Dancing Goats Coffee Bar | Decatur, Georgia USA
Inside Dancing Goats Ponce
Batdorf and Bronson Coffee / Monserrate
Hadn’t been to the Dancing Goats Ponce before and had happened to be in the area. Upon walking up to the building, it honestly look pretty small but once you step inside, you can tell there is far more than meets the eye; actually that’s what I thought of coffee in general before I was educated by Jason Dominy during one of his Coffee 101 sessions.
Dancing Goats (information gathered 4/2013)
419 W Ponce de Leon Ave
Decatur, GA 30030
404.687.1100
Hours
Mon – Fri 6:30am – 7:00pm
Sat – Sun 7:00am – 7:00pm
Parking
Plenty.
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No 246 | Decatur, Georgia USA
Before even sitting down, these called to me… Sticky Buns!!
Bar
Facing the outside
Kitchen
Christine and Menu
Brasstown chuck tender steak, two farm eggs, rosti potatoes, roasted red peppers
Tagliatelle – carbonara, bacon, crispy farm egg
Got my Sticky Bun!! 🙂
One of Chef Ford Fry’s other quality establishment. This was one of the other locations in Atlanta that I had not yet visited and definitely enjoyed myself! Had some time before the fashion shoot with Christine, so thought it might be best to warm up a bit (it was probably low 20’s with the wind chill). A solid little menu, but I was definitely more interested in the Sticky Bun. 🙂 Just saw it in the window on my way into the restaurant and couldn’t get it off my mind.
Come check this place out sometime! A solid eatery. Will need to come back for dinner.
No 246 (information gathered 4/2013)
129 E Ponce de Leon Ave
Decatur, GA 30030
678.399.8246
Hours
Lunch
Everyday 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
Dinner
Mon – Thurs 5:00pm – 10:00pm
Fri / Sat 5:00 – 11:00pm
Sun 5:00pm – 10:00pm
Parking
Find some available side street parking and/or some of the deck parking. Call No246, they usually have a recommended parking lot/deck to go to.
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678 | Duluth, Georgia USA
Inside
Coal
Herbs and sauce
Pan Chan
Grilled Beef
A nice little dinner at 678. Been to a lot of various places for Korean BBQ and I think this is one of the top three places I prefer. Clean, great service, and I love the real coal that cooks your food; the steamed egg is also especially nice.
678 (information gathered 4/2013)
3880 Satellite Boulevard Northwest
Duluth, GA 30096
Hours
Mon-Sat 11:00 – 2:00am
Sun 11:00am – midnight
Parking
Plenty of parking
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Top Chef Cruise – Last Night | Celebrity Constellation
Top view
Boquet with brioche, thyme, and rosemary by Paul Qui
Confit of Chicken Wings by Casey Thompson
Chilled Cucumber-Avocado Soup with crabmeat by Hosea Rosenberg
Lobster Cake with roast corn, black bean salsa, and cilantro orange beurre blanc by Tim Love
Tostones with garlic oil and bay leaf salt by Angelo Sosa
Pineapple Cake with vanilla, passion fruit, and micro cilantro by Chris Hanmer
Malted Barley Panna Cotta with chocolate dusted almonds, candied ginger, and clementines by Richard Blais
Arancini Pesto with sundried tomato by Fabio Viviani
Chicken Wings with pepperoni sauce by Mike Isabella
White Gaspacho with vanilla oil by Hubert Keller
Ginger Cake with puffed rice , salted caramel, Thai foam and cereal ice cream by Chris Crary
Conch Ceviche with Thai chillies and serrano peppers by Spike Mendelsohn
Banana Pudding with toasted pecans by Tiffany Derry
Olive Oil Cake by Kristen Kish
To end the night on the Top Chef Cruise, all the chefs ended up preparing a dish a piece (e.g. Paul Qui, Hosea Rosenberg, Kristen Kish, Tiffany Derry, Spike Mendelsohn, Chris Crary, Hubert Keller, Mike Isabella, Fabio Viviani, Richard Blais, Chris Hanmer, Angelo Sosa, Casey Thompson). Favorite was Kristen’s Olive Oil Cake.
But overall, this was a really great way to end the night as it gave fans the ability to chat and meet the chefs; they were all so open and friendly, willing to talk with anyone who approached them. For any fans out there, this was a great 5 day / 4 night cruise with some of your favorite chefs!
Top Chef Cruise (information gathered 4/2013)
Hours
04.14.2013 @ 11:30pm – ??
Parking:
N/A
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Pho 78 | Pembroke Pines, Florida USA
House Special Combination Pho
After eating all weekend at the Top Chef cruise, in typical Matt Wong fashion, I made full use of my time while in Miami and searched for a place with good food. Used my Chefs Feed app and found this place. If you’re hungry, get the large. It is HUGE.
Hot broth, delicate noodles, and assorted/tender beef.
Pho 78 (information gathered 4/2013)
7849 Pines Blvd
Pembroke Pines, FL 33024
954.989.6770
Hours
Open 7 days a week 10:00am – 10:00pm
Parking:
Tons of parking. Just no shade.
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Farm:Table | San Francisco, California USA
Farm : Table
Outside message board
Table setting
Husband and Wife (Shannon and Kate Amitin) team
RoastCo Rwanda Buf Remera Coffee
Savory Bread Pudding with poached egg, corn, kale, wild mushroom
Housemade Cereal – Creamy Yogurt, Honey, Fruit OTD
When is it not an amazing morning in SFO! Don’t tell the locals, but I went and did the touristy sunrise-at-the-Golden-Gate-Bridge thing (which I would still go and see if I lived there) and found myself on the tail end of 7am on a Saturday morning. Yikes, how rough… Time for the modern hunter-and-gatherer in me to seek out some good coffee and food to jump start my day.
Found this husband-and-wife ran establishment via the Chefs Feed app. Shannon and Kate Amitin serves their honest vision of farm-to-table. The food is well priced, fresh and prepared well. The 280+/- sq ft establishment has but one communal table that seats 8, and the food on their board constantly changes, so check their website or tweets for that day’s offering before venturing over. Short of a dietary restriction, I strongly doubt you’ll find anything bad.
My favorite eats was their homemade cereal. Love it! The combination of hearty crunch, juicy fruit, and creamy/sweetness from the yogurt/honey combination, is truly lovely. If I had that at the house, I would be more inclined to eating a healthier breakfast daily.
Farm:Table (information gathered 2/2013)
754 Post Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
Hours
Mon – Fri 7:30am – 2:00pm
Sat 8:00am – 3:00pm
Sun 9:00am – 3:00pm
Parking:
There are some parking decks nearby and some metered parking too. Good luck. I walked. 🙂
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