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Athens Tour of Burgers: White Tiger Gourmet

Posted in Athens, Burger Tour, Review on October 30, 2009 | 2 Comments »

White Tiger Gourmet is one of Athens’ best kept secrets, but it should be shouted from the rooftops.
Chef/owner Ken Manring and chocolatier/co-owner Amanda Crouse run this amazing mom-and-pop (um, literally) gem. Amanda, a UGA grad in Fine Arts, was “introduced to chocolate making while working at the Chocolate Shoppe (now closed) in downtown [...]

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Review: RedEye Coffee

Posted in Athens, Review on October 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

After our lunch at The Grit the other day, my friend Ruth and I found ourselves desiring an apres-meal coffee.
Anyway, I’d been anxious to get back to RedEye. One of my favorite logos in town–maybe ever–by the way.

Gregg Carey, the owner and operator of RedEye Coffee in Bottleworks, embodies everything I love about Athens [...]

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Review: The Grit

Posted in Athens, Review on October 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Yes, the Grit is an Athens institution. I get it. I know that vegans and vegetarians have limited options in Athens.
HOWEVER.
To me The Grit has always been the perfect example of what people are referring to when citing Athens townie snobbery relevant to dining. The “You Are So Lucky to Be Here, [...]

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The National, Part 2

Posted in Athens, Review on October 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I had to go back to The National ASAP! I talked my buddy Meredith into going with me.

She’d been there before and had great things to say about the Ham & Cheese Ciabatta with fig jam (Black Forest ham, fontina cheese, arugula). I happily followed her suggestion, because I had actually considered that [...]

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Checking in: Your Pie Downtown

Posted in Athens, Checking In, Pizza Tour, Review on October 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Your Pie’s downtown location is finally open! YAY! You can find it on Broad where Uncle Otto used to live.
First thing you need to know: text “yourpie” to 74700 to get a free fountain drink! SWEET. I love free stuff. Just show them the text when you get to [...]

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Twitter

Posted in Random on October 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Follow me on Twitter @foodieville!

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Review: The National

Posted in Athens, Review on October 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »

I should have known.
I’m a huge fan of Five and Ten, now a foodie landmark in Athens, whose executive chef is Hugh Acheson. I’d heard a couple of years ago that the same mastermind behind Five and Ten had opened a new high-end, sustainable-farm-focused restaurant downtown: The National.
Why I haven’t been here before [...]

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We’re Up on UrbanSpoon!

Posted in Random on October 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

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Athens Tour of Burgers, Stop 2: CLOCKED

Posted in Athens, Burger Tour, Review on October 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Back for the attack at CLOCKED, a diner downtown on Washington Street (near Farm 255 and The 40 Watt). As one reviewer said, it’s “a great third date place,” somewhere you can go when you want somewhere cool and delicious, and you’re comfortable enough to talk with ketchup on your chin. If you’re [...]

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Athens Tour of Burgers, Stop 1: Burger & Cheesesteak Factory

Posted in Athens, Burger Tour, Review on October 1, 2009 | 1 Comment »

This place is so, so fine.
The first time I heard about The Burger and Cheesesteak Factory, I thought it was a chain. I still wanted to try it–hello, BURGERS–but I was expecting to walk in to a sweet sorority girl asking, “How many in your party?”
Oh, NO, honeychild. Owners Chelsey and Kaleb Elkins [...]

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