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Atlanta chef and restaurant news for May 2013

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Atlanta Eats Beat: May 2013

Chef Blais Goes Bi-Coastal, Spring Brings a New Crop of Eateries, and the Decatur Dining Scene Heats up

We’ve got all the latest Atlanta dining scoop from Blais’ San Diego play and Decatur’s hidden new drinks den, to new chefs at Woodfire Grill and Bacchanalia, and a first look at Ford Fry’s food truck.

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6 New Restaurants Coming this Spring in Atlanta

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Preview of 6 New Spring Dining Spots To Watch in the ATL

Or...What Will Be Hot in the City Besides the Weather!

From Southern-style dim-sum to re-invented hero sandwiches, here’s a preview with menu scoops and more, of soon-to-open ATL eateries from Ford Fry, Guy Wong, Kevin Gillespie, the La Grotta team, an MF Buckhead veteran, and three upstarts…

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Richard Blais' new cookbook

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Books that Cook: The Art of Blaising

A first look at Richard Blais' deliciously irreverent new cookbook "Try This at Home"

We can’t all wield liquid nitrogen canisters, sous vide immersion circulators and cold smokers with the flourish of Chef Richard Blais. But even minus these culinary pyrotechnics, our fave hometown Top Chef and his new cookbook prove that…

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KR SteakBar by Kevin Rathbun in Buckhead

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First Bite: KR SteakBar

Wood-grilled meats, house-made pastas & edgy appetizers are on offer at this bonhomie Buckhead spot by star chef Kevin Rathbun

Rejoice: Buckhead finally snags a Rathbun restaurant! Don’t miss the luscious bone-in grilled lamb chop agrodolce; a salty, sexy, slithery tagliatelle nero with bottarga; and subtle sweets that don’t cloy. But be warned: Kevin’s gone…

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Preview of Atlanta Food & Wine Fest 2013

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Preview: Atlanta Food & Wine Festival 2013

Expect top chefs, tasting tents, technique classes, tippling and major food raves! AFWF tickets go on sale Feb. 14

Move over Miami and Aspen! From bourbon and whole-pig barbecue to Southern-inflected Dim Sum, Dixie-cultivated caviar and the South’s premiere chefs; this food fest, now in its third year, has major culinary street cred. Here’s an amuse…

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Atlanta Eats Beat:  May 2013

Chef Blais Goes Bi-Coastal, Spring Brings a New Crop of Eateries, and the Decatur Dining Scene Heats up

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We’ve got all the latest Atlanta dining scoop from Blais’ San Diego play and Decatur’s hidden new drinks den, to new chefs at Woodfire Grill and Bacchanalia, and a…

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Atlanta Eats Beat:  April 2013

A Rad Shipping Container Eatery, Eyester Delivers Pizza & a Diner, and Guy Wong Goes Well Beyond Ramen

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This edition of Eats Beat is all about coming New Nosh Spots—from Atlanta’s visionary, first container restaurant, to Guy Wong and Ron Eyester’s expanding restaurant…

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Junk Food City

Sprinkles Cupcakes and Shake Shack To Slip into Town, Plus New Burger Fixes

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OK, we usually reserve our Crave Page for more elevated food fare. But now and then, we just want to sink our teeth into a perfectly grilled burger or sinful ice cream shake.…

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ATL Dining Chatter:  Week of March 25, 2013

The latest news bites from the dining scene and eats beats

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Hector Santiago hatches post-Pura Vida plans for ATL (think burritos); Hugh Acheson’s next spot will not be in Atlanta; upscale fast food comes to A-Town via ZinBurger and…

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Why Madeira is the Next Great Thing in the Wine World

Everything old is new again, with one of the Founding Father’s favorite sips gaining popularity again.

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LuxeCrush’s resident wine expert Katie Kelly Bell falls for Madeira, the aged and baked-to-perfection Portuguese wine once favored by George Washington, Thomas Jefferson…

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