Well Fed On the Town

I always try to find encouraging things to say about the places I eat in these reviews. I take the “parent conference approach”, starting with a positive before going onto the challenges.  I pondered about this all day, and don’t know how upbeat I can be.
Over the years, I have heard so many great things […]

If you’re a rib person, you can’t pass through Atlanta without going to Fat Matt’s Rib Shack. I had heard about it; even passed by its “hole in the wall” location several times crossing over to Piedmont Road from Cheshire Bridge Road. It wasn’t until a friend gasped after hearing I had never eaten there […]

While I am not a huge fan of chain restaurants, there are a couple I don’t mind.  Up a Creek is in that category. Another venture by the creator of Applebees, my first visit was several years ago when my mom and I drove by it during a day excursion and decided to give it […]

No muss, no fuss, isn’t that the way the saying goes? However it goes, I say it to myself every time I walk into Muss & Turner’s. A small eatery in the southern edge of Smyrna, Georgia, this deli/pub/wine & beer bar/specialty food store brings a little bit of Buckhead’s urban elegance to the suburbs […]

I was invited to a mini reunion with several former 5th grade students, all of whom are in college now. They chose to meet in Atlanta’s Atlantic Station at Copeland’s Cheesecake Bistro, although I admit I didn’t care where we went.  My excitement came with simply seeing how they were all making positive strides in […]

The August issue of Atlanta Magazine was just delivered, and what better front cover would a Foodie like to see than Best New Restaurants. Perfect! More eateries for me to try.  In the article, restaurant critic Christiane Lauterback highlights fifteen places that are ready for us to experience their newbie excellence.  The article, a compilation […]

First, I think it is quite apropos that I am watching the Dinner Impossible episode that has Robert Irvine creating a Japanese meal.
Onto the restaurant…
I have been to MFSushiBar a few times, but this time I found myself settling a lost bet when I was beaten miserably in bowling. Because of my loss, I had […]

Apre Diem has my heart.
A stones throw from Atlanta’s Piedmont Park and next to the Landmark Midtown Art Cinema, Apre Diem is a restaurant I have frequented since it opened, after its predecessor (Café Diem) left its Highlands location. While Apre Diem has its skeptics, and it is true that the service leaves something to […]

My mom lives in NYC, a culinary mecca. So when she comes down to Atlanta, I try to take her to places I think she will enjoy. Fortunately, Atlanta has made huge strides over the last decade and is not the fast food, southern-fried place I once saw it as, so my choices […]

Recently, I met a friend at Fresh to Order, a small eatery that opened in one of the local malls here.  My first time there, my friend swore by the food, praising its delicious choices and fast and courteous service.
According to the website, Fresh to Order started like this . . . two chefs literally […]