Bacchanalia has been around for a very long time. Before I even moved to Georgia, I was aware of Bacchanalia, notoriously mentioned in every list of elite restaurants in the city of Atlanta. So how do I go about covering a restaurant that has garnered every accolade, been featured in every major publication, and been [...]
Archive for the ‘restaurant review’ Category
Bacchanalia Review
Posted in restaurant review, tagged bacchanalia, farm to table, star provisions, west midtown on January 19, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Social Vinings Review (Lunch)
Posted in restaurant review, tagged cougar, lunch, vinings on January 17, 2010 | 44 Comments »
Vinings is a special part of Atlanta. Straddling the perimeter and desperately trying to reap the benefits of city life with the copacetic, predictable nature of suburban life, it has attracted an affluent demographic. And with it has developed somewhat of a fine dining culture. Undoubtedly this dining scene is far better than the never-ending [...]
JCT Kitchen Review (Lunch)
Posted in restaurant review, tagged lunch, southern, west midtown on January 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Happily ensconced in the back side of the Westside Urban Market, flanked by the Bacchanalia / Star Provisions empire and the TaquerÃa del Sol fortress, is JCT Kichen and Bar. Self-described as a classic Southern style bistro, and there being entirely too many mediocre places in Atlanta with the same label, I rued the day [...]
Woodfire Grill Review
Posted in restaurant review, tagged buckhead, tasting, Top Chef, Woodfire Grill on January 13, 2010 | 3 Comments »
I should have visited the Woodfire Grill a few more times before posting a review, but after my live tweeting and the build-up leading to our outing to Kevin Gillespie’s baby, I reasoned I had to go ahead and give you my impressions so far. Simply stated, my Woodfire Grill dinner experience was nothing short [...]
Canoe Review (Lunch)
Posted in restaurant review, tagged lunch, vinings on January 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I suspected for a long time that Canoe was another one of those “safe” fine dining establishments. You know the type: take grandmother on her 80th birthday to have something that is exquisitely prepared yet thoroughly boring. I also know that it’s not the cheapest of establishments, so enter lunch. Although a restaurant shouldn’t be [...]
Abattoir Review
Posted in restaurant review, tagged farm to table, restaurant review, west midtown on January 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I have to admit it, Abattoir is my favorite place to have dinner in Atlanta. You’ve been warned that the rest of this review will be the meandering gushing of a fanboy. It’s hard not to get worked up over Anne Quatrano’s and Cliff Harrison’s latest pean to farm-to-table, nose-to-tail cooking. In a sea of [...]
RED SKY Tapas & Bar Review
Posted in restaurant review, tagged East Cobb, restaurant, review, tapas on January 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
East Cobb is surprisingly bereft of good dining options. There are miles and miles of affluent neighborhoods, rolling golf courses and perfectly manicured lawns; but if you feel like eating, there’s an hour wait at the local Longhorn. So it’s not surprising that not far from the nexus of all things East Cobb, the intersection [...]
The River Room – Capsule Review
Posted in restaurant review on December 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My cousin and I went to the River Room for lunch in my new-found quest to score Open Table points. This is the kind of restaurant that young professionals are never spotted at, like there’s some kind of line in the sands of coolness that’s just not to be breached. It’s a pet peeve of [...]
