ATL resturants

Ash and I tried a new restaurant tonight. I'd heard good things about it from a friend...not that the food was the absolute best, but that the experience and atmosphere were great. Ash had the fried chicken and I had the chicken and dumplings. The food was actually quite enjoyable (although the chocolate cake we shared for dessert was a bit dry). The restaurant was very cozy. Imagine Martha Stewart's barn converted into a massive pale blue dining room. That would be this restaurant. Overall we'll go back, but it might be a while....

after all was said and done, the bill was far more pricey than the experience warranted.

atlanta

since the addition of the digital camera to our family, i've become slightly obsessed. these two were taken from my car...i'll just leave it at that...the first picture is on piedmont and this is one of the many oversized towers going into the heart of buckhead. ahhh, the traffic. i can't wait.
the second is 400 south merging with 85south. i was just taken aback by the clouds that day and couldn't resist. and yes, even though i did in fact take the picture, i will remember this in my head...

Iron Chef..Atlanta??

Just recently, Iron Chef America came to our great city to find a fierce competitor for one of the many Iron Chefs. Well, it was just announced that Chef Linton Hopkins of Restaurant Eugene won the local battle. His competition included chefs Gerry Klaskala of Aria, Annie Quatrano of Bacchanalia, and Kevin Rathbun of Rathbun's. (Yes, the one and only Kevin Rathbun). Well, I'm sure Linton is one great chef, but sadly, that's the only restaurant out of the entire group I have never been to nor heard anything about. Apparently, Restaurant Eugene is Atlanta's best kept secret. Who knew?Taping is in October with probable air time in February. Congratulations to Linton...make us all proud..

**If you're not sure who the picture above is of...that would be Iron Chef himself, Bobby Flay...grillmaster...Boy Meets Grill host...and the hot chick on his arm is his wife, Stephanie March. (But for you TV junkies like me, you may know her best as ADA Alexandra Cabot from Law and Order:SVU.) (Everyone agrees that I totally need a life, right?)