Archive for September, 2011
Join Me as I Judge the 2nd Annual Battle of the Burgers in Virginia Highland Benefiting Embraced – Saturday, October 1, 2011
I love hamburgers. From plain old regular burgers to fancy-schmancy gourmet burgers, traditional beef burgers to exotic venison, and everything in between. It’s a good thing…because I’m judging the second annual Battle of the Burgers this Saturday, October 1, 2011. Battle of the Burgers brings together 25 local restaurants, as they compete for the [...]
Truffles Grill (formerly Truffles Café) Serves Up Homemade Goodness in Buckhead
When we received an invitation to dine at Truffles Grill in Buckhead not long ago, I had to stop and think about where it was. Though I had driven past Truffles Grill (located on Lenox Road across from Lenox Square Mall) a number of times, I had never been there – it’s not flashy or [...]
Doggie Lovers Howl for DREAM Dachshund Rescue’s HowlOWeenie – Saturday, October 1, 2011 in Dunwoody
Start your fall festivities early and party down for a good cause this Saturday, October 1, 2011 at DREAM Dachshund Rescue’s HowlOWeenie! It’s a full day of outdoor fall fun, full of dachshund contests, bluegrass music, artist/vendor market, and picnicking. It’s not just for dachshund’s and their humans, though! It’s for everyone who loves animals [...]
Take Your Tastebuds on a Trip Around the World – 6th Annual Gwinnett International Restaurant Week, September 19-22, 2011
Gwinnett County is celebrating its 6th Annual Gwinnett International Restaurant Week starting in just a few days, September 19 through 22, 2011. With more than 20 participating restaurants, there’s something to choose from for everyone, from Mexican to Italian, Indian to Moroccan, Greek to Thai. Each restaurant offers three-course menus for just $21.21 per person [...]
No. 246 – Locally-Inspired Italian in Downtown Decatur
Decatur welcomed its newest restaurant, No. 246, recently with an evening in support of one of Atlanta’s favorite causes, the Atlanta Community Food Bank. No, 246, which just opened to the public in mid-July, is a new partnership between Chef Ford Fry (owner and executive chef of JCT. Kitchen and Bar) and Chef Drew Belline (formerly chef de cuisine [...]
Georgian Terrace Hotel Hosts WABE-FM’s “Between the Lines” Tonight – Author Joseph Gatins Discusses His New Book – Thursday, September 14, 2011
A couple of months ago, I had lunch at the Georgian Terrace (my favorite hotel here in Atlanta and where I stayed for my wedding three years ago) for a media event celebrating the hotel’s 100th Anniversary. It’s such a beautiful landmark – located just across the street from The Fabulous Fox Theatre – how [...]
Be Seduced By Tantra Restaurant and Bar, Silk Road-Inspired Decadence in Buckhead
Buckhead has welcomed a new restaurant that brings together the flavors and inspirations of the legendary Silk Road. Tantra Restaurant and Bar takes your senses on a journey along the historical trading route that stretched from Asia, through the Mediterranean, southern Europe and into Spain. The richness and of the flavors and cultures is evident in [...]
Celebrate Cheese at the Third Annual Cheese Week at Star Provisions – September 15-17, 2011
My good friend Tim Gaddis is the Cheesemonger (isn’t that just the coolest word?) at Star Provisions, the premiere gourmet grocery in Atlanta. He’s one of the many cool and interesting people I’ve met via social media, and who has introduced me to a number of purveyors of delicious products: Angie and Phin of Phickles [...]
Celebrate the End of Summer at the 2nd Annual Atlanta Ice Cream Festival, Benefiting Lupus Foundation of America – Georgia Chapter – Saturday, September 10, 2011
It feels like summer is already over – Labor Day has passed and it’s not longer kosher to wear white (as if!), the temperature has mercifully dropped and given us a preview of a beautiful fall, and it’s almost as if you could hear Atlanta breathe a collective sigh of relief. Give one last nod to [...]
Wrecking Bar Brewpub – Inman Park’s Newest, Coolest Hang-Out and Brewery
There’s a beautiful, funky building in Inman Park, on Moreland Avenue between Little Five Points and I-20 that has caught my eye every time I’ve driven past it since I moved here in the late ’90s. Built in 1900, the building was originally a private residence,called “The Marianna”. Since then it has been a church, [...]
