Sam Sifton Starts His New York Times Tenure With DBGB

Chef Daniel Boulud’s DBGB Kitchen and Bar just received a noteworthy 2-star review [very good] in the NY Times.  The review marks Sam Sifton’s debut as the food critic for the NY mega-paper, a post previously occupied by the well-known and somewhat controversial Frank Bruni.  Sifton has a distinctly different style than Bruni, who kicked …

Chef Jay Clark Moves From The Defunct Bureau To Fox Bros Bar-B-Q

This news is actually a bit outdated, but it’s still worth a mention.  Chef Jay Clark, who previously served as the Executive Chef at The Bureau, has found a home at Fox Bros Barbecue in L5P.  This news brought on a “Well how bout that” moment.  The move is a distinct departure for Clark as …

No Bollito Misto For You!

So the Ambiguously Foodie Duo hit La Pietra Cucina for lunch today.   Meal was really tasty.  I’ll leave it to Jimmy to give you guys the full recap.  As a note, despite multiple sources informing me that the bollito misto was going to be available this week, such is not the case.  Hopefully Jimmy will …

Required Eating: La Pietra Cucina Next Week

Okay, so here I am … all cool and down with the latest and greatest news around Atlanta.  So sure, I should be working right now…and sure … everyone knows about the James Beard Awards; but, surely … nobody would have a bead on my cool tip for the week.  Well damn Cliff Bostock and …

Great Italian Recipes from Babbo NYC

People who know me are aware of my love for good Italian food.  Mario Batali is one of the more well known executers of that fine cuisine.  In addition, he helped craft the talents of Bruce Logue.  Yesterday, I wrote extensively on Bruce’s La Pietra Cucina (here). Well, I thought I’d supplement that post by …

La Pietra Cucina Restaurant Review – Midtown, Atlanta, GA

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 …