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 […]

Wild Hibiscus

Wild Hibiscus flowers make a beautiful garnish to a glass of Champagne. Or, adapt your favorite Cosmopolitan recipe.

Wild Hibiscus

Hibiscus Flowers in syrup are available at most William Sonomas, Whole Foods, Krogers, and Metropolitan Markets. Or, order online at Wild Hibiscus.

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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 […]

Durian, Jackfruit and Coconut Ice Cream

On a recent visit to the Dekalb Farmer’s Market, we found three flavors of ice cream. The Aroy-D brand (Made in Thailand) offers Durian, Jackfruit and Coconut Ice cream. Each flavor uses an ice cream base of coconut milk and sugar before adding a fine dice of fruit. The resulting ice cream has a texture […]

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, […]

Agnes & Muriel's

The Setting: Currently, a free standing brick house conversion, but, soon to be relocated.

The Staff: Friendly and attentive

The Food: This used to be one of our favorite brunch spots… years ago. But, changes have been made since our last visit. We immediately noticed a difference in the coffee. I’m not sure if they’re […]

What's for dinner on Thanksgiving?

Will you be out of town visiting family for the traditional turkey, ham and fixings? Or, did you draw the short straw for a family invasion?

Or, my personal favorite… did you take the year off? Avoiding the hassle can be easy in Atlanta with all of the dining choices. Buford Highway and the corner […]