In search of culinary Nirvana
The picture says it all. This Sunday, Quattro in Midtown is celebrating their three-year anniversary with a little free food. From 4pm to 7pm, you can stop in at this Piedmont Park restaurant and watering hole and grab some grub. Sounds like this would be a good time for me to drop some thoughts on …
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Ever opened your fridge late at night? If you’re like me, it usually makes you squint and promptly throw your forearm up in a measly attempt to ease your eyes. Well, that’s the kind of reaction I had to a recent meal at the Prickly Pear, a loud and proud taqueria located in the base …
Okay, I swear to god people – I have no idea why all these burger joints are popping up on the scene. And guess what? We have another one to add to the mix. From what I have heard (though not from what I see), the opening of Fuze Burgers in Midtown Atlanta is imminent. …
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Another week comes, another “restaurant week” hits. Atlanta’s Midtown Restaurant Week, which drops for the 4th time, starts tonight (August 29) and runs through Sunday, September 6th. This one features a whopping 43 restaurants (if my math is correct). In what has become formulaic normalcy, you show up at one of the participating restaurants, ask …
There is something unsettling about working on the internet at 30,000 ft. Maybe it’s the inordinate amount of pre-pubescent children that are wailing in my ear or the 40-something behind me who doesn’t know how to chew with his mouth closed (what’s he eating anyway?). Okay, enough with the kvetching, I can’t expect a chill …
Think we’re in a bad economy? Well you wouldn’t know by the ridiculous amount of restaurants brave enough to pull their heads out of the sand in recent months. One of the newest to put its name in the competition for restaurant with the biggest set of brass balls is Bocado. Bocado, which translates loosely …
A couple of days ago I mentioned that a new tapas restaurant is scheduled to open in Midtown. At the time, I didn’t know much about it. The sign on the door told us that it was a Caribbean inspired restaurant and lounge. Now, we have a bit more of the 411 and a sample …
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Sometime in the past few weeks, Eastern Pearl Chinese Restaurant said adios to Midtown, Atlanta. Shortly thereafter, brown paper went up behind the windows and a sign announcing the future plans for 239 Ponce De Leon Ave was introduced. According to the sign, a Caribbean tapas restaurant by the name of Entice A is in …
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Engine 11 is the latest tenant in the cemetery that is 30 North Ave. Despite being within walking distance of Georgia Tech, the Fox Theatre, and a number of Midtown residences and hotels, this location has been a death knell for all previous comers. With a complicated parking situation and a busy roadside, any restaurateur …
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This is just a quick little get up for ya’ll. I’m heading out the door for a business trip and haven’t had time to finish writing either of my two latest reviews. I hope to have at least one of them ready to post by the time I land. In the meantime, here’s a quick …
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