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Food is like a religion in many respects. Foodies worship at the table of various high priests, inspired by their personalities as much as the cuisine which they promote. The examples are numerous— the locavore inclinations of an Alice Waters, the authentic Italian flavors of a Mario Batali, or the balanced French & Japanese fusion …
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What else needs to be said? Now you can get your fix in starting at 11:30! Varasano’s Pizzeria Restaurant Address & Information: 2171 Peachtree Rd NW, Atlanta, GA 30309 // P: 404.352.8215 // Varasano’s Pizzeria Website Technorati Tags: varasano’s,varasano’s pizzeria,peachtree hills,brookwood hills,buckhead,pizza joints,lunch spots
Tonight, Varasano’s Pizzeria, one of the most anticipated Atlanta restaurants, finally opened its doors. Despite a tremendous amount of recent attention directed at the Peachtree Hills pizzeria, the crowd was very manageable. Similar to what happened with FLIP, a little bit of rain clearly kept some people away. Thank goodness! I expect it to get …
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Straight from the horses mouth people! While Jeff had privately mentioned a Tuesday opening (and even went so far as to talk about it on FB), he has let it be known that Varasano’s Pizzeria is opening this Wednesday and NOT THIS TUESDAY! How many people does it take to ruin a good thing? Answer: …
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I’ve prepared the April Dirty List for everyone. I’m still playing with the format for each of these posts; I think this one may be the answer! As always, this is based entirely on publicly available information. I would assume that all of these dates are subject to change. If you are aware of an …
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It’s been nearly a month since I got to sneak over to the highly anticipated Varasano’s Pizzeria. Jeff was just getting the feel for his new oven and the place was still under construction. 18-pizzas later (I kid you not) … I was plump and happy. Unlike his home tasting which I attended, Jeff used …
After eighteen stops, a lot of slices, even more calories, and god knows how much damage to his internal organs, Jimmy over at EatItAtlanta has finally wrapped his Atlanta Pizza Days series. I make no bones about it, APD inspired the Buddha Tours (my first being the Atlanta Sub & Sandwich Tour). Luckily, I was …
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Love it or hate it, Yelp! is a pretty notable website. I find myself somewhere in the middle. I like putting up content over there but I’m not wholly involved in the social aspects of the site. I also don’t trust everything I read over there (more in a sec). The community manager for …
So Varasano’s Pizzeria is starting to get some legs underneath it. I drove by a couple of days ago and it appears the interior is basically done. In addition, word is that they passed all five inspections the first time through. Staff training starts next week, so it’s getting close! JOY!!!! Will I be there …
Overall:[rating:0] (epic fail) Oh what a pity … Figs has really fallen flat. You can sense their hidden, reclusive quality that is masked by a lot (and I do mean a lot) of serious flaws. What was once a fantastic pizza joint is now a shameful iteration of its former self. The inner child is …
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