This is Marie, contributing an article about a nice, quick recipe that is pretty flexible. The original recipe is one that Grant found at a blog called When Life Gives You Melons. The rub that I used, though, is actually quite close to the one I used on the recent pork steak recipe, except that it uses paprika instead of black pepper. I threw in some paprika with the already prepared rub, because I’m contrary that way, and it turned out just fine. Continue reading “Chapter 1200: Chicken with Mango Salsa”
Pijiu Belly, Atlanta GA
This is Marie, contributing an article about Pijiu Belly, a pub-type Korean-American fusion restaurant with some really interesting blends on the menu. I went with some foodie friends to have an evening there and we all had a blast. I’d had some worries that I might have to pull out but made it, and I’m glad; it was one of the most cheerful evenings I’ve had in a while. Continue reading “Pijiu Belly, Atlanta GA”
Union Hill Kitchen, Chamblee GA
Back in April, Marie and I, along with the then-three year-old, went looking to get into trouble with Sandy from Bella Vivere, and decided that maybe just going out to eat would be more sensible than starting a riot or something. She suggested Union Hill Kitchen, and we met there for a rather good dinner. Continue reading “Union Hill Kitchen, Chamblee GA”
Ankar’s Hoagies, Chattanooga TN
In his book Southern Belly, John T. Edge wrote about the Jacksonville-area “camel rider” pita sandwiches. This served as background for a longer 2012 story in The New York Times, in which he mentioned that the riders have been spotted in a few other cities around the southeast. Edge mentioned Birmingham and Columbus (where, our friend Matt pointed out, camel riders have been a staple at a restaurant called Speakeasy for decades), but it turns out that camel riders have also made it as far as Chattanooga. Continue reading “Ankar’s Hoagies, Chattanooga TN”
Mean Mug Coffeehouse and The Hot Chocolatier, Chattanooga TN
Some days, you just can’t get away from people! We had the most amusing run of luck on our Saturday in Chattanooga. After lunch, we’d gone by McKay to spend some time shopping for books and music. Across the store, I spotted my old friend Darius, whom I’d not seen in ages. Turned out he had tagged along with our friends Matt and Kelley, whom we had seen a little more recently than we’d seen Darius, to sell some of their books and CDs and things to buy more. So we caught up with our buddies for a few minutes and made our way onto our snack at Dub’s Place. Continue reading “Mean Mug Coffeehouse and The Hot Chocolatier, Chattanooga TN”
Dub’s Place, Chattanooga TN
Every once in a while, you stumble onto the neatest surprise, and, still full from our lunch at Couch’s in Ooltewah, we made our way to the Red Bank neighborhood expecting to find a simple, no-frills fast food dairy bar for a snack and instead found that this place takes its fast food very seriously. Continue reading “Dub’s Place, Chattanooga TN”
Couch’s Barbecue, Ooltewah TN (take two)
One day last month, Marie and the three year-old and I needed to run up to Chattanooga to pick up the girlchild, and we decided to make a day of it, with lots and lots of things to do. Now, on the previous week’s drive to Alabama, we made it a mostly barbecue trip, but this time out, we only revisited a single barbecue joint, about ten miles north of the state line up I-75 near the town of Ooltewah. I had gone to Couch’s four years ago and, especially since it’s such a unique style of presentation, I wanted to try it again and let Marie see what it was like. Continue reading “Couch’s Barbecue, Ooltewah TN (take two)”
Marie, Let's Eat! 