Smart Cookie at Alliance Theatre

Now Playing — Thru February 22, 2009

Written by Julia Brownell Directed by Jeremy B. Cohen

Starring: Rebecca Blumhagan, Courtenay Collins, Dori Garziano, Larry Larson, Nancy Lemenager, and Blake Lowell

Julia Brownell won the Kendeda Graduate Playwright Competition with this comedic play. And, this is the first comedy to win the competition. This tale […]

Patton Oswalt at The Earl

Patton Oswalt

Saturday — February 7, 2009

The Earl 488 Flat Shoals Ave. East Atlanta, GA 30316

Red Robin

The Setting: An American memorabilia theme decorates the Lawrenceville location. A bar with booths, tables and a huge American flag made out of painted baseballs greet you as you enter. It’s a bright, casual and inviting restaurant that has a tendency of being a bit noisy. This is a family friendly restaurant, likely to be […]

Made From Scratch… at Hardee's??

Apparently Hardee’s have been making buttermilk biscuits “from scratch” for over 30 years!

A hectic weekend had us searching for a fast breakfast option. We wandered into a Hardee’s and got in line. As we were waiting in line, we saw a man in the back rolling out biscuit dough. We looked at […]

Balinese Long Peppers

Big Tree Farms — Single Origin Peppers

While shopping at Alon’s Bakery prior to Christmas, we found a box of these gorgeous long peppers. The smell emanating from the box was powerful and rich. We had no doubt to the freshness of the long peppers inside.

I was unable to find the long peppers […]

Bone's Burger

The Setting: Entering through the doors, you are greeted by caricature covered walls. You may wander into the well-equipped bar and enjoy the perfect cocktail before moving on to the dining room. And, you might even find a tune to play on the bar’s jukebox.

The Staff: Friendly, inviting and professional

The Burger: We each […]

Hit & Miss at Canton House

Hits: Custard tarts still warm from the oven, pineapple bread with sweet custard filling, a mildly sweet bread stuffed with shredded dry beef, shrimp sui mai and sticky rice in lotus leaf.

Misses: All the other steamed dumplings we ordered were so badly overcooked that they were literally mush… falling apart before we could even […]

Jim 'n Nicks BBQ

The Setting: A free-standing chain restaurant with a rustic theme. It can only be called a theme, because, it doesn’t feel rustic at all.

The Staff: On this occasion, our server was a bit abrupt and distracted. (First Visit… and probably our only visit)

The Food: If I had to sum it up in a […]

Another Visit to The Counter

Once again, The Counter exceeds expectations with perfectly crisp and golden brown sweet potato fries (even more perfect than previous visits… if that’s possible) and burgers nearing perfection. We’ve sampled quite a few burgers and they’ve proven to be impeccably prepared, cooked, and presented on every visit.

Here are a few favorite combinations for our […]

Paolo's Gelato

The Setting: A charming little shop (and, I do mean little) that serves up some of the best gelato in Atlanta.

The Staff: Super Friendly

The Gelato: It’s all good! You can’t go wrong with your choice of flavor. But, some of our favorites include Violet, Dulce de Lece, Zabione, Pistachio, Bacio, Chestnut, Capuccino, […]