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Jennifer and I decided to try Bone Garden Cantina. It’s in an interesting part of town—in the western industrial section, but in a totally new tragically hip district. The restaurant itself is in a new office building and there are scores of new condos all around. The signage isn’t too obvious as you’re driving by, but if you’re driving to the north, look to your right for the skeleton. This restaurant is owned by the Vortex people; all I can say is that they must really like skeletons…

The style is quasi-tapas—servings are a little larger than what I think of as tapas, but they are relatively petite and you order each item individually. Don’t expect combo plates here. This approach lets you try a variety of things easily. Our food was extremely fresh. I had a beef soft taco, a pork tamale, and a chicken empanada (probably my favorite). We also tried the banana empanada, which was quite tasty.

Craving some hearty soup like lobster bisque or gumbo? Then get out of the kitchen and head to Marlow’s Tavern or Aqua blue this Saturday. Guests who bring one or more canned food items for the Atlanta Community Food Bank (ACFB) to these restaurants o…

I’ve driven past Fatburger in Buckhead numerous times but never stopped. Today was my day to try it. It seems to be a widespreead chain but I don’t think I’d ever noticed it until I came to Atlanta. They also try to add a little atmosphere—they have a jukebox.

I went with the basic burger, which was pretty good. It comes with a full complement of accessories. If I had to criticize anything it would be the bun, which wasn’t quite as thick and spongy as I would like. My diet wouldn’t allow me to try the fries, but they do look good.

Been busy, camera MIA, and focused on a few other things … be back soon … lots of eating to discuss!

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Saibal recommended Chateau de Saigon to me. It’s on Buford Highway in the sweet spot of the Asian food district. The decor and ambiance are relatively upscale and sophisticated.

I don’t know much about Vietnamese food, but it had many items that were unfamiliar to me. They had a few standard Chinese dishes, but most of them seemed to be true Vietnamese. The waitress more or less insisted that I try this “burnt rice” dish. The rice isn’t charred, just cooked enough (as if on the bottom of the rice cooker) to make anice pancake. The hot pot had pork with a simple brown/red sauce. You spoon the pork and sauce and pancake. It was wonderful—the pork was exquisite. The rice pancake was completely new to me and a real treat. I would think that the rice pancake would be easy to screw up for the uninitiated, but mine was just the right combination of textures.

Shorty’s is on North Druid Hills across from Toco Hills Shopping Center. It’s a fairly low-key location but inside it has a nice studenty feel, as befits its location near Emory.

Jason and I sampled two different pizzas. His was a nontraditional pizza with BBQ sauce, among other things. I had one with sausage and green olives. I don’t usually get green olives, but I really enjoyed the bursts of saltiness they provided. This is a classic thin crust pizza. Shorty’s isn’t going for the artisanal pizza, unlike some of the other places I’ve reviewed. This is a very good college pizza; I wish they’d been near my dorm.