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Just in time for Spring, 39 of the city's premier restaurants
have collaborated once again, bringing you a sumptuous showcase of the season's
latest cuisines and libations! Among the menus you'll find casual and
global-infused dining, steakhouses, and urban pub fare – all at a delicious
price, perfect for a guilt-free weeknight out!
Buckhead
Restaurant Week 2010
March 6th-14th
$25 3-course dinners from
26 restaurants
A few offers include:
Atlanta Fish Market -
This casual dining spot offers 3 options per course, including a Spicey Tuna
Sushi Roll, the Blackened Mahi and Oreo Crusted Cheesecake.
Pricci – Features
Roman-inspired cuisine and wine pairings for an exotic twist.
Prime – This
"prime" steakhouse has a number of enticing entrée options such as the Wood
Grilled Salmon Filet or NY Strip ‘Steak Frites', plus homemade sorbet or ice
cream for dessert.
Gordon Biersch – The
epitome of urban pub fare also offers 3 options per course, such as a
Sherry-infused Lobster Bisque, the Teriyaki Flat Iron Steak and Signature
Double Chocolate Cake.
Inman Park
Restaurant Week
March 8th-14th
$15, $25 and $35
3-course dinners from 13 restaurants
Spearheaded by Chef Shaun Doty of Shaun's, a portion of the Inman Park Restaurant Week proceeds with
benefit the Believe In Me Foundation – a support system for the education and
welfare of autistic children.
A sample of the menus offered include:
$15 at The Albert
- Urban pub fare featuring options such as Pan Seared Scallops, Grilled Hangar
Steak with seared veggies, and Red Velvet Cake.
$25 at Zaya
Mediterranean Cuisine – Mediterranean-infused cuisine featuring soups,
salads and hummus, innumerable entrées and traditional desserts.
$25 at Sauced – A
menu of casual classics with a Southern spin, including a jalapeño-cheddar
Black-eyed Pea Fritter, Guinness-braised Boneless Short Ribs, and Chocolate
Bread Pudding with Espresso Ganache.
$35 at Kevin Rathbun
Steak – In addition to the regular city-chic steakhouse menu, 3 special
options per course will be offered. The new additions include Georgia White
Shrimp, Allen Brothers Prime Flatiron Steak, and a Black Bottom Chocolate Crème
Brulee.

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AAA Auto Club South handed out its five- and four-diamond awards for the state's best hotels and restaurants on Thursday, February 11, at the Ritz-Carlton Buckhead. The annual AAA honors and those from Forbes Travel Guide, which rates businesses with a star system, are coveted in the industry because they can boost sales among travelers who make decisions based on the groups' assessments.
The Four Seasons Atlanta was named a five-star hotel by Forbes, which acquired the star ratings from Mobil Travel Guide last year. The Four Seasons is the only lodger in the city to receive the honor and the only hotel to get the top award from both AAA and Forbes.
The Lodge and the Cloister at Sea Island also received five stars from Forbes.
AAA awarded four diamonds to the 1842 Inn in Macon, Château Élan Winery and Resort and 11 metro Atlanta hotels: the Grand Hyatt, JW Marriott Buckhead, the Omni Hotel at CNN Center, Renaissance Concourse, Renaissance Waverly, Westin Buckhead, W Midtown, Hilton Atlanta Airport, Marriott Evergreen Conference Resort, W Buckhead and the Westin Atlanta Airport.
Fourteen restaurants received AAA four diamonds. They are D Morgan's in Cartersville, Georgia's Bistro at the Ritz-Carlton Reynolds Plantation at Lake Oconee, and metro Atlanta restaurants Nan Thai Fine Dining, Aria, Canoe, Bluepointe, JOEL Brasserie, La Grotta Ravinia Ristorante Italiano, La Grotta Ristorante Italiano, Atlanta Grill at the Ritz Carlton downtown, Nikolai’s Roof at the Hilton downtown, Park 75 at the Four Seasons and Bacchanalia.
The Linger Longer Bar & Grill at the Ritz-Carlton Reynolds Plantation was also given four diamonds by AAA, though it was destroyed in a fire about eight months ago.
Four-star hotels on the Forbes list include the InterContinental, the St. Regis, the Rosewood at the Mansion on Peachtree and Ritz-Carlton Buckhead.
Restaurants receiving four stars from Forbes were Bacchanalia, Park 75 and Quinones at Bacchanalia.

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