Guilty Pleasure: Bojangles — Sweet Potato Pie

Ridiculously buttery and flaky, these will never fall in the healthy foods category. But, for an occasional bite, Bojangles’ sweet potato pies are an indulgent fast food treat.

Heavily doused with a sugar cinnamon glaze, the contrast of salty pie crust against this super sweet glaze… YUM!

Bojangles

Palomilla's Grill House — Another Visit

On this visit, we ate:

Masas De Cerdo — Chunks of tender pork deep fried and topped with onions stewed in garlic sauce.

The perfectly golden brown and crisp deep fried pork chunks were still incredibly moist, tender and flavorful. It’s incredible that the interior of each pork chunk remains so moist and luscious given […]

Wallander

Wallander — PBS — May 10, 17, 31, 2009 — 9:00pm

This 3 part series based on the novels by Swedish author Henning Mankell begin this Sunday. Henning Mankell couldn’t have asked for more than Kenneth Branagh’s brilliant portrayal of his character Kurt Wallander. Heavy with emotion, this unique glimpse into the life of […]

Atlanta JazzFest 2009

When: May 23,2009 – May 24, 2009

Where: Historic Grant Park

Parking: Parking locations currently not listed, but, they suggest MARTA.

For complete music schedule and more information: Atlanta JazzFest 2009

Sweet Auburn Springfest 2009

When: May 8, 2009 — 5pm to 10pm May 9, 2009 — 11am to 9pm May 10, 2009 — 2pm to 8pm

Where: Historic Sweet Auburn (Auburn Avenue from Jackson Street to Courtland Avenue)

For more information: Sweet Auburn Springfest 2009

Marlow's Tavern

The Setting: Just inside 285 on La Vista Road, the entrance is a bit odd. You walk into what appears to be a hotel lobby. If you walk forward, you’re in the bar. But, if you turn off to the left, you’ll find plenty of booth and table seating. Next time, maybe we’ll find our […]

Magic Hat Beer Dinner — May 21, 2009

Magic Hat Beer Dinner

7:00 Pint Reception 7:30 Sit Down to Dinner!

Menu

Magic Hat Wacko Summer Ale “Wacko” Antipasto Salmon Pastrami Deviled Quail Egg Local Goat Cheese Marinated Artichoke Bresoala

Mine That Bird wins the Derby!

Calvin Borel on a 50-1 longshot wins the Derby by 6 3/4 lengths. That’s the second largest margin after Assault with an eight length margin in 1946. Mine That Bird ran 1 1/4 miles in 2:02.66 minutes and paid $103.20 to win. The second highest paying odds since Donerail won with 91-1 odds in […]

Kentucky Derby

NBC — 4pm

Mint Julep 1 – 2 stems of fresh mint 1 – 2 teaspoons sugar 3 ounces bourbon ice

Muddle mint and sugar together in a tumbler. Pour in 3 oz. bourbon and a scoop of ice. Stir. Strain into a Collins or Highball glass and garnish with a sprig of mint. […]

Rogue — Chocolate Stout

First, I notice the smell of malt and chocolate/cocoa. The malt has a deep dark roasted scent… very strong and powerful. Then, the first taste was bitter. Seriously bitter, in fact, so bitter it was hard to detect any of the underlying flavors. The chocolate was buried deeply under the powerful bitterness of it. […]