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Spring in Atlanta

Posted by Alaina Browne, March 23, 2007 at 1:41 PM

Jason Perlow's post about his visit to Mary Mac's in Atlanta, GA has filled me with nostalgia. I lived there for a number of years and miss the spring-time explosion of dogwoods and azaleas, and my favorite non-food related festival, the Inman Park Festival. Mary Mac's should definitely be on your list of eats. Some of my other favorite eats are Colonnade Restaurant, The Flying Biscuit Cafe, and Fat Matt's Rib Shack.

Mary Mac's Tea Room
Address: 224 Ponce de Leon Avenue, Atlanta GA. 404-876-1800

The Flying Biscuit
Address: 1655 McLendon Avenue, Atlanta GA. 404-687-8888

Fat Matt's Rib Shack
Address: 1811 Piedmont Avenue, Atlanta GA. 404-607-1622

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Chinese New Year Eats

Posted by Alaina Browne, February 16, 2007 at 6:00 AM

Photograph by Adam Kuban, Serious Eats

Chinese New Year and the year of the pig according to the Chinese zodiac, begins this Sunday, February 18. Because Chinese New Year is tied to the lunar calendar, it falls on a different date every year, usually between January 19 and February 23. It begins on the second new moon after the winter solstice and ends 15 days later with the Lantern Festival. According to tradition, the celebration gets under way on New Year's Eve with a family dinner hosted at the eldest family member's home; it is considered the most important annual family tradition. Family members travel from near and far to attend. A family's given menu will vary by region, but here are some of the more popular dishes and their symbolism:

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Oxford Food Historian Arrested For Jaywalking

Posted by Nathalie Jordi, January 17, 2007 at 4:40 PM

One of my favorite food historians, author of Near A Thousand Tables: A History of Food Felipe Fernandez-Armesto, was recently arrested for jaywalking in Atlanta.

This guy is an Oxford don. His wife is a beautiful Englishwoman, and they live in a classy Mayfair flat filled with books from floor to ceiling. Their son was the Comte de Provence in Sofia Coppola's recent Marie Antoinette.

The slightly built historian said the officer kicked his legs under him and pinned him to the ground, causing his glasses to fall off. Two other officers assisted in holding him down, said Fernandez-Armesto, who said he suffered a gash on his forehead and a bruise on his wrist as he attempted to break his fall.
"It was the most violence I've ever experienced in my life," said Fernandez-Armesto. "And I was mugged once while at Oxford."

Harsh!!

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