Hope ya’ll had a pleasant weekend. I know I did. As you might expect, the past few days have left me worn down and fried. So, rather than pen a full review, first impression, or the like, I have decided to hit ya’ll up with some quick notes about some recent goings-on in the ATL.
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Herve This Launches His Molecular Gastronomy Website
Hervé This is the man who took science and applied it to food. The easiest way to explain him to the local folk is like this: No Hervé This means no Richard Blais. As the father of molecular gastronomy (and thus molecular cooking), This is an important figure in the culinary world. I really love …
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Richard Blais Making A Splash As Atlanta’s Newest Food Blogger
Richard Blais continues his metamorphosis from kitchen slinger to celebrity chef. By now, we all know about the long waits at FLIP, his time on Top Chef, and his propensity for multi-tasking. While he has had a blog over on BravoTV.com, Richard has now gone local. Over at Creative Loafing, Richard is making waves as …
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More On The Upcoming Locations Of FLIP Burger Boutique
By now, many of us have heard about the upcoming FLIP Burger Boutique locations. According to Richard Blais (internal), there has been a modification in their expansion plans. A second Atlanta location is still on the road map (at a location TBD); however, the third edition will apparently land in Nashville, TN. After many trips …
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A Little On Molecular Cooking (AKA Molecular Gastronomy)
From Hervé This to Ferran Adrià to our own Richard Blais, science in the kitchen is all the rage. Though molecular cooking finds its’ roots in molecular gastronomy, the two phrases have become synonymous with one and other. Many of us wannabe cooks find ourselves completely out of our league in this department. I did …
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Want To Be The Next Richard Blais? Get Your Top Chef On! Auditions At Craft Atlanta
Have dreams of unseating Richard Blais as celebrity chef in ATL? Here is your chance. Planning for season six of “Top Chef” has kicked into high gear. In that spirit, they have issued a press release with all the usual information. This is your chance to hang out with Padma, Tom, and everyone else! One …
FLIP Burger Boutique To Open In Austin, TX
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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Flip Burger Boutique To Expand
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 …
Rodell Visits Flip Burger Boutique
Atlanta’s most notable restaurant launch in the last few years has hit the Omnivore blog. I dropped in for a short note, but wanted to elaborate further here. It is clear that the menu will continue to change. What is not clear is if this is a true maturation process or nothing more than a …
Hervé This Deflates A Myth: Salt Does Not Dissolve in Oil
No, the title of this post is not some grammatical bastardization of the English language. Hervé This is a person, and an important person at that – especially in the world of foodies. A French Chemist, This, along with Hungarian Nicholas Kurti, coined the phrase "Molecular and Physical Gastronomy” (later shortened to Molecular Gastronomy). If …
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