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Atlanta Food Blogs

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Free champagne AND truffles? Pinch me now!

Want to indulge yourself in the finer world of truffles? Well then tonight is your big chance! LW Chocolatier, at One Buckhead Plaza, is offering free truffles AND champagne tonight from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. If my life is going to be like a box of chocola…

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Still Time to Join Us for the Hunger Walk!

Walk toward a solution for hunger, not away from it. Hunger Walk 2010 begins and ends at Turner Field on Sunday, March 14. You don’t have to go it alone, enjoy the pre-spring afternoon walking with Team mmmmmmmMLA. Sure, we’ll talk food — as in how ex…

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Bone Garden Cantina


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.

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Support the Atlanta Community Food Bank and Score Free Soup

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…

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Fatburger


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.

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Put Your Sushi Where Your Mouth Is

In the spirit of March Madness, RA Sushi just announced its first Maki Madness sushi eating contest on Sunday, March 21. Whether you are a professional food eater or just like a little competition, there will be plenty of entertainment and food and dri…

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

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Don’t Miss the $25 Three-Course Menu at Aria

Buckhead Restaurant Week began this past Saturday and Aria is on the action. Chef Gerry Klaskala is offering a tasty three-course menu that includes lobster and sweet potato soup, a Zinfandel-braised short rib of Niman beef and Aria’s acclaimed Valr…

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Chamblee: Chateau de Saigon

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.

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Sandy Springs: Flavor


Flavor is just off Roswell Road in Sandy Springs. It is a full-service restaurant, which didn’t entirely come through to me from the name. They have a lot of wonderful-looking pastries and breads, of course, but they have sandwiches, salads, etc.

My diet didn’t allow me to try the desserts, so I consoled myself with a salad. It turned out to be quite satisfying, not to mention a pretty good value. As you can see, it had strawberries, feta cheese, and nuts and was pretty big. It presented a rich set of flavors and it kept me going for the next few hours.

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Baraonda


Baraonda is a midtown artisan pizza emporium. It’s at 3rd and Peachtree. The atmosphere is casual/elegant, as you’d expect. They have their own wood or coal-fired oven that’s right in the middle of the dining room.


My friend Jennifer and I were hungry so we each had our own pizza. I had a capricciosa with ham and artichokes. The crust was more in the New York style, thin but still with substance. (Antico, by comparison, has an extremely thin crust that the Italians favored.) I didn’t notice any black char around the edge. Some people don’t like char, I enjoy just a little. The cheese was excellent. The sauce was very good, possibly overwhelmed a little by the other ingredients I chose.

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Shorty’s Neighborhood Eatery


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.

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The Other All-Natural Burger in Atlanta

Awhile back, I looked around for an all-natural burger and found one in town. Of course, I searched on the Web. But not everything is in cyberspace. I just found out that there’s another all-natural burger in town.

It’s at the Downdraft Restaurant at Peachtree DeKalb Airport (PDK). It’s right on next to the tower, and has a great view of the runways. It’s a basic bar menu and I expected to get a basic burger there. But lo and behold, a sign on the table proclaimed a grass-fed, hormone-free burger. I ordered a version with the bleu cheese and bacon. It was a real treat. The meat at Flip had more of that true-beef organic taste, but the Downdraft’s meat was quite good. And the bleu cheese really set off the meat. The bacon was subtle but a nice complement (how would it taste with a smoked bacon?). You don’t have to be an airplane nut to enjoy.

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It’s Follow Friday: Meet our Tweep of the Week @TheNPAhardy

Is Hardy having a Lion King moment?You know and love him at @dirtysouthwine, now check out Dirty South Wine blogger (and former Murphy-Goode winner) Hardy Wallace’s new Twitter account @TheNPAhardy! After completing his six month gig at Murphy-Goode,…

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NASCAR and…wine?

Want to gear up for the race this weekend at the Atlanta Motor Speedway? Maybe even have a beer, glass of liquor or maybe a glass of wine with a driver? On Friday night at Morton’s The Steakhouse in Buckhead, NASCAR driver Bobby Labonte and Adobe Road…

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New Belgium New Patio

It might be a bit chilly outside but today’s sunshine (especially after yesterday’s crazy snow) is just begging to be enjoyed. Luckily, Marlow’s Tavern Northlake is celebrating its newly renovated rooftop patio tonight with a New Belgium beer party at …

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Atkins Park is 27!

Anyone who’s been to Ormsby’s knows that Warren Bruno really understands how to make a place fun. Great beer. Games. Cool location. Nice people. But many may not know that 27 years ago Warren opened the original Atkins Park in Virginia-Highland with th…

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March 1998 Makes a Killer Comeback

And we’re not talking about N*SYNC and baby tees. This month marks the 12th anniversary of Ray’s Killer Creek in Alpharetta. In March of 1998, Ray’s Restaurants (Ray’s on the River, Ray’s Killer Creek and Ray’s in the City) opened the company’s Killer…

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I Love La Grassa!

Starting this Wednesday, March 3 through Saturday, March 13, La Tavola Trattoria’s annual La Grassa celebration is back in action! It is definitely one of my favorite Fifth Group food events. Each year, the cozy Virginia Highland trattoria highlights…

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Woodstock: JD’s Bar-B-Que

I was in the mood for BBQ yesterday so I headed to JD’s in Woodstock. It is not the most obvious stop—5 or 6 miles from the interstate—and was clearly a small-town place. Several of the customers were regulars but they treated strangers like me just as nicely.


I went for a combo plate to get a better feel for their food. The beans were from a can and the onion rings were just OK, but the meat was superb. (And that’s what BBQ is all about.) The ribs were of the fall-off-the-bone variety. The brisket was extremely tender and juicy and had nice streaks of fat in it. The sauce was tomato-based but not as thick as some and very good. I sprung for the Texas toast to replace the standard white bread; call me a philistine but I am not a fan of white bread, even with BBQ. The Texas toast was definitely the right choice, with very good texture and flavor. Overall, a very satisfying experience.

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