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D.B.A Barbecue: Smokeless in Va-Hi
By Tom Maicon at June 23, 2009 | 4:34 pm | 0 Comment
We currently have three ‘que joints in the metro area I’d consider top-tier: Fox Bros. BBQ located in Inman Park, BBQ1 East Cobb, and Swallow at The Hollow in Roswell. The one thing all these places have in common is the ability to apply a deep smoky flavor to the meats. It’s that rich mouthwatering smoky flavor — and smell — that’s missing at D.B.A. more...
Beer Tip: Moylans Hopsickle Imperial IPA
By Tom Maicon at June 18, 2009 | 8:42 am | 0 Comment
Over the past couple years some of you have emailed me asking if I’d offer a weekly or monthly beer pick. Okay, why not? I’m a craft beer junkie with a little extra time for drink and tell. Though, I won’t claim this entry will be a weekly or monthly, I just plan to whip them out as I find beers that I believe to be worthy of a mention. So, hopping right to more...
Are We A Beer Town?
By Tom Maicon at June 14, 2009 | 8:35 am | 0 Comment
[caption id="attachment_350" align="alignright" width="270" caption="Kraig Torres of Hop City"][/caption]Atlanta – Four years ago most beverage directors in this town sneered at the thought of adding craft beer to their drink menus. One even told me with his nose firmly pointed to the clouds, and derriere slanted off his hip, “craft beer will never find its way on more...
Tasty China: From the belly
By Tom Maicon at June 9, 2009 | 4:32 pm | 0 Comment
Occasionally a restaurant arrives that instantly grabs the hearts, touches the souls and wakes the palates of nearly every individual who walks through its doors. You know it right away, at very first bite, that this restaurant will be one of great significance, and that it will ultimately alter the culinary landscape, as we know it. Tasty China (585 Franklin Rd more...
Cafe Antalya: Then kiss me already
By Tom Maicon at May 18, 2009 | 4:30 pm | 0 Comment
[caption id="attachment_354" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Rice pudding"][/caption]I eat Mediterranean food at least once a week mostly because it’s flavorful, interesting and healthy, not to mention it’s the wife’s favorite. I’ve always said, behind every mentally-intact man is a happy wife. Café Antalya (8290 Roswell Rd, Sandy Springs, Tel: more...
Vingenzo’s: Char none
By Tom Maicon at May 16, 2009 | 4:29 pm | 2 Comments
The past couple months, there’s been a sauce-slinging pizza war between the Varasano faithful and Fritti fanatics. Terms such as “char” are now everyday vocabulary for once-upon-a-time (not so long ago) local pizza novices. So who does the better pie? Is it Enrico Liberato of Fritti with his flashy accent and wood-burning oven? Or is it the trash talking Jeff more...
Athens, GA: From fried chicken to banh mi
By Tom Maicon at May 13, 2009 | 4:24 pm | 0 Comment
Athens – When I attended The University of Georgia many, many drunken dawg barks ago, the football team was mediocre at best and there really wasn’t much of a restaurant scene to speak of, especially if it was ethnic fare you sought. But times are a changin' in bulldawg country. Not only is the football team winning a heck of a lot more games these days — the more...
Disconnect at New Orleans Connection
By Tom Maicon at April 23, 2009 | 4:23 pm | 0 Comment
Ever since Beyond the Bayou in Chamblee closed its doors, our city has experienced a major void for Cajun grub on the quick and cheap. Of course there’s always Gumbeaux’s, but let’s be honest, who in the real world considers Douglasville the Atlanta metro? And that drive could be considered anything but on the quick. A little closer to home, New Orleans more...
Spicy Thai bbq pork strips
By Tom Maicon at April 16, 2009 | 4:21 pm | 0 Comment
My beercentric neighbors recently inquired about Thai restaurants over a few hoppy beers and a funky, obscurely labeled, bottle of red wine. We live on the Westside. They like Spoon. I like Spoon, too. But I also like Siam Square (1995 Windy Hill, Marietta, Tel: 770.333.1700) — a lot. They all tilt their heads in bewilderment. “Where’s Siam more...
Hot Pot 101 Do-it-yourself-dining
By Tom Maicon at March 30, 2009 | 4:19 pm | 0 Comment
Melanie has a deep and abiding love for all annoying restaurants that require patron participation, especially those that are ethnic. Less than two hours after she learned that Dinho, now called Hot Pot 101 (5389-A New Peachtree Road, Chamblee, Tel: 770.458.9898), switched its concept to one of those goofy do-it-yourself hot pot deals, her butt was planted in a chair in more...
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