Posts Tagged: GA
Rosebud | Atlanta, Georgia USA
Rosebud
Christine w/ menu
Kobe Burger
Crab cake on sweet potato hash
Eggplant tempura fried chips
Fried chicken, green beans, mash potatoes, coleslaw
Decided it would be best to explore Virginia Highlands a bit before I start my travels again. It’s frankly a part of town I rarely seem to be drawn to despite having a solid array of restaurants and bars; a charming part of Atlanta that I do hope to check out more. Chose two places that evening: Honey Bubble for their macaroon selection and Rosebud for some dinner. The better dishes in my mind were the Kobe burger and the crab cake on sweet potato hash. Really enjoyed the Gourmet Magazine art work on the wall (posted a photo on my instagram if you’re interested).
Thanks for coming by! 🙂
Rosebud (information gathered 2/2013)
1397 N Highland Ave NE
Atlanta, GA
404.347.9747
Hours
Mon – Fri 11:30AM – 2:30PM
Sat 10:00AM – 3:00PM
Sun 10:00AM – 4:00PM
Parking:
Side street parking near and around the neighborhood.
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Bleu House Market | Norcross, Georgia USA
Bleu House Market, Outside
Welcome
At the counter
Coffee Macaroons
Inside Decor, Plates on wall
Inside Decor, Spoons
Home spread, dinner for the family (4) served!
Smoked Salmon
Mushroom Risotto
Portabello stack and eggplant rollatini
Coleslaw
Smoked Cornish Game Hens
As noted in the previous post for Bleu House Cafe, Christine and I have been trying to hunt down the places in Georgia for macaroons. Since it was around lunch time, we grabbed a bite to eat then proceeded to Bleu House Market on the other side of the road. Much like how Bleu House Cafe specializes in a sit down lunch atmosphere, Bleu House Market allows you to bring that experience home, for Lunch and/or Dinner.
As we entered Bleu House Market, it definitely had that southern charm going for it. The blue walls (I keep wanting to type “bleu”) are just ever so calming and comforting. With our minds set to macaroons, we saw the glass case and were happy to see that they had macaroons! Well, I guess I should say macaroon (non-plural), as they only had their coffee variant left. Bought a few to try.
While paying for the macaroons, I got an impulsive urge to buy dinner home for the family. I had a nice chat with Chef Bryan Wyatt about what they do, his beginnings and what he would recommend taking home for a family of 4. He went on to list out some things, but what caught my attention was the special protein that day, smoked cornish game hen; sounded ever so darn good (tasted good too!). Some solid sides like the coleslaw and eggplant rollatini accompanied the hen and all that was definitely more than enough for a family of big eaters.
Next time you want a home cooked meal to-go, go check out Bleu House Market and let Chef Bryan Wyatt suggest some good eats to take home!
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Bleu House Market (information gathered 2/2013)
62 College St NW
Norcross, GA 30071
678.527.6278
Hours
Mon – Fri 11:00am – 7:00pm
Sat, Sun Closed
Parking:
Park at the gravel parking lot behind Bleu House Cafe or there’s some side street parking.
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Bleu House Cafe | Norcross, Georgia USA
Cafe Sandwich, Mixed greens, tomatoes, and pesto mayo on focaccia with roast beef & cheddar
Spicy Chicken Wrap, Grilled chicken with melted cheddar, yellow rice, onions, tomatoes and mixed greens on a sundried tomato wrap with spicy ranch.
It doesn’t look like it, especially per this post lacking the item, but Christine and I have been on the hunt for some awesome macaroons. During such a search, we came across Bleu House Market (right next door to Bleu House Cafe) and during some internet research of sorts, lunch here sounded pretty good. I don’t know about you, but the vibrant colors of the blue plates and the sundried tomato spicy chicken wrap is rather inviting at this point in time, especially it being lunch time right now.. mmm..
Post on Bleu House Market coming soon! now up! LINK
Bleu House Cafe (information gathered 2/2013)
108 S Cemetery St
Norcross, GA 30071
Hours
Mon – Fri 11:00am – 3:00pm
Parking:
There is a gravel parking lot on the back of the eatery.
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Umezono | Smyrna, Georgia USA
Outside Umezono
Ramen in a meat broth with slices of pork, spinach, boiled egg, nori and fish cake
Here’s the scenario: you just got off the plane, it’s a cold, raining, and a bit late. There’s a mixture of fatigue meets jet lag meets hunger and before you can get home to pass out, you know you gotta fill that stomach, else it’ll never let you sleep. One of my top 10 foods for such an occasion is a nice hot bowl of simple yet flavorful ramen. Chewy noodles paired with a hot broth, it’s a more elegant solution for such a situation. Mmm… so good.
Umezono (information gathered 2/2013)
2086 Cobb Pkwy
Smyrna, GA 30080
770.933.8808
Hours
Mon – Thurs 11:30am – 2:00pm, 5:30 – 10:00pm
Fri – Sat 11:30am – 2:00pm, 5:30 – 10:30pm
Sun 5:30 – 10:00pm
Parking:
Plenty of parking, generally, in front of the restaurant.
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The General Muir | Atlanta, Georgia USA
The General Muir
Spacious and open dinning area layout
The bar
General Muir deli counter
Chopped Chicken Liver – caramelized onions, toasted pretzel bread
Fish and Potatoes – smoked salmon over latkes, sour cream, apples, arugula, lemon
Corned Beef Reuben – sauerkraut, russian, Gruyere, buttered rye
A sister restaurant of West Egg Cafe (love that place) over in Howell Mill, The General Muir, led by Executive Chef Todd Ginsberg, is a Jewish deli type concept that is a little over a week old. Been meaning to go check out the eatery as the reviews from friends were quite promising. My personal experience with the service and ambiance was quite good and the food was simply lovely. If you can, order the chopped chicken liver because that thing is delicious. Probably meant more as a 4 person appetizer than 2, but wow, I think next time I’m going to eat a whole plate of it for lunch. Yes, it is that good.
Some fun facts I learned from Sonia Chopra’s article at Eater.com, the eatery got its name per the USS General C. H. Muir. During the aftermath of World War II, the owner’s mother and grandmother, both Holocaust survivors, were brought to the United States thanks to this ship; the name is to show homage to the vessel of their salvation. I really admire restaurants that give thought to the name. It adds so much depth and character, gives a sense of connection once you learn its history. A lovely place. I will be back.
The General Muir (information gathered 2/2013)
1540 Avenue Place, Suite B-230
Avenue Pl Atlanta, GA
678.927.9131
Hours – Dining Room
Breakfast
Mon – Fri 7:00am – 10:30am
Brunch
Sat, Sun 8:00am – 3:00pm
Lunch
Mon – Fri 11:30am – 2:30pm
Dinner
Sun – Thurs 5:30 – 9:00pm
Fri, Sat 5:30 – 10:00pm
Hours – Deli
Mon – Fri 7:00am – 5:30pm
Sat, Sun 8:00am – 5:30pm
Parking:
Free parking in the Emory Point Parking Deck. 2 hours during the day, 3 hours in the evening. Not sure the cost after that point. Also there are metered parking (max of 45 minutes at a time, credit card only).
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Happy Lunar New Year! – Home | Atlanta, Georgia USA
Rice Cake with mushroom, cabbage, dried shrimp, minced pork
Stir fried bok choy
Combination Platter – smoked chicken, roast pork, bbq pork, jellyfish
Steamed Red Snapper – soy sauce, green scallion, ginger, garlic
Tofu, mushroom, beef balls, oyster, black moss, sea cucumber
Curry Beef – tender beef, potato, lemongrass and spices
Stir fried shrimp and bell peppers
Braised Pork Trotter, snow peas, baby corn, carrot, mushroom
A Happy Lunar New Year to everyone! A little different format for this post as it’s all homecooked versus dishes you find at a restaurant. Perhaps this is a good segway to injecting some recipe type entries onto this site! 🙂 As you can see, we ate very well this past weekend with some people dear to me. What a great way to bring in the New Lunar Year! The dishes above are based on my family’s Malaysian Chinese decent, so what you may have could be similar in some while different in others.
For the most part, a lot of the dishes above have a strong symbolic meaning. And let me preface that such symbolisms are derived in part of the tones/pronunciation for the produce or protein. For example, the way you might say “fish” in Chinese/Taiwanese, has the same pronunciation to the word that is defined to be “surplus or remain”. Because of that similarity, it is very typical for families to have fish to consume the day before the new year, as it is just as important to leave some of that same fish for the first dinner of the new year; this action ties in the definition of “surplus or remain” in combination of the consumption of “fish”.
Some other dualities or foods we ate, symbolizing good meanings, were:
- Pork – a ton of blessings
- Rice cake – Is the official food of some forms of lunar new year celebration. Symbolizes compounded prosperity
- Black moss – good luck or exceeded wealth
- Shrimp – happiness and great fortune
- Black mushroom – longevity
- Tofu that is fried – gold
- Sea Cucumber – happiness
- Green leafy vegetables (bok choy) – close family ties
For those who celebrated, I hope this is a great year for you! As friends and families have hinted, if you were not successful with your resolution when Jan 1, 2013 had hit, maybe the Lunar New Year will be a good second chance 🙂 May the year of the snake bring wealth, good health, and happiness to all.
Thanks for swinging by!
-MW
Lunar New Year (information gathered 2/2013)
Cultures that celebrate this day:
Chinese/Taiwanese New Year
Japanese New Year (before 1873)
Korean New Year (Seollal)
Mongolian New Year (Tsagaan Sar)
Tibetan New Year (Losar)
Vietnamese New Year (T?t)
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