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Summer Pasta

July 26, 2015

One of my favorite summer dishes to make is a kitchen sink pasta based on a technique I learned from a Michael Ruhlman video a few years ago. The basis is that you chop up some ripe tomatoes and let it sit (unrefrigerated) a while so the liquid draws from the fruit, offering up a beautiful tomato water. This water serves as the starting point for […]

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Tomato Dishes

August 11, 2014

We are in the primetime for tomatoes, and every summer I get all anxious that I’m not taking advantage. I mean, I probably only have forty good tomato seasons in my lifetime. When I was a kid I didn’t appreciate it. Then later in life in our Matrix Reloaded sub-terrain world I will be old […]

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June & July Gavage

July 22, 2014

Hey there. I took these photos. If you didn’t see them on my Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, or Tinder page, well then, you are in luck. Ever eaten an entire platter of chicken hearts? You can do so at Yet Tuh on Buford Highway. That place is neat. We didn’t order exceptionally well, and they missed one of our […]

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I Would Eat That [Terra, Bocca Lupo, One Eared Stag]

July 12, 2013

These are the things I like to eat right now. Freshness. Lighter composition. Bright flavors. Herbs and grilled things and summer. This is Banh Xeo (crepe) with pork and shrimp at Nam Phuong. Rocks. Also had the Banh Hoi Bo Nuong La Lot – the do it your self rice paper wraps, this version with beef […]

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Upcoming – Attack of the Killer Tomato Festival

June 26, 2013

My favorite food and beverage tasting event is coming up next month – The Attack of the Killer Tomato Festival. Space is limited and it will sell out. Tickets are $55, but they go up in a few days. Press release, participant details, ticket links below. Here are photos and a video from a couple […]

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Grilling Out

July 13, 2012
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The original title of this post was BBQ, but then I realized I’m in the South, where BBQ is a noun. So I “grilled out” both nights last weekend. We ate, we drank, we cavorted, and at times we stood around a grill and nodded our heads. Saturday I went to my friend Steve’s home, […]

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Favorites from 2011 [Home Cooking]

December 21, 2011

Yep, I’m doing another Favorites of the Year series of posts. Similar to last year, I’m dividing the posts into three categories – home cooking, dining out, and I’m changing the third category from wine to general boozin’. We’ll start in the kitchen. I love to cook. Be it alone, where I find an afternoon […]

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Pez Vela – Paella

September 1, 2011

While in Barcelona we hit up Pez Vela, a relatively new paella restaurant at the base of the W Hotel, right on the beach. Ever since, I can’t stop thinking about paella. Has anyone ever had one that was good in Atlanta? Doing it at home is probably the best option. I have a paella […]

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