By Lauren Townsend for The Aha! Connection My new favorite place to lunch. I’m not sure why I haven’t tried this place sooner; probably because the idea of my child with selective hearing cooking her own food in a pot of boiling broth makes my eye twitch. Spoiler alert…it went really well. Hot pot is […]
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by Lauren Townsend for The Aha! Connection Poke city is open Publix Dunwoody Hall shopping center. If you aren’t familiar with poke, it is traditionally, a Hawaiian raw fish salad. If you love sushi, you will love poke. Choose a base (white or brown rice or salad greens), multiple proteins, veggies, dressing and toppings. I […]
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by Lauren Townsend for The Aha! Connection So, I love cheese. I often try to downplay my passion or strong feelings about cheese because they border on fanatical. My first culinary job in Atlanta was as a specialty buyer for Whole Foods. At the time, I was unbridled by the confines of good customer service […]
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by Lauren Townsend for The Aha! Connection I have strong opinions about BBQ. I never realized it until I left for Clemson and South Carolinians would emphatically insist that their mustard based BBQ was the best in the country. Perhaps if their insistence wasn’t so unfettered that it was the BEST in the WHOLE country […]
By Lauren Townsend for The Aha! Connection Friday is National Donut Day which is one of the few food “holidays” I honor. Luckily, in Dunwoody, we have DaVinci’s Donuts (5537 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd, Dunwoody, GA 30338 in the Walgreens shopping center). DaVinci’s offers smaller, cake-style donuts in a variety of flavors. If for some reason, […]
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By Lauren Townsend for The Aha! Connection This past Easter, my family friend, Chris Turner, asked me if I’d heard of the Buford Highway Shuffle, knowing my love of Buford Highway. I was immediately intrigued and found the non-profit, We Love BuHi. We Love BuHi’s goal is to strengthen the “multicultural fabric of the Buford […]
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by Lauren Townsend for The Aha! Connection Crafthall Kitchen is open in Sandy Springs (the shopping center next to REI and Tiff’s Treats). It is multiple restaurant concepts under one roof. Currently, the options are Fowl and Scratch, a gourmet fried chicken place; Bowl Cookhouse, nutritious ingredients…in a bowl; Urban Sammie, a globally inspired sandwich […]
by Lauren Townsend for The Aha! Connection Well, Dunwoody, it appears we skipped Spring and fast forwarded to Summer. The warmer weather usually serves as a reminder that I should get moving since I am about as active as a mushroom, but luckily, I have Press, Blend, Squeeze to help get me back on track. […]
Lauren has been working behind the scenes at The Aha! Connection for about a year as our Instagram Fairy. If you don’t follow us on Instagram yet you should do it now! She has a little more free time on her hands lately so she’s picking up where my beloved Foodie Patty left off and […]
