When Marie’s mother came to spend a few days with us, we knew that we wanted to take her shopping at the Buford Highway Farmer’s Market, where she was certain to enjoy looking at the aisle of Dutch foods, and also have a nice snack of poffertjes from their food court. While she isn’t especially fond of either spicy foods or, bafflingly, barbecue, she does enjoy Chinese cooking, and there are several Chinese restaurants along Buford Highway that we had not yet visited. Since Northern China Eatery has so many fans, we decided to give it a try. Continue reading “Northern China Eatery, Doraville GA”
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Wild Heaven Craft Beers, Avondale Estates GA
For this month’s attempt to expand my novice beer knowledge, a trip to Ale Yeah! in Roswell had my brother putting two bottles from Wild Heaven in my hands. He told me that these were local guys with a very small selection of beers. That sounded good, because it’s easier to get a handle on a brewery’s output when I don’t have sixty-eleven beers to track down, as will be the case with next month’s chapter about beer. Continue reading “Wild Heaven Craft Beers, Avondale Estates GA”
Finding the right words can be a problem.
Y’all know that we don’t often dig in with negative reviews at this blog of ours, and when we do, it’s qualified as much as possible with whatever praise we can find. Having said that, the ride back to Atlanta from Putnam County brought me to a pair of barbecue joints which I’d like to mention for posterity’s sake. The first of these is Dave’s BBQ and Soul Food in Monticello. I got a big grin when I spotted the sign out front, because it’s another appearance of the strange Cannibal Cook Pig who haunts the southeast. Continue reading “Finding the right words can be a problem.”
Kinorhook Bar-B-Que, Eatonton GA
I left Milledgeville using GA-212, figuring that to be the road that made the most interesting course through middle Georgia, a corridor that I’d never seen before. While I did not have anything planned after I left the Shrimp Boats, I did have an idea that I wanted to try. I got about ten miles out of town and pulled up Urbanspoon’s mobile app and asked what was nearby. It said that I was 4.9 miles from Kinorhook Bar-B-Que and so that became my next destination. That’s much more effective than hoping to see a road sign! In point of fact, if I hadn’t used the mobile app, I wouldn’t have seen a sign at all; I had to turn right and go a little north on US-129, and the sign is on that road, not the one that I was driving. Continue reading “Kinorhook Bar-B-Que, Eatonton GA”
Shrimp Boats: The Story of a Shipwreck and its Survivors
(Second edition, Sept, 2015)
One of the most fun elements of our hobby has been researching long-lost southeastern restaurant chains. It’s comparatively easy to get a little backstory about a single business, but the story can become much more convoluted and fascinating when we’re digging into the past for little traces of what’s left when something distinctive and fun is trying to vanish. We’ve enjoyed learning about the story of Zesto in Atlanta and Columbia, and really loved tracking down what we found about Kay’s, Kay’s Kastles, and Ice Castle. Continue reading “Shrimp Boats: The Story of a Shipwreck and its Survivors”
Familiar Flavors in Different Locations, Macon GA
Late last month, Marie and I took another short trip to Macon to meet her mother and let Marie drive her the rest of the way into the traffic and sprawl of Atlanta. This gave us another chance to quickly visit a couple of places before those two went home, leaving me the chance to mosey on home at my own darn speed. Continue reading “Familiar Flavors in Different Locations, Macon GA”
Oli + Ve, Vinings GA
This is Marie, contributing an article about specialty oil and vinegar from Oli + Ve (pronounced Ollie and Vee), http://www.oliandve.com/ There is no actual person named Ollie or Vee, they’re just the halves of the word Olive, which became the names of two cute cartoon characters in the logo. We were there for National Vinegar Day so of course the vinegars were emphasized, but olive oil and vinegar really do best when served together. Continue reading “Oli + Ve, Vinings GA”
Marie, Let's Eat! 