Secret Gardens of Dunwoody Tour

Secret Gardens of Dunwoody Tour 2009

When: May 15-17, 2009

Friday — May 15, 2009 — 10:00am to 3:00pm Saturday — May 16, 2009 — 10:00am to 5:00pm Sunday — May 17, 2009 — 1:00pm to 5:00pm

Tickets: $20 (in advance) or $25 (at the gate)

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Atlanta Bonsai Society's Spring Show 2009

Atlanta Bonsai Society’s Spring Show with Kathy Shaner Demonstrations and approximately 200 bonsai specimens will be on exhibit. Exhibited specimens range in size from 5 inches to 3 feet in height. And, vendors will be selling completed bonsai plants, bonsai-to-be plants, bonsai tools, and suitable planters and pots for growing your own bonsai.

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Crane Creek Vineyards Spring Festival

Saturday — May 16, 2009 — 11:00am to 6:00pm

Crane Creek Vineyards will be serving lunch with wine tastings this Saturday. But, this event isn’t for adults alone. There will be a Kiddie Craft Tent for children and fishing from the pond. Also, local artists will be displaying their work.

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Horsin Around BBQ Showdown Fundraising Dinner

In association with The Family Connection and The Horsin’ Around BBQ Showdown, Brasstown Valley Resort & Spa will be hosting a fund-raising dinner. The dinner will include a catered BBQ dinner, live music and an auction to raise money for The Family Connection.

When: 6:30pm on May 23, 2009

Where: Brasstown Valley Resort & Spa

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Horsin' Around BBQ Showdown

What: BBQ Showdown Event with People’s choice tasting tents at noon on each day of the event (( BBQ tasting on Saturday May 23, 2009 and a chili tasting on May 24, 2009

When: May 23-24, 2009

Where: Brasstown Valley Resort & Spa

Cost: $5.00 per person

Parking: Free Parking

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Whole Hawg Happenin

Hearth Pizza Tavern

The Setting: Proving once again that good pizza can come from unlikely places, Hearth Pizza Tavern makes its home at the opposite end of a strip mall that holds a Whole Foods grocery. They offer table, booth and bar seating indoors. And, a small patio with tables is off to the side. A wooden screen […]

Fox Bros. Watermelon Margarita

Current Favorite Cocktail: Fox Bros’ Watermelon Margarita

What makes this margarita so special? It’s subtle, it’s fresh, and it’s soooo easy to drink. The fresh watermelon juice with a tiny splash of sugar syrup, a squeeze of lime and just the right amount of tequila are all that’s needed to make this perfect summer cocktail. […]

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!

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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 […]