Bite of the Best

Top 100 Best Brunch Restaurants in the U.S. - April 30, 2013

OpenTable just announced the 2013 Diners’ Choice Award winners for Top 100 Best Brunch Restaurants in the United States. These awards refle…

The Lawrence, Atlanta - March 2, 2013

Midtown overflows with places to get a good meal, including The Lawrence where I went on my recent Atlanta visit.
We ordered our wine while perus…

Cypress Street Pint & Plate - December 7, 2012

After walking around Midtown we stopped at Cypress Street Pint & Plate for an early afternoon snack. We were just up for enjoying a nibble wi…

Campagnolo, Midtown, Atlanta - November 29, 2012

…Campagnolo in Midtown is a hidden gem at the corner of 10th and Piedmont. It’s perfect  for outdoor dining weather— other than the noi

The Optimist, Atlanta - November 25, 2012

The menu at the Optimist, one of Atlanta’s hottest new restaurants, focuses on sustainable seafood prepared in a wood-burn…ing oven. It

Rio Balsas Taqueria, Cumming, GA - November 13, 2012

I stopped by Rio Balasa small authentic Mexican taqueria in Cumming,… Georgia last month.
Having heard that their shrimp appetizer was recogni

Parish Foods & Goods, Atlanta - November 7, 2012

Parish Foods & Goods in the Inman Park area had served the foods of New Orleans, but no longer. Don’t go there wanting your basket of be…

Midtown Atlanta Restaurant Week September 2012 - August 28, 2012

Midtown Atlanta Restaurant Week runs from Saturday, September 1 to Sunday, September 9, 2012, …featuring a variety of participating restaura

Rosebud, Atlanta - June 20, 2012

Earlier this year, I visited Lowcountry… in Manhattan for brunch one Sunday when guest chef Ron Eyester from Rosebud in Atlanta (Virginia-High

VERDE! Atlanta Local Food Festival - June 20, 2012

2012 James Beard Foundation Restaurant and Chef Award Winners - May 8, 2012

2012 James Beard Foundation Restaurant and Chef Awards
Last night celebrating the 25^th… anniversary of the awards, the James Beard Foundation

2012 James Beard Foundation Semifinalists Announced - February 21, 2012

James Beard’s 2012 Chef and Restaurant Semifinalists Announced
The James Beard Foundation has named the  restaurant and chef award semif…

Murphy’s, Atlanta - December 30, 2011

Until this evening’s visit, I had only frequented Murphy’s in the Virginia/Highland area for Sunday brunch. Loved their basket…

Holeman & Finch Public House - December 23, 2011

…We started with the small pot of decadently rich chicken liver pate sealed with apple cider jelly accompanied by green tomato pickle and toast (

Park’s Edge, Atlanta - December 9, 2011

While perusing the Park’s Edge menu, we inquired about the grilled peach and burrata salad… we had seen on the website. Our waitress menti

New York Restaurant Week Extended Through September 5 - August 10, 2011

…New York Restaurant Week is now extended until Monday, September 5th (Saturdays excluded), featuring over 250 restaurants offering three

James Beard Foundation 2011 Restaurant Award Nominees - March 23, 2011

The James Beard Foundation recently announced the final nominees for the 2011 James Beard Foundation Awards for Restaurant and Chef Awards. W…

2011 James Beard Foundation Awards Semifinalists Unveiled - March 6, 2011

The list of Restaurant and Chef semifinalists for the 2011 James Beard Foundation Awards, the nation’s recognition program honoring profe…

101 Best Restaurants in America - March 5, 2011

From sea to shining sea, there’s no shortage of U.S. restaurants to delight even the pickiest of eaters. … And with more then 20,000 eateries

Antico Pizza Napoletana - February 27, 2011

So it’s about time that I put virtual pen to paper concerning Antico Pizza. I’m a pizza snob, no denying it. You can’t grow up…

Amuse!, Atlanta - February 24, 2011

Created our own menu, per se, while dining at Amuse!, a French bistro in Atlanta. …Sharing all the food, we requested that we start with the main co

Highland Bakery, Atlanta - February 14, 2011

New Menu Website - December 6, 2010

Still collecting and organizing piles of menus? Trying to keep your own rolodex of your favorite places to eat?  Forget about it, thanks to Men…

5th Annual Shrimp & Grits Festival - September 5, 2010

5th Annual “Shrimp & Grits: The Wild Georgia Shrimp Festival” to Kick Off September 17
What was once a simple food pairing deeply roote…

Harvest on Main, Blue Ridge, Georgia - August 18, 2010

Thanks to Chef Danny Mellman the little, romantic town of Blue Ridge, Georgia — known best for its outdoor activities, Blue …Ridge Lake and Toc