Food for Thought: Steaks and sides with restaurateur Michel Arnette

Restaurateur Michel Arnette made a name for himself with his restaurants in Brookhaven — Haven, Valenza and Vero — all located on bustling Dresden Drive and part of the Word of Mouth Restaurants group. He chose Brookhaven again to open his newest restaurant, Arnette’s Chop Shop, last year in the renovated Bagcraft Papercon building on Apple Valley Road in a complex named Apple Valley Brookhaven.  … Read More »

Moe’s Southwest Grill Debuts Boring New Look, Higher Prices and Tortas in Sandy Springs

Atlanta-based Moe’s Southwest Grill Friday debuted the latest iteration of its restaurant and logo.  The “new” restaurant actually opened in place of an existing Moe’s that had been closed for the past month or so to undergo the transformation.  The restaurant at 6090 Roswell Road in Sandy Springs, is in a freestanding building a few blocks north of I-285 between Hammond Drive and Mount Vernon Highway. … Read More »

Hobnob Dunwoody Planning December Opening

Hobnob Dunwoody’s “chef-driven menu” features burgers, entrees, gluten-free options and more.

Its craft beverage menu boasts “one of the largest selections of bourbons in the Southeast” along with a selection of craft beer, wine, boozy and non-alcoholic milkshakes and signature hand-crafted cocktails.

Hobnob Dunwoody will serve lunch weekdays, dinner nightly, and brunch on the weekends.

There will also be live music and daily specials such as Slider Night, BBQ Thursdays and more.… Read More »

Flower Child to Bloom in Sandy Springs October 17

Flower Child, a quick-service healthy eatery from Sam Fox, creator of True Food Kitchen, is expected to open its second Atlanta area location Wednesday, October 17 in Sandy Springs.  The new restaurant is opening in a roughly 3,500 square foot corner space along Johnson Ferry Road at the new City Springs development.  The chain’s first area location opened this past June at the Shops Around Lenox in Buckhead and like Sandy Springs, features an expansive outdoor patio.  … Read More »

First Look: Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse debuts at Park Center in Dunwoody

The death of the great American steakhouse has been perennially exaggerated, it seems.

Witness the number of meat-centered restaurant openings around metro Atlanta in the past year or so, including Kaiser’s Chophouse in Sandy Springs, C. Ellet’s at The Battery, Little Alley Steak in Buckhead, and Arnette’s Chop Shop in Brookhaven.   Continue at the AJCRead More »

Get your tickets to Taste of Atlanta!

Join Taste of Atlanta the weekend of October 19th, 20th and 21st for their 17th year hosting Atlanta’s best food, beer, wine and spirits event!

Visit TasteofAtlanta.com to learn more and buy tickets before they sell out!

Celebrating its 17th year in 2018, Taste of Atlanta is the city’s food and drink festival showcasing the local restaurant scene and attracting food lovers from the region and beyond.… Read More »

Vitality Bowls focuses on healthy foods at new Dunwoody location

A café that specializes in superfoods and safe alternatives for people with food allergies has opened in Dunwoody.

Vitality Bowls, which offers an array of antioxidant-rich menu items including smoothies, fresh juices, soups, salads, paninis and breakfast items, is now open at 123 Perimeter Center West (near Shane’s, Your Pie, and Chipotle)  continue at MDJ OnlineRead More »

How one (Dunwoody) man went from burger connoisseur to burger maker

Note from Audra:   Thanks to Jeff C for letting me know that Billy lives in Dunwoody!

Billy Kramer estimates he tried more than 500 different burgers across the country while traveling for his job as a sales executive.

He started documenting each one on his Instagram account, @billysburgers, which now has 27,000 followers. Continue at the AJC

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Atlanta Eats will feature Chamblee’s very own Bluetop, Food Terminal, Hopstix, Old Brick Pit Barbeque and Southbound.

CHAMBLEE, GA. — You may have seen crews filming in restaurants around Chamblee the past month or so. Well, Chamblee is ready for its close up Atlanta Eats style. Join Hosts Steak Shapiro and Mara Davis as they take their very first one-city culinary tour through some of Chamblee’s best restaurants. The show, which airs Saturday, September 22 at 7 pm and again on Sunday, September, 30 at 10:30 a.m.,… Read More »