Posts Tagged: Georgia
Empire State South | Atlanta, Georgia USA
Coffee. Black.
Roasted Padron Peppers
Pimento Cheese w/ bacon marmalade
Pork Belly; Anson mills grits, sorghum, coddled egg, pears, peanuts.
Steak & Egg; Anson mill oats, maitake mushrooms, kale, ESS hot sauce, sunny egg
Scrapple; Crisp sourdough, fried egg, pickled mustard seed, apple butter, radish and herb salad
While reading Chef Acheson’s blog on the finale of Bravo’s Top Chef Masters Season 4 (congrats btw to Chris Cosentino!), he made a mention of how there is a dish that is similar to the beef tartar dish Chris served. I’ve always wanted to check out ESS and figured this past weekend was the opportunity to do so. After a few back/forth tweets between myself and both Chef Acheson/Chef Smith, knew exactly what to order for the group! Chef Ryan Smith mentioned Steak and Eggs with the oats and hot sauce; while Chef Hugh Acheson just said anything with pork and coffee. Also during some researching around the net, saw that the Pimento Cheese with bacon marmalade was a must have. Just reading it made me salavate.
Favorite dishes: Steak and Eggs with the oats and hot sauce; also, the Pimento cheese w/ bacon marmalade (it was better than the name sounds, which is pretty freaking awesome!!).
Empire State South (information gathered 10/2012)
999 Peachtree Street Northeast #140
Atlanta, GA 30309
404.541.1105
Hours
Breakfast
Mon – Fri 7:00am – 10:00am
Lunch
Mon – Fri 11:00am – 3:00pm
Dinner
Mon – Sun 5:30pm – 11:00pm
Brunch
Sat & Sun 10:30am – 3:00pm.
Parking
Parking is bountiful! Either the parking deck in the Taco Mac deck or there are a good bit of meters that you can pay via cash/change/credit card.
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Thanks to Ryan Smith / Hugh Acheson for the recommended dishes and the delicious food. |
Barley Swine | Austin, Texas USA
Barley Swine Menu
Chef Bryce Gilmore and team plating evening’s grouper special
Watermelon gazpacho, mint yogurt, smoked tomato, sumac
Grouper, blackened butternut squash, ham, coconut milk, jalapeno
Grilled Goat Heart; curried eggplant, figs, falafel
Grilled lamb sausage, tomato, fried chickpea cake, basil
Per the recommendation of Justin Fox of Fox Brothers BBQ, Chef Bryce Gilmore’s Barley Swine was a place not to miss. As I only had 24 hours in Austin, I definitely made this restaurant a priority. A surprise was that the Grilled Goat Heart was my favorite dish of the evening; followed by the grouper and blackened squash. Unfortunately as we had a reservation to Uchi soon, we were unable to order down the list. Will have to make another trip.
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Barley Swine (information gathered 9/2012)
2024 S Lamar Blvd
Austin, Texas
512.394.8150
Hours
Mon – Fri 6pm – 11pm
Sat 5pm – 11pm
Parking
When we went, there was limited parking; early arrival advised.
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Thanks to Bang Ho for coming with me on my food adventure through Austin, Texas |
Holeman and Finch | Atlanta, GA USA
Sign from Holeman and Finch
Bacon-Caramel Popcorn
Holeman and Finch’s Burger
Not my first and definitely not going to be the last trip here. Went with a few friends this time (one of whom is Atlanta based photographer, Trent Chau) to introduce them to a great burger. I was also introduce to something new, which is now my new favorite at this awesome gastro-pub; bacon caramel popcorn! Who knew?! (rhetorical, because obviously the people at H&F did). So good. Thanks Trent for lending me the 35mm 1.4L USM. Unfortunately.. I am now hooked on the lens. May have to add it to my equipment list…
Holeman and Finch (information gathered 8/2012)
2277 Peachtree Road
Suite B
Atlanta, GA 30309
Phone 404.948.1175
Hours
Mon – Sat 5:00pm to 1:30am
Sun 11:30am to 3:00pm
Parking
There’s three options here that I’ve used.
1. across the street there is street side parking.
2. in the parking deck, there are spots for self parking
3. Valet
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| References: Holeman and Finch http://holeman-finch.com/ Trent Chau Photography http://trentchau.wordpress.com/ |
Crawfish Boil | Smyrna, GA USA
Chef Rusty Hamlin cooking up a storm
Buddy Chris Buying Beer, mmm…beer….
Christine / Xteeener getting ready to consume lots of Crawfish
Weighing out Crawfish per order
Ohhhhh yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa~
Beautiful and Delicious Crawfish
Between the live music, the cold Abita beer, and the 9-12 pounds of tender/juicy cajun spiced crawfish (shared between the three of us); it was such an awesome day for eating. The only thing was it was probably 95 degrees outside with high humidity; but that’s what the cold brewskies was for. Will definitely be doing that again.
Annual Crawfish Boil Festival
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Heirloom Market BBQ | Atlanta, GA USA
Expediting
Brunswick Stew
Ribs and Mac & Cheese
Korean sweet potatoes with black sesame seeds
Spicy Korean pulled pork sandwich
When I’m home in Georgia, there are times when I lack a good place for Malaysian cuisine. Fortunately when it comes to BBQ, there is really no such shortage; e.g. Fox Bro BBQ, Community Q, Fat Matt’s (among many others). Great for us eaters as we have so many options. This place is different from your traditional (insert BBQ region here) type BBQ since they combine influences of Texas, Tennessee, and South Korean flavors. It’s so good.
Heirloom Market BBQ (information gathered 8/2012)
2243 Akers Mill Rd.
Atlanta, GA 30339
770.612.2502
Hours
Tues-Thurs: 11am-8pm
Fri 11am-9pm
Sat 12-9pm
Sunday and Monday Closed
Parking
Very difficult. The parking lot probably has enough for only 10-13 cars at best. No alternative parking for at least 3-4 blocks. Come early or budget at least 20 minutes to hunt down a spot.
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| References: Heirloom Market BBQ http://heirloommarketbbq.com/ |
Octane | Atlanta, GA USA
Outside Octane
Expertly made/poured coffee
Top Shelf
The Dark Stuff
Been coming here for years upon years while schooling across the street. This place has it all. A staff well skilled in their trade, the cool college hangout, and a good selection of food / drinks. Most importantly, its consistent. Was chatting with the server about coffee and I noticed that they had a new array of liquor on their top shelf. Told him I am a fan of the Old Rip Van Winkle and that’s when he recommended that I try Colonel E.H. Taylor. I really liked it. I’m just worried it will be just as hard to find as Old Rip Van Winkle…
Octane (information gathered 8/2012)
1009-B Marietta St
Atlanta, GA 30318
Hours
Mon – Thurs 7am – 11pm
Fri 7am – 12am
Sat 8am – 11pm
Sun 8am – 11pm
Parking
There is a decent amount of potential parking spots when combining both the parking lot directly connected to Octane but also the side street parking off of Marietta.
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| References: Octane http://octanecoffee.com |