Archive for January, 2009

Sometimes, cooking is not an option

Yes, that was in my house when I moved in – I replaced it with a vintage Jenn-air…

OK, some of you may have noticed a new item in…

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Sliced Chicken with Scallion Oil

Chicken with scallion oil is a typical dish from Guangzhou province in China. Incredibly simple and similar to Hainanese chicken, the bird is seasoned with salt and grated ginger…

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Tamagoyaki

Tamagoyaki with tomato and smoked salt

I think I’m the only person I know that not only doesn’t gripe when a sushi chef includes tamagoyaki  (a thinly layered Japanese

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Pig-N-Chik

I have a hard time waxing on about barbecue restaurants. And this is actually surprising to me. I’m the guy that for years ran atlantabarbecue.com – a web site…

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Makara's Mediterranean

Gyro & Turkish Salad

Located in a non-descript, re-purposed space at the corner of Roswell Road and Johnson Ferry, Makara’s is a passable spot for a quick Middle Eastern…

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Manchunhong

As I awoke late and had dinner plans on Saturday, I decided not to eat that day. Obviously, this was ill advised as by 1PM I was starving and seriously…

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Tairyou

Lunch with a friend at Tairyou, a Korean/Japanese restaurant just outside the perimeter on Buford Highway. They didn’t offer my standard Japanese lunch (chirashizushi – a bowl of sushi

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Moka Crema! *Updated*

I like coffee. I should clarify – I really like coffee. I’m not a coffee geek or snob, but I do know what I like. I don’t like Starbucks,…

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Delicious Kabob

So I visited two Northern Chinese restaurants in a week. I’m not sure if this is a trend in Atlanta, but if it is, I’m liking it. Delicious Kabob…

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