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First Impressions: Pizza Fusion – Proof Of How Far Atlanta Has Come, And Of How Far Atlanta Has To Go Recently, I was asked to guest post over at Atlanta Restaurant Blog; I acquiesced, and sent Malika my thoughts on the newly opened Pizza Fusion. You really should check out her site. She’s posted a …
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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 …
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From the archives (10.20.2008) Overall:[rating:2] (very good) While my family eats at Blue Ridge like it’s their second kitchen, I have "only" eaten here about 10-15 times. I wanted to wait until I had a chance to try their Sunday brunch before adding my review here. Although I ordered two items that are always available, …
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Overall:[rating:1] For an extended period of time, visitors to the Après Diem website were treated to one of those nasty Go Daddy landing pages. On a whim, I decided to re-visit the page. To my surprise, that Go Daddy sprawl has been replaced with a fully functional website. This rejuvenated effort prompted me to pen …
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Atlanta’s most notable restaurant launch in the last few years has hit the Omnivore blog. I dropped in for a short note, but wanted to elaborate further here. It is clear that the menu will continue to change. What is not clear is if this is a true maturation process or nothing more than a …
From the archives (12.08.08) Overall:[rating:.5] So I promised the gang that I would give them their 15-minutes and include them in a review. So here you go guys and gals – this one is for you. I was lucky enough to get an invite to the most exclusive of birthday celebrations! It was so tough …
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Overall: [rating:3] Over the past year and change, Atlanta has lost a number of its’ most well respected chefs. Joël Antunes left for the bright lights of New York, Guenter Seeger ran off into oblivion, and Michael Tuohy went to Sacramento (that’s not a misprint ladies and germs…SACRAMENTO!). [Quick aside – Tuohy is doing very …
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Apparently, a lot of people do! The Heart Attack Grill is every dietitians worst nightmare. This place looks interesting to say the least. I’m not really sure what will kill you sooner – eating the food … or oggling the wait staff. Watch CBS Videos Online Technorati Tags: heart attack grill,burger joints,burgers,phoenix
-“Leslie is out of town, want to go get buck crazy?” -“For realz, let’s do it!” Okay, so maybe that isn’t exactly how things transpired; and no, we did not hit the bottle hardcore on a Wednesday night. Instead, Chris and I took advantage of his temporary freedom and journeyed over to The Book House …
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Whoever came up with the Gayot list of Top 40 Restaurants for 2008 is as bad as Adam Platt, NY Mag’s pontificator. André Gayot should be rolling over in his grave. Okay, well – he’s not dead … so that’s a bit hard to do, but you get the idea. I would not be surprised …