The Foie Gras Battle Continues In Atlanta [Politics]

Restaurant Eugene and Linton Hopkins, as well as a slew of Atlanta area restaurants, have come under fire from activists over their use of foie gras, a highly contentious liver dish.  It’s really been a few years since the debate over the cultivation of foie gras was a focal point of the food system; however, …

To Live And Dine In Atlanta Drops Tonight [Food Festivals]

The food festivals are coming fast and furious these days. Thanks to Georgia Organics, who just BLEW YA MIND with the Attack of the Killer Tomato Festival, we have another one this evening.  Entitled “To Live And Die In Atlanta,” tonight’s event features stalwarts like Hugh Acheson and Carvel Grant Gould.  While I don’t expect …

Bistro Niko Restaurant Review – Buckhead, Atlanta, GA [First Impressions]

It appears that Bistro Niko, the newest venture from the Buckhead Life Restaurant Group, is a place to see and be seen.  Even inside of a few days, the restaurant is dotted with 40-something Buckhead Bettys, dapperly dressed 60-something business men, Francophiles, and a few other odd and end type clientele.  Somewhere in this mix, …