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In my opinion, Atlanta sushi spots can be hit and miss. I think MF Sushi is flat out spectacular.  Plus I like Sushi House Hayakawa ,and Taka Sushi and well,… I like MF Sushi.  That means that our choices are limited to three locations.  That made me super excited to find Creative Loafing’s 100 Dish  [...]

If you check in with this blog, you’ve seen that I’m tackling Creative Loafing’s 100 Things to Eat in Atlanta list (just “The List” for short). Billy has been a great sport giving over date nights to the project (as if eating great food requires much concession!).  At this point we’ve started to take the [...]

The trek through the Creative Loafing 100 Dish List continues, albeit at a slower pace, since most of the “easy” dishes have already been tackled.  What remains are items that have been out of season, restaurants that are located far out of the way, or  places that have hours that I can’t seem to sync [...]

Eating out around  Hallmark Valentine’s Day isn’t usually a ton of fun. If the big V Day is on a weekend, we typically order take-out Chinese food (Peter Chang’s anyone?) and stay home to watch the Westminster Dog Show.  This year, since V Day was on a Tuesday, it didn’t cross my mind that we [...]

If you’ve been tracking with my adventure of eating my way through Creative Loafing’s Top 100 Dishes, you know that today’s post covers the last two categories from the list. I’m over half-way through my weight gain the dishes, so from now on, I’ll just post items as I try them.   I have found the [...]

In my continuing effort to make sure all of my Atlanta friends have the scoop on where to eat, this Saturday’s installment from The List finally gets to the main course. Of course, I’m only half-way through the meat entrees, but it should give you plenty to choose from.  Let’s go… Bandeja Paisa @ Presto [...]

Happy Saturday!! Time for another installment in the fabulous experiment of “seeing how much weight one can gain eating through Creative Loafing’s 100 Dish List.”  Of course, I’m not going to give you that fact based on MY experience, but I’m happy to hear about yours.  If you haven’t picked a restaurant for dinner tonight, [...]

Welcome to the most approachable part of Creative Loafing’s 100 Dishes List. … sandwiches, burgers, and buns! (If you are just tuning in to my blog recently, here is a way to catch up on past posts about what I noshed on off of “The List!”) I’ve plowed through eight of the fourteen items on [...]

Next up on the half-time report of my adventure through Creative Loafing’s “100 Dishes” list are salads, soups, and international snacks. Salads: I’ve knocked off four of the five salads.  This will likely be the section I’ll likely finish first – woot! Goi Salad @Com – not only was this a great dish, I had [...]

Happy New Year! If you think you MUST have resolutions this year, how about deciding to explore new eating establishments??  As I mentioned in previous posts, I’ve been finding great food in Atlanta by ordering dishes recommended by Creative Loafing’s “100 Dishes.”  I started the process of eating my way across town before I started [...]