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Favorites of 2011 [Booze]

December 24, 2011

Moving on from cooking, we guzzle on over to booze. Mostly wine, some spirits. If you are not a wine geek, or aspire to be one, it may be best to just skip this post. And I realize listing some of these wines is a touch braggadocio, but let’s be real, food blogging is often […]

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The Porch at Collier

October 7, 2011

The Porch at Collier has been open a week or so, in the greatly renovated former Hong Li space, next door to Big Easy Grill and the new location of Verde. I’ve been eagerly waiting for both of these restaurants to open due to the shortage of casual eating/drinking within stumbling distance of my home. […]

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New Orleans & Tampa [Remnants from a Bachelor Party]

July 26, 2011

With my alleged nuptials only a couple of weeks away, you know what that means. Bachelor parties. Yes, the plurality is intentional. Let me explain. My good buddy/former roommate got engaged right before I did, and is also getting married a few weeks after me. We share most of the same friends from college so […]

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Hot Weather, Cold Drinks

June 8, 2011

There something so satisfying about the appearance of a cold beverage as it sweats in the seatbelt scalding summertime in Atlanta. You know just by looking at it that it’s going to be cold and refreshing. I sat outside with a friend this past Sunday, ate some smoked wings and enjoyed this amazing bottle of […]

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Ormsby’s

December 23, 2009

Last week Ormsby’s opened in the Westside Provisions District, on the same side of the development as Abattoir. Yeah, that’s right, yet another new restaurant on my side of town. Though of all the new restaurants, Ormsby’s may be the first foray in the casual dining/drinks/hangout genre (is that a genre?). Ormsby’s has a decent […]

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