In search of culinary Nirvana
My first trip, circa 2003, to Ann’s Snack Shop (internal), was as memorable as it could get. Given the absence of great Atlanta food blogs at the time, I had no idea what to expect. I sauntered in, plopped myself down at a stool and quickly hunched myself over the bar. Within moments, I was …
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Yeah, free food is a good thing. That said … enough with the burger giveaways. Ted’s Montana Grill, an Atlanta based restaurant, is getting in on the lameness. Unfortunately, there is just way too much work involved to make it worth my time. While there are big prizes (anyone ever heard of someone winning one …
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So it is evident that Arby’s fast food chain puts a ton of money into market research. Apparently, burgers are the in thing. To promote the addition of three roastburgers to the Arby’s menu, the wizards of Sandy Springs have decided to give people free samples between now and March 9. The roastburger is just …
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There can be serious repercussions if you select a a bad name for your business, regardless of your industry. When one selects a name for their restaurant, any name is pretty much fair game. That said, it would be nice to see a little more creativity from the restaurant industry as a whole. The omnipresence …
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So in an attempt to destroy the collective health of a city, all 20 Atlanta area Steak’N Shake restaurants are running a pretty slick promotion. Details from the Atlanta Business Chronicle are as follows: Metro Atlanta’s 20 Steak ’n Shake restaurants will roll back prices on steakburgers to 15 cents on Friday to celebrate the …
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In addition to a new spot in East Atlanta and one in Washington DC, Richard Blais proclaimed Austin, Texas as the luckily winner in the FLIP burger boutique sweepstakes. As this burger bug continues to spread, we can only wish Richard the best. I myself am starting to get a little frustrated with this whole …
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As Jimmy divulged, Richard Blais announced via twitter that three more Flip locations will open soon. There is no word yet on whether these are traditional franchise locations, or something else. Word (via Richard and some other sources) is that one of those locations will be in East Atlanta. The other locations are Washington DC …
In case you missed it, the Travel Channel’s Man v. Food debuted their Atlanta Episode on January 7th. If you were unable to catch it, fear not! The show will be rebroadcast this Sunday at 8pm (that’s Sunday January 25, 2009 on the Travel Channel). Details after the jump.
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
A few days ago, word spread regarding the fate of Lamplighter Cafe. Many people, myself included (internal), reported that the restaurant closed due to a robbery on Christmas. Well, it turns out we may have been misinformed. Despite a sign posted at Lamplighter, Tom Maicon provided us with another explanation over at Atlanta Cuisine. Maicon …
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