About
Eating, cooking and exploring ethnic food in Atlanta, especially on and around Buford Highway.
Beth at Atlanta Ethnic Food Examiner took a stab at sussing me out, as did Mark at Spoonfed (Atlanta).
I also write and edit for Naked with: Cooking, and cook and plan for Si Fang Cai.
“Put it on a plate, son. You’ll enjoy it more.” – Otto’s mom
Eating, cooking and exploring ethnic food in Atlanta, especially on and around Buford Highway.
Amy
29 Jun, 2008
Hey Dave,
It’s Amy from dinner on Friday night… thought I’d check out your blog before I forgot the URL. Very entertaining stuff… obviously near and dear to my tummy since I’ve spent the better part of a year traveling through SE Asia. I’ll have to figure out how to get an RSS feed on this thing- which I’ve never done before, but I’m sure isn’t hard. Funny that you have a Minorcan background… my mom’s family is mostly Minorcan- they were some of the original settlers of St. Augustine, and kept the bloodline reasonably “pure”, with a little French mixed in. When they hear the word “Minorcan,” most people think I’m talking about some sort of a wind instrument. In any event, it was interesting talking with you on Friday- it’s always tough being on the end of a dinner party, so it was good to have someone entertaining to pass the time!
Amy
JS
31 Jul, 2008
Have you tried any Korean places on Buford HWY? Or Chef Liu’s little place? I miss those.
BuHi
31 Jul, 2008
Yes I have – there is a lot of good Korean on Buford Highway. I think I just burned out a bit before I started the blog. Cho Sun Ok has always been one of my favorites. Need to visit some more soon.
I’ve written about Chef Liu’s – (http://eatbufordhighway.wordpress.com/2008/01/04/chef-liu-handwork-manufacturing-never-again/) – consistently disappointed unfortunately…
Pinkee
11 Sep, 2008
Love your blog! Glad to find someone that loves food as much as I do on Buford Hwy.
Allison
22 Oct, 2008
Hi, I’m the chick who writes Fried Chicken Blues http://americanchai.livejournal.com/4957.html. Please feel free to link! I’m not super active but I haven’t been going out to eat a heckuva lot lately. I mainly have been going to Buford Hwy Farmers Market, grabbing what I can and trying to get out of there with all of my limbs intact. Best to go before churches let out on Sunday morning! I will check out all of your blog entries because obviously we have a lot in common except I’m not Minorcan. Very cool.
BuHi
23 Oct, 2008
Welcome Allison. Well, we can’t all be Minorcan (I’m only partly so). Glad I found your blog – we definitely need to discuss fried chicken! Have you tried any of the Korean fried chicken places up in Duluth?
Allison
26 Oct, 2008
I’ve tried the big pizza/fried chicken chain in Johns Creek. Really more crave-able on an intellectual level than a taste level but insanely good, nonetheless.
BuHi
26 Oct, 2008
Not sure if I’m familiar with that one, but I’m definitely intrigued – intellectually crave-able chicken…
Thanks for the heads up on the bún @ Lee’s, btw.
Dan
21 Dec, 2008
Hey Dave,
Great looking site. It will take me a awhile to explore it all. Kudos for following your passion. It’s very inspirational to me. Possibly I’ll have a spicy foods blog one day.
Jenna
27 Feb, 2009
Hi Dave,
What a great site! I’ve tried many restaurants on Buford Hwy and thought I knew them all by heart until I saw your blog. Apparently, I’m totally missing on a lot of restaurants! Anyhow, I recently tried a new restaurant on Buford Hwy and didn’t know what you thought about it. It’s called Crawfish Shack Seafood at First Buford Square Center. I absolutely think the food and price is on the spot – but it’s pretty selective on the menu option. However, are there better crawfish/seafood restaurants that I am missing out on?
BuHi
27 Feb, 2009
Hi, thanks for the comments. I just drove by the Crawfish Shack a few days ago. I was a little confused by the Vietnamese crawfish trend I’ve seen lately until a friend reminded me of the concentration of Vietnamese immigrants along the coast, especially in Louisiana. There is another Viet place selling crawfish in the food court at Hong Kong Market on Jimmy Carter. In fact, the newly opened Pinoy vendor (yay) there had all you can eat for $7.99. I’m not a crawfish fan, but I’m thinking of heading up there this weekend for Filipino food.
BTW, If you use Twitter, follow Dinnerbell. I don’t post often, but if we get enough people following we may end up with a good ad-hoc group to share recommendations, gather for dinner, etc.
Nicole
12 Dec, 2009
What is the first take on Antico? Despite the confusing tripartite line system, I think I might be hooked. I can’t believe it — just fortuitous.
BuHi
12 Dec, 2009
Indeed – hooked as well. The Margherita is wonderful. It was an absolute pleasure to meet you and what a wonderfully kind gesture as well!
I’m embarrassed about my cranky mood, I guess I had too many run-ins with other cranks this week… Have a fantastic Xmas and be sure to join us at the next Food Blogger/Food Fan Eat Up (I’ll post it on the site and on Twitter). I’m planning one in January – wonder if Antico might be willing to hold a table for a group…
Kozo
26 Jan, 2010
Just stumbled upon your blog. I was wondering if you know of any Tibetan restaurant along Buford Hwy or any place around Atlanta for that matter. I have been craving steamed Tibetam momos and thought you would probably know. You might have blogged about such a place before, but there is no Tibetan category on here and I can’t read through all this quick enough to find out.
Thank you
BuHi
26 Jan, 2010
Actually, I don’t know of a Tibetan restaurant in Atlanta (but that doesn’t mean there isn’t one). I would be all over some good dumplings – if you do happen to find one, let me know – I’d love to check it out!
The Drepung Loseling Monastery on Dresden in Brookhaven may be able to give you a tip on where to find momo-cha.