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Mambo Jambo brings solid Cuban fare to Windward Pkwy
By Tom Maicon at October 3, 2010 | 9:19 am | 5 Comments
In a restaurant-only strip center off Windward Pkwy with Xian China Bistro and Nahm Thai Cuisine, Mambo Jambo (5310 Windward Pkwy, Alpharetta 770.667.0097), an upscale-ish Cuban restaurant with Peruvian and Argentinean influences, opens in the space vacated by Mad Italian. Don't confuse this place with Mambo Cafe just two exits south on Haynes Bridge. I know what more...
Living edibles, Indian pizza and pho
By Tom Maicon at July 8, 2010 | 8:34 am | 4 Comments
For the past six years or so, I’ve played judge at Taste of Alpharetta’s culinary competition. I will say, since the event’s organizers revamped the cooking battle a couple years ago, the dishes submitted by restaurants are far more skilled and daring than ever before. The craziest dish ever served during my tenure was in 2009 by a Japanese restaurant more...
Meyer’s Deli Makes “Authentic” Claim
By Tom Maicon at May 19, 2010 | 11:46 am | 15 Comments
If I had it in me to open a deli in Atlanta, you couldn't pay me to use the term "New York" anywhere near the restaurant's name or marketing material — and, I certainly wouldn't be bold enough to use the word "authentic." Pastrami on rye is serious business for most hard-edged New Yorkers. To live up to the claim "Authentic NY deli" here in the south, one more...
Right On “Cue”
By Tom Maicon at August 22, 2009 | 4:38 pm | 0 Comment
As far as politics go, I’m a devout libertarian. And as a libertarian, I’d just like to say, all you democrats and republicans sure know how to muck things up. When it comes to food, I’m a big believer in the theory of trickle-down gastronomics. Why? Because after 8 comical years under George W. Bush and several painful months of Prime Minister Obama, it’s more...
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