In search of culinary Nirvana
Last night was date night. Since it was restaurant week (3 courses for $25 at participating restaurants), we decided to hop on MARTA and head over to BLT Steak for dinner. After a quick 2 stop jaunt on the train and a 1 block walk to the W Downtown, we arrived at our final destination. …
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Once a year, a multitude of restaurants in Downtown Atlanta get together for some dining specials. The event starts today and includes a total of 28 restaurants. Every restaurant is offering up a $25 prix fixe meal for $25. Included in the menu is an appetizer, an entrée, and a dessert. While this doesn’t include …
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Last week, I posted some thoughts on Rolling Bones BBQ. Ultimately, I said that I found the new iteration of this downtown joint to be heavy on potential and thin on delivery. In a bit of surprise, owner/chef Todd Richards himself showed up to share his thoughts on my post. As I’m not sure people …
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Light years ahead of Ru San’s, miles behind the likes of MF Sushibar and Sushi House Hayakawa, the Ra Sushi chain has expanded into the deep south. To establish their foothold, Ra has setup shop in the sparkly glowy 1010 Peachtree Building in Midtown Atlanta. RA’s menu is splattered with words like volcano, Godzilla, and …
Today, I had a hankerin’ for some greasy pizza. A trip downtown to visit Rosa’s Pizza was in order. We pulled up and found a parking spot right in front … score! The line was non-existent … score! The lights were off…wait … whuh whut? Still, I got out of the and approached. The sign …
The area of downtown surrounding Edgewood Ave doesn’t get a lot of love. For the most part, it is pretty dingy and it’s definitely not the safest of places. Still, the ‘hood does have some life, and Rolling Bones Barbecue has long been part of the reason to venture down there. The converted gas station …
Russell Hays has surfaced. Apparently, Hays has taken over as the executive chef at Peasant Bistro in downtown Atlanta. Most recently the sous–chef de cuisine at JOËL, Hays has fluttered about Atlanta for a handful of years now. In addition to a couple of stops at Joel, Hays has worked for both the Buckhead Life …
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Though I’ve always found the idea of “buying something on sale in order to save money” to be laughable, buying things at a discounted rate is a good thing. Enter the “Intown [sic] Restaurant Stimulus” (betcha thought I was talking about the other IRS). From April 19-23, and again on the 26-30th, a handful of …
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Hot on the heels of Jean-Georges Vongerichten and Tom Colicchio, highly acclaimed Laurent Tourondel has come to Atlanta to plant his flag. BLT Steak, Tourondel’s entry into this market, arrived with a great deal of fanfare. BLT Steak serves as the flagship restaurant at the W Hotel in downtown Atlanta. Supported by Drinkshop, the ultra …
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Take a peek at the rules page if you aren’t familiar with them yet! Mike & Pete strike me as the Coen brothers of Castleberry Hills. They go together like apple pie and cheese (yeah – people do that!) and they seem to get into a little bit of everything. One of their endeavors is …
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