In search of culinary Nirvana
Consider this post a big middle finger directed at an unidentified party. According to RestaurantsATL, the super awesome mega-sized King of Pops mural is apparently gone, up and vanished like a fart in the wind. The mural was located in the parking lot of Buddy’s Gas Station, which has long served as home base for …
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Burger fans have a new spot to visit in the comfortable confines of Morningside (at the northern tip of Virginia-Highland). Burger Tap has officially opened in what was formerly Caramba Café. The menu here is 100% burgers and sides … so don’t go if you’re looking for something dietetic. It’s a really small menu too, …
Ladies and gentlefolks, foodies of all ages, I share with you some work from Snack To The Future: If the samples above haven’t led on – the designer behind S2TF takes movie posters and gives them a good working over with some foodie love. It’s not updated frequently, but when it is … it’s …
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Restaurant Depot, a sort of Costco’s/Sam’s Club to the restaurant industry, is in deep. It appears that due to a case of hackery, anyone who shopped at Restaurant Depot and Jetro Cash & Carry between September 21, 2011 and November 18, 2011 has probably had their credit card number stolen. I just learned of this …
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If you fancy yourself a wino, you know the name Jay Miller. I didn’t say you liked Jay Miller, just that you probably know who he is. For those who don’t obsess about the crushed grape jus, Jay Miller worked as a wine reviewer for Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate, an unfortunately popular dinosaur of wine …
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Well, leave it to the better half of the Ambiguously Foodie Duo to spill the beans. As first noted by @EatItAtlanta, Curly’s Fried Chicken has now opened at 1021 Howell Mill, the previous home to Julia LeRoy’s eponymous LeRoy’s Fried Chicken. According to the Curly’s website, Curly is Steve’s dad and Steve is the dude …
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This is a story of one steakhouse (Morton’s), one man (Peter Shankman), and Twitter (you know what that is). So Peter Shankman (@petershankman) is a fan of steak and a fan of Morton’s Steakhouse. He’s also a bad ass, or perhaps just one lucky dude, or perhaps both. A few months back, Shankman was getting …
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So yeah, apparently there’s a cookbook for Angry Birds, that ridiculously popular mobile video game. Officially titled Angry Birds: Bad Piggies’ Egg Recipes, it’s available right now for around $10. I have absolutely zero idea what could possibly compel a person who plays Angry Birds to want to cook something inspired by the whacky little …
Just a quick update for all you interested parties. Thanks in large part to a cheese party giveaway from Tim the Cheeseman and the hard work of 13 other folliclely inclined gents, team Stashes for Cashes raised over $7,000 during their Movember moustache drive. The generous winner of the highly sought after cheese party was …
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It’s time for take two of the BATON Supper Series. This time, Atlanta gets treated to the food of New York chef Tien Ho, who came to fame at Momofuku’s inspired Má Pêche and Ssam Bar, is the super stud who’s going to do the cooking. For those that missed the premier, BATON is a …
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