David Sweeney Moves to Cakes & Ale, Ian Mendelsohn to H+F Bottle Shop [Factoids]

Time to get all “journalistic” on you peeps. Step 1 On Friday, Spark Plug let it be known that David Sweeney, Atlanta’s leading vegetablemonger, was on his way to Cakes & Ale.  As she noted: Dynamic Dish chef David Sweeney is slated to head the new bakery at Cakes & Ale for its daily lunch …

H&F Bottle Shop To Open Beginning Of March {Breaking News}

H&F Bottle Shop, that long awaited and much delayed upscale liquor store from the gang at Holeman & Finch, appears ready to say hello world.  According to the facebook feed of one of the owners, part one is set to open next week.  Though no such mention can be found on their facebook page, this …

Ashley Hall Of Third Coast Byways: Keeping Tabs On All Things Gulf Coast [Atlanta Blogs]

Ashley Hall of Third Coast Byways (link) is the definitive Southern, and I mean that in the best sense of the term.  This transplanted Birmingham native has been in our fine city for some time and established herself as a grape hound with Quality Wines and with Kermit Lynch.  But her time in the wine …