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Dining Near Piedmont Hospital

August 26, 2013

In the years I’ve been doing this, at every wedding reception I attend, as I survey my options at the shrimp and grits bar and the prime rib stand, without fail someone comes up to me and hilariously asks, “Hey, are you gonna blog this?” It provides all parties a resounding fake chuckle. So it […]

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Revisit: Baby Tommy’s Taste of New York

September 12, 2011

Recently I had the pleasure of visiting Marietta to return some internet equipment mistakenly sent to me by Comcast. Waiting in a line for half an hour to talk to a cable company representative who understandably sits behind bulletproof glass is a fine way to spend my well deserved weekend. The Comcast office is just down the […]

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Quick Bites: Pizza and Pork

January 13, 2011

Just a few bites from here and there. Lately my favorite pizza at Varasano’s is the nucci. I’m usually not a big olive fan (what?) but I love them on this pizza. It’s just the right amount of salty to go with the awesome bread and spicy arugula. On my last visit to Heirloom BBQ, […]

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Varasano’s Lunch

June 3, 2010

Lunch at Varasano’s features a few sandwiches unavailable at dinner. I tried them. I’ve been for dinner a few times in the last couple of months and the pizzas are as consistent and delicious as they’ve ever been. On weekend night visits it has been packed full of people. It’s empty at lunch. Service is […]

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Fritti Back on the Scene

March 27, 2009

It’s been well reported (including here) that Fritti has recently hired a new pizzaolo, Enrico Liberato. This doesn’t just mean it’s a new person working the oven, but the actual pizza style and the dough have changed, relatively significantly. Bliss posted on it today, and I pretty much agree with her on all counts (so […]

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Damn You Wednesday!

March 24, 2009

So after getting my tux cleaned for the Tuesday opening of Varasano’s, Jeff comes out on Facebook and announces that he’s opening Wednesday. I had hoped that the Tuesday open would stay under the radar and I could get a table, but now that every blog in town, Creative Loafing, and Slice has picked this […]

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You Thought I Was Done With Pizza?

March 19, 2009

Tsk Tsk. The Atlanta Pizza Days may be officially over but my craving for all things pizza will never fade. The plan for now is to get back in the lab and work on my homemade pizza skillz rather than go out so often. Of course there is one exception to that statement, which brings […]