In search of culinary Nirvana
So the cat is officially half out of the bag. After a lot of public maneuvering, the powers that be finally went “on the record” and announced that Top Chef alum Kevin Gillespie is all but wrapped at Woodfire Grill (you didn’t know he was a TC contestant until I told you … right?). Gillespie …
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Not 24-hours after Holeman & Finch Bread Company opened their doors to the general public do we have some even bigger news. Rob Alexander, the wunderkind head baker at H+F, has moved to Alon’s Bakery, another titan of ATL’s bread scene. Even if you don’t know Alexander by name (cough … Tami …), you certainly …
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Here’s some good news: that buttery, glowing siren of bread pictured above is now available 7-days a week. That’s right … Holeman & Finch Bread Company (unofficially known as Atlanta’s best bakery) has officially opened its doors to the general public. The technical term is “walk-ins now accepted,” but I don’t know anyone who’s tried …
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So what we have here is more “coming soon” news in the form of Olmsted and Article 14 (two separate Atlanta restaurants). To be honest, I can’t stand writing this stuff as it makes me sound like a stodgy journalist … something I’m most definitely not (on either front). Be that as it may, the …
Gato Tokyo Bizco When I told Spark Plug not to leave the city this month, I meant it. Did she listen? No, no she didn’t. When she reads this, am I going to get an international phone call shortly thereafter at which time I will be dressed down? Admittedly, I did not tell her exactly …
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Factoid: Nava, the longstanding “Southwestern” eatery from the Buckhead Life Restaurant Group, is headed for the land of restaurants past. While I don’t think anyone from BLRG has officially gone on record, this has been rumored and considered by many people over the past months and years. The rumors are dead because this is now …
I was bored … and when I get bored, I come up with stupid ideas. Lots and lots of stupid ideas. Thankfully, my latest illicit concept actually came together alright. Ladies and gentlemen, introducing my latest “I have too much time on my hands.” What you have up there is a banana pudding popsicle courtesy …
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Warren Bruno has passed. Bruno, who founded Atkins Park in 1983 and Ormsby’s just a few years back, was a vibrant participant in Atlanta’s restaurant and social scene. Bruno succumbed this AM after a long battle with cancer. No word yet on services, tributes, and so forth … but that should come to light soon. …
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So the gang from Muss & Turners has gotten together and opened themselves a little cocktail bar. Aptly named Eleanor’s (after one of their longtime employees), Eleanor’s is a cocktail bar with some food offerings from the newly M&T’s next door. It’s located right next to M&Ts (and there’s a little connector between the two). …
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Residents of and visitors to East Atlanta Village have a brand new eatery to check out. We Suki Suki, a somewhat suggestively named Vietnamese restaurant, has just opened it doors. WSS is apparently a straightforward banh mi shop offering four renditions of Vietnam’s answer to the po boy. Located in the former Village Ice Cream …