In search of culinary Nirvana
Kick off the month of February with the Taste of Dunwoody on Friday, February 6, 2009. The event will be held at the W Hotel at the Perimeter. Twenty-five local restaurants will be there and the event helps to raise money for the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. The event runs from 7pm to 10:30 and …
Continue reading “Two Taste Of Celebrations During February: Taste of Dunwoody and Taste of Athens”
The tension is palpable. Pizza in Atlanta leaves A LOT to be desired. That’s all about to change when Jeff Varasano opens Varasano’s Pizzeria sometime in the middle of February. Early reports are that the restaurant will hit sometime around V-Day, and I have confirmed that the oven has arrived. Get your engines ready and …
Continue reading “Varasano’s Pizzeria To Hit Atlanta, GA Sometime In Mid-February”
For those that are scratching their heads by the title of this post, John Henderson was an employee at the Standard on Memorial Drive. He was gunned down during an early morning robbery. Though I only “knew him” in the loosest sense of the term, I denoted his warm affect the two or three times …
Continue reading “Dine Out For A Safer Atlanta: Fundraiser for John Henderson”
I recently received an email from one Natalie Keng in which she announced an upcoming, two-part culinary adventure. Natalie, accompanied by her mother Margaret, offers these educational experiences from time to time. This is not a traditional cooking class; rather, you will have the opportunity to learn through lecture. However, this does not sound like …
Continue reading “Atlanta Cooking Classes: Eggrolls N’ Sweet Tea”
While reports are that Miso Izakaya is scheduled to open within the next week, I have received different information. According to their media contacts, the opening date for Miso Izakaya is Monday, February 2nd. Guess I’ll have to move them from the January Dirty List to the February list. Izakaya, which loosely means "a place …
Continue reading “Miso Izakaya – Inman Park Atlanta, GA: Opening Date Confirmed”
In case you missed it, the Travel Channel’s Man v. Food debuted their Atlanta Episode on January 7th. If you were unable to catch it, fear not! The show will be rebroadcast this Sunday at 8pm (that’s Sunday January 25, 2009 on the Travel Channel). Details after the jump.
New this month: BLT Steak, Serpas True Food, & Cellar 56. Click the view larger map link to see more info on each restaurant. View Larger Map Technorati Tags: the dirty list
A new feature has been added to the site. Every month, I will release the Dirty List. These are Google Maps that will help everyone pinpoint where all the new hotspots are opening in town. Entries will be limited to restaurants and food focused establishments. I will post them a few months out (so though …
While FoodieBuddha is not associated with any political ideology, movement, feeling, innuendo, or any other descriptive … I do know cool when I see it. In the spirit of today’s activities … check this out: That’s right! That’s a cookie homage to the portrait of Obama as depicted by Shepard Fairey. The cookies are the …
Apparently, blowfish isn’t the only food that needs to be tightly controlled. Reports out of Orlando are that Zachary Moir, a moronic 19-year-old, attacked his mother of all people. Why? Because he did not want to turn off his xbox! His weapon of choice – a gun? Nay. A machette? That would be a no. …
Continue reading “Zachary Moir Uses Tacos: The Other Dangerous Food”