Posts Tagged: Georgia
Morelli’s Ice Cream | Atlanta, GA USA
Pints of strawberry, Thai tea, and ginger lavender.
Morelli’s Ice Cream (information gathered 8/2012)
914 Howell Mill Road
Atlanta, GA 30318
404.477.6260 ?
Hours
Sun – Thurs 12pm – 10pm
Fri & Sat 12pm – 11pm
Parking
A good amount of parking space available in the lot shared by a few other businesses. High volume sustainable.
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| References: Morelli’s Ice Cream http://www.morellisicecream.com |
The Optimist | Atlanta, GA USA
When you first walk in, you’re greeted by the Oyster Bar; first come first serve with a varied menu than what you can get in the main dining area.
Inside of The Optimist, main dinning area.
Shot of the bar area
Hot out of the oven bread with sprinkles of sea salt on top
Peel & eat ga white shrimp, “come back” sauce & lemon
Duck fat poached swordfish, pickled sweet peppers, crispy pancetta
Maine sea scallops, oxtail marmalade, brown butter-chicken jus
Pan seared red snapper
Grilled rack of lamb, field peas, preserved lemon, lamb jus
One of the newest restaurants in Atlanta that serves sustainable seafood. They seem to change parts of their menu; when I tried looking at the menu from The Optimist’s website, they no longer had the grilled rack of lamb nor the version of the red snapper. But I hope they never change the Maine sea scallops served with an oxtail marmalade because that dish is AMAZING! Go get that if nothing else. mmm….so good.
Also their website is pretty awesome. The main page has audio of the waves cascading against the shore. Looping infinitely. I think I’ll just leave that on while I work from now on…
The Optimist (information gathered 8/2012)
914 Howell Mill Road
Atlanta, GA 30318
404.477.6260 ?
Hours
Lunch
Mon – Fri 11:30am – 2:30pm
Dinner
Sun – Thurs 5pm – 10pm
Fri & Sat 5pm – 11pm
Oyster Bar
Mon – Fri 5 till …
Saturday & Sunday 3 till …
Parking
A good amount of parking space available in their own lot. Medium/High volume of cars sustainable.
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| References: The Optimist http://theoptimistrestaurant.com/ |
HD1 | Atlanta, GA USA
Red Haute; brisket chili, pimento jack, Vidalia onion
Merguez; house stuffed lamb sausage, currants, minted cucumber,
One of Richard Blais’ newer restaurants opened back in 2011, this restaurant specializes in all things meat in tube form.
HD1 (information gathered 08/2012)
664 North Highland Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30306
404.815.1127
Hours
Sun – Thurs 11:30am – 10:00pm
Fri – Sat 11:30am – Midnight
Parking
It can be tricky to find parking as the spots in their parking lot as well as along the street may get full quick.
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| References: HD1 http://www.hd1restaurant.com/ |
Cardamom Hill | Atlanta, GA USA
Christine / Xteeener holding up itinerary for our cooking class with Asha
Chef Asha explaining some theories and history behind the cuisine she cooks.
Appreciating the aromatics of the Curry Leaf
Everyone should have a spice tin! So colorful~!
Chef Asha’s spice tin.
Used the mortar and pestle to grind / incorporate the ingredients
The class listening, watching and learning; it was a lot of fun!
Vegetable Stew (made with ginger, green chili, whole black pepper, etc. in a coconut milk broth)
Aromatic Basmati rice with butternut squash and spinach.
Classic Kerala stir-fry seasonal vegetable; red cabbage
Kerala Beef Curry (chili powder, star anis, coriander, turmeric, and cinnamon)
Time to eat!
A wonderful experience to learn the basics of Kerala cuisine from such a passionate and kind individual. I will definitely need to check this restaurant out next time I’m in town. The food I had that day was great and can only imagine their other dishes are like. If anything, try the Cardamom tea. It’s fantastic!
Cardamom Hill (information gathered 07.2012)
1700 Northside Drive NW,
Suite A-6,
Atlanta, GA 30318
404.549.7012
Hours
Lunch
Mon – Fri: 11:30am – 2:30pm
Dinner
Mon – Thurs: 5:30pm – 10:00pm
Fri & Sat: 5:30pm – 10:30pm
Parking
An open medium sized parking lot. Could potentially fill up fast due to the other eateries.
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| References:
Cardamom_Hill http://cardamomhill.net/ Xteeener https://www.facebook.com/pages/Xteeener/57086274728 |
PR BBQ | Atlanta, GA USA
Inside PR BBQ
BBQ Ribs with white bread from PR BBQ
Pimento Cheese sandwich on Jalapeno bread
BBQ Pork sandwich on Jalapeno bread from PR BBQ
Recommended by my friend Torey Haas, founder of Monsterbuster Entertainment – an independent production company based out of Atlanta; hidden off Chattahoochee Ave, this BBQ experience has been around for 25+years. They pride themselves with their traditional old southern methods of slow cooking using hickory wood. Much like what Torey states, it’s the Jalapeno bread that makes your BBQ experience unique.
PR BBQ (information gathered 8/2012)
999 Chattahoochee Ave NW
Atlanta, GA 30318
404.350.0008
Hours
Mon 11 am – 2 pm
Tue – Sat 11 am – 8 pm
Parking
A good amount of parking space available in the lot shared by a few other businesses. High volume sustainable.
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| References: Torey Haas of Monsterbuster Entertainment http://www.monsterbusterentertainment.com/ PR BBQ http://www.prsbbq.com |
Shoya Izakaya | Doraville, GA USA
Onigiri; rice shaped in spheres wrapped with seaweed garnished with salmon. Served with pickled plum
Shrimp Shumai; shrimp, ginger, onion
Agedashi Tofu, organic tofu, scallion, shredded nori, chili radish and tempura sauce
Beef Tongue; natural salt, lemon, scallion
Pork Belly Kushiyaki; grilled pork belly with lemon
Okonomi Yaki; Japanese pancake with pork, egg, and vegetables.
While doing some research on the restaurant, I could not help but notice the term ‘Izakaya’ that was displayed in some places and not others. What I found out was that Izakaya is Japanese for ‘Japanese Public House’ or based on the definition from MetaGlossary, “a place where people get together for a lot of loud talking, heavy drinking, and a little bit of food.” So essentially Shoya is the Japanese makings of a gastropub / gastrolounge! If I were well versed in Kanji and/or knowledged in Japanese culture, I would have known this to be of a drinking/eating type of place due to the large lantern with ‘Shoya Izakaya’ written in Kanji. Izakaya, also known as ‘akach?chin,’ traditionally placed these in front so people would know what kind of establishment it was.
The place definitely has character, with the lanterns and various Japanese artifacts/figurines displayed throughout to enrich even further its authenticity. Combine the environment, the quick service (with the help of the table side doorbell), and the delicious food; you have the makings of a really good place.
Shoya Japanese Restaurant (information below gathered 07.2012)
6035 Peachtree Rd. #A-101
Doraville, Georgia 30360
770.457.5555
Hours
Tue.-Sat. 5:00pm-11:30pm
Sun. 5:00pm-10:30pm
Close on Monday
Parking
Bountiful. Shares a huge uncovered parking lot with two other large establishments (Brandsmart / H-Mart)
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| References:
Shoya Izakaya http://www.shoyaatlanta.com/ |