Atlanta

• Atlanta dining deals (Source: Creative Loafing)
  Additional details on the Dogwood special here.


• Pacci (Source: Live to Nibble)
  Italian + organic. Might be interesting.


• Handy brunch round-up from Atlanta Dish.
They don't mention H&F, curiously.

Lists

• GQ's picks for America's 25 best pizzas.
  Not a single southern state makes the list. Is ( Read more... )

We had a slightly-belated Valentine's celebration at Aqua Blue Wednesday night. We attended a dinner featuring Northstar wines, and really enjoyed it. The menu:

( The courses )

... or that's what this research seems to indicate. Link found thanks to Patricia's FARK linkage.

What does it take to get a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence?Their reviews might still be okay, but given this, the awards on restaurant walls seem to be more of a revenue stream for the magazine than an actual indicator of a quality wine list. It's ( Read more... )

How did I miss this? From the AJC:

Georgians may buy wine over the Internet or by phone directly from wineries. They also may take half-finished bottles of wine they ordered at restaurants home with them. Wineries will be able to sell beer and wine in tasting rooms. And limousine companies will be able to sell customers alcoholic beverages.
Woohoo ( Read more... )

Is anyone besides me appalled that this even came up for discussion, much less came close to passing in Georgia?

State employees saved from weight loss mandateWhat's next -- requiring employees to dye their hair blond and wear blue contact lenses ( Read more... )

Bibs and bobs, in no particular order:

• The 2005 Chehalem Pinot Gris with Boucheron cheese is an outstanding food and wine pairing.


• I want to try Chatelain Camembert.


• The Libby commutation reminds me yet again that Bush is the worst president I've seen in my lifetime. I've never seen his like for devil-may-care cronyism. 567 days until he leaves ( Read more... )

Almost everyone has something that tempts them. Even if they don't buy, they still like to window shop ( Read more... )

I watched Mondovino last night, a documentary about the globalization of wine that contrasts small producers with large ones. I found it interesting, although perhaps a touch outdated in at least one respect: the movie gives a lot of coverage to mega-producer Mondavi, but Mondavi was acquired by Constellation in 2004. Since Mondovino was also ( Read more... )

Came across some decent articles during my "morning paper" time, and thought I'd share:

From the New York Times:
Wine Ratings Might Not Pass the Sobriety Test

From the New York Times:
The Complex Equation of Calories and Microflora (or why microbes can make people fat)

From WellFed.net's Paper Palate:
Cooking 101 (some good tips here, especially ( Read more... )

looking13glass makes really nifty fan bags, and she was a pleasure to do business with. I got my Big Damn Heroes bag on Monday, and I'm tremendously pleased with it. She's working on some new designs at the moment: she plans to do one for Serenity, and one for Battlestar Galactica. I'm using it for my crochet materials, and I'm kind of tickled to combine two ( Read more... )