Q&A
Q&A with Red Hare Brewing
By Harry Hager at October 12, 2011 | 8:30 am | 0 Comment
If You Could Run, As You Drink, You Might Catch a Hare Red Hare Brewing Company is the newest addition to Atlanta’s growing number of craft brewers and while they are the new kids on the block they are off to a rabbit quick start and from what we’ve seen they are in the race for the long haul. Owner Roger Davis and brewmaster Bobby Thomas showed us around more...
Seed to Plate with Chef Boyd Rose
By Tom Maicon at June 9, 2011 | 10:04 am | 0 Comment
Each and every morning a humble chef by the name of Boyd Rose slips out the back door of his kitchen and makes his way about one hundred yards to a short path that leads him to the restaurant’s mini farm. While there, he gathers squash blossoms, yanks radishes from the soil, clips arugula and then calmly strolls down the tomato isle like a loving mother watching over more...
“Wine Guy” Chris Reid of Hop City Craft Beer & Wine
By Tom Maicon at November 10, 2010 | 9:59 am | 1 Comments
Chris Reid, now the "Wine Guy" at Hop City Craft Beer & Wine (1000 Marietta St. Suite 302, Atlanta Tel: 404.350.9998), is our city’s leading authority regarding all things drink. Sure, he’s built quite a name for himself within the wine community, but few know he’s also a quirky wealth of knowledge in matters of beer, spirits, coffee, and even tea. Reid is about more...
“The Food Optimist,” Chef Natalie Brigmond
By Carrie Neal Walden at October 6, 2010 | 7:54 pm | 4 Comments
Her tag line is “Real Food for Real People,” and that’s what Natalie Brigmond, known formally as The Food Optimist or more familiarly as Chef Natalie to her friends and clients, is passionate about. I sat down with her recently to talk to her about her work as a personal chef, caterer and lover of food and all things healthy (and super-tasty). Her eyes shine as she more...
Jordan Fleetwood of Twain’s
By Tom Maicon at July 7, 2010 | 7:36 pm | 0 Comment
Jordan Fleetwood has enjoyed a long brewing career here in Atlanta. He’s a humble guy who brews with good sense and strong technique. He currently mans the brew side of things at Twain’s Billiards and Tap in beercentric Decatur. Every time I sit down with Fleetwood I learn something new. I recently caught up with him ... here’s what he had to say. Q: Nearly more...
Donna Rodriguez, Dishing with Donna
By Tom Maicon at December 13, 2009 | 12:57 pm | 2 Comments
Dishing With Donna Food Radio Show WGKA 920am Saturdays at 2:00pm Sundays at 11:30am www.dishingwithdonnashow.com twitter.com/dishingdonna Listen online: www.920wgka.com Q: Food radio, as sexy as it sounds, hasn’t been a successful business model for the many souls who tried and failed before you. However, your show is sizzling hot. What do you think more...
Jeff Varasano of Varasano’s Pizzeria
By Tom Maicon at October 7, 2009 | 4:54 pm | 0 Comment
Varasano's Pizzeria 2171 Peachtree Rd. NE Atlanta, GA 30309 404-352-8216 http://www.varasanos.com Now that the flour dust has finally settled after his highly-charged opening of Varasano's Pizzeria, I thought it would be a good time to catch up with Jeff Varasano to get his perspective into what it's like to suddenly find himself in the restaurant business, and more...
Justin and Johnathan Fox of Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q
By Tom Maicon at August 7, 2009 | 4:52 pm | 0 Comment
Q: How difficult was the transition from caterers to restaurateurs? A: It was one of the most difficult things to do. Fox Bros. literally went from one day being only me doing a majority of the cooking, with my brother Justin doing the desserts, to being open and having to stand over a staff of folks I barely even know, to take my passion and trust it to them. more...
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