his gang put together a fine collection of articles. In the past, Tom has admitted that their branding is somewhat dated. That is all about to change. Though I have not had a look myself, word is that their redesign should …
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Atlanta Pizza Days Rolls On
For the past few weeks, Jimmy over at EatItAtlanta.com has been giving up his health and his cash in the name of public service. Jimmy has been touring various Atlanta pizza joints like there is no tomorrow; that can’t be good for his health. As I write this, he has added six reviews to his …
Got Cash To Burn? Buy Some OpenTable IPO
So OpenTable, everyone’s favorite online reservation system for restaurants (is there a viable alternative?), is going public. According to TechCrunch, they want to raise $40 million with their IPO. I will be shocked if that happens. I looked over the finances myself and I don’t see it happening. Speaking specifically to the product: I love …
Cookin’ With Google: Food Recipe Custom Search Engine
ResearchBuzz has created a custom search engine geared toward cooking. You can find the engine here. This is a great way to create a meal based on what is in your refrigerator. I’ve been reasonably impressed with the results. Details after the jump! If any of you are on an extendable browser, I will be …
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FLIP Burger Boutique To Open In Austin, TX
In addition to a new spot in East Atlanta and one in Washington DC, Richard Blais proclaimed Austin, Texas as the luckily winner in the FLIP burger boutique sweepstakes. As this burger bug continues to spread, we can only wish Richard the best. I myself am starting to get a little frustrated with this whole …
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Sotohiro Kosugi Rocks Madrid Fusion 2009 And My High School Spanish Teacher Rejoices
The past few months, I’ve spent an inordinate amount of time looking at the Madrid Fusion website. Well, the event has wrapped and the food scene is abuzz. Many great American chefs took part in the conference: Grant Achatz, David Chang, Harold McGee, and Jose Andres all made appearances. Of particular interest to those in …
Parker’s On Ponce Fundraiser For 5th Earl Market Employees
Event to be held Friday, January 30th from 5pm-9pm A few days ago, word spread that Parker’s on Ponce Steakhouse was gearing up for a fundraiser to help their friends over at 5th Earl Market. Last week, a fare started over at Trackside Tavern, neighbor to the 5th. That fire did some serious damage (image …
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The Dirty List: February 2009 Atlanta Restaurant Openings
The Dirty List is back! New this month: Varasano’s Pizzeria, Miso Izakaya, Kozmo Gastro Pub, & Cha-cha Bongo. More will be added soon! So keep checking back! View Larger Map Technorati Tags: atlanta restaurant openings,miso izakaya,varasano’s pizzeria,kozmo gastro pub,cha-cha bongo,peachtree hills,buckhead,inman park,duluth,johns creek
Rare Soul Tapas Preparing To Reopen
Rare, the “soul tapas” restaurant in midtown, is preparing to reopen inside the next sixty-days. Though you would never know it by their website, Rare closed down in 2008 due to a fire. To be honest, this is somewhat of a surprise. While I always thought the concept was interesting, the location for this place …
Flip Burger Boutique To Expand
As Jimmy divulged, Richard Blais announced via twitter that three more Flip locations will open soon. There is no word yet on whether these are traditional franchise locations, or something else. Word (via Richard and some other sources) is that one of those locations will be in East Atlanta. The other locations are Washington DC …