Gymnopedie–Athens, GA
It’s very rare that a restaurant captivates me the way that Gymnopedie, in Athens, Georgia, did. It’s a tiny space–seats sixteen people–and it’s a vegetarian restaurant, something most chefs would shy away from, but it’s a space that tells stories–stories about food, about place, about each ingredient’s potential, and, most importantly, stories that reflect back … Read more
Athens, GA: Part I
That delightful virus that socked me a few weeks ago proved a bit of a dilemma: G & I had tickets to the Jeff Mangum show in Athens, GA–not only a long weekend away, but also the beginning of the culmination of a dream we thought we’d never see played out (seeing Mangum play live … Read more
Raleigh Wrap-Up: J Betski’s, Foundation, & The Federal
Well, The Federal is technically in Durham, but for brevity’s sake in the title, we’ll call it Raleigh… Oh my goodness, I’m seriously behind schedule here. I keep not getting things done during the week (i.e. not posting) and then I’m faced with a mountain of restaurant recaps and recipes. So! To tidy things up, … Read more
Chateau Morrisette & Pho Saigon
Way back when (ok, actually the first weekend of January, I suppose), my father came to visit (our first house guest in Casa G!) and to share a little post-Christmas-Christmas with us. And no visit to Roanoke, in my opinion, is complete without a hike & visit to a winery. For the hike, we hit … Read more
Holy Taco–Atlanta
A few years ago (February 2008), chef Robert Phalen opened Holy Taco in East Atlanta. While that was still when I lived in Atlanta, I never made it to the restaurant graced with so much love by John Kessler, the food critic at the AJC, Besha and Cliff of Creative Loafing, and the host of … Read more
Girls’ Night Out: Haru Ichiban–Atlanta
The week between Christmas and New Year’s, I jetted down to Atlanta for a couple of days to catch up with my family. We have a small but very complicated family, and given that my mother moved away from Atlanta a month after I moved north to Virginia, I don’t get to see anyone very … Read more
Lucky’s One Year Anniversary Dinner & My Radio EP Release Party
A couple of weeks ago (oy, how was Christmas a couple of weeks ago?!), Lucky Restaurant celebrated their first anniversary with a five course paired meal. Along with the special dinner was a special show–the My Radio EP Release Party. Fact: several of the guys who co-own Lucky and manage it day-to-day are also bandmates … Read more
Pre-Move Date Night at Norberto’s
I’ve disappeared for a bit, haven’t I? Somewhere in the middle of moving and hosting Thanksgiving and losing track of where I put anything, the blog was put aside, but I’m back and rarin’ to go with quite a few posts! Plus the catching up with you! The bit of post-Thanksgiving news I’ve seen from … Read more
The Pixies & Pho Hien Vuong–Greensboro, NC
Apologies for the delay in posts–this damn house will be the death of me! All weekend and Monday night was spent frantically finishing as many projects as possible before the guys who are refinishing the floors started. Those closets? All primed & painted (that was my main job all weekend)! The banister? Stripped of paint … Read more
Taaza–Roanoke
Chicos & chicas, I’m burnin’ out! Only two more posts and I’ve met my goal, but good heavens, it’s getting to me (along with the sleet and grossness outside). So here’s a photo essay of the goodness that is Taaza–the other Indian restaurant in Roanoke (and the only one in which you can order a … Read more
