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Sharing the Marietta food experience.

Category: Midtown

Lunch Dates: Einstein’s

Playing tourists in Piedmont Park, we pop into a neighborhood landmark for lunch. Read on to see what’s on the menu.… Read More Lunch Dates: Einstein’s

July 21, 2016July 28, 2016 rogerstraussLeave a comment

Menu Tasting at Twelve Eighty

Date Night gets invited to a media event at Twelve Eighty and tastes almost everything on the menu. Read on for shots of some great food!… Read More Menu Tasting at Twelve Eighty

July 5, 2016July 11, 2016 rogerstrauss3 Comments

Princi Italia: Midtown Goes Italian

Date Night gets invited to a blogger event at Princi Italian. Read on to see some really good “Italian Food Porn.”… Read More Princi Italia: Midtown Goes Italian

March 14, 2016March 17, 2016 rogerstrauss3 Comments

Ecco And A Show

First we do midtown, then we do “Motown”. Join us for dinner and a show.… Read More Ecco And A Show

August 28, 2015August 30, 2015 rogerstrauss1 Comment

Cypress Street Pint & Plate

Date Night visits Cypress Street for dinner and a show. How was the dinner and what did we see? Read on to find out…… Read More Cypress Street Pint & Plate

May 8, 2014August 29, 2014 rogerstrauss5 Comments

Empire State South: 3/14/14

Date Night continues our 31st wedding anniversary celebration with dinner at a celebrity chef’s trendy midtown restaurant. Read on to find out what we think of Hugh Acheson’s place in Atlanta.… Read More Empire State South: 3/14/14

March 17, 2014March 24, 2014 rogerstrauss1 Comment

Crescent Ave. Crawl: 4/12/13

Date Night starts at one end of Crescent Avenue and ends up at the other end. We are in Midtown, exploring an area we really have not hit in our food travels. We need some beer, so we begin at Tap, hoping to get a cold one and an appetizer before walking down to Lure… Read More Crescent Ave. Crawl: 4/12/13

April 15, 2013March 16, 2014 rogerstraussLeave a comment

The Barrelhouse: 4/5/2013

Roll out the barrel and we’ll have a barrel of fun. Occasionally Date Night will purchase a Scoutmob dinner deal, and we are usually glad we did. We are introduced to previously unknown establishments with fun package deals. Tonight we experience college campus bar ambience along with student food and beer prices. We never complain… Read More The Barrelhouse: 4/5/2013

April 7, 2013March 15, 2014 rogerstraussLeave a comment

Shout: 3/15/2013

Tonight, Date Night takes in dinner and a show. After our meal, we are headed to the Fox Theater for “Million Dollar Quartet”, the show about a jam session in 1956 featuring Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins. We’ll have more on the show later, but first, let’s eat! We are standing… Read More Shout: 3/15/2013

March 20, 2013March 16, 2014 rogerstraussLeave a comment

The Spence: 1/18/13

When we see the words “hot and trendy” on Atlanta restaurant lists, The Spence is always included. It’s the brain child of Chef Richard Blais, who also brings us Flip Burger. Blais has become an Atlanta celebrity, finishing second on Top Chef and winning Top Chef All-Stars . Will The Spence become “top chef” on… Read More The Spence: 1/18/13

January 23, 2013March 16, 2014 rogerstrauss1 Comment

Gordon Biersch: 4/13/12

Date Night makes a rare chain visit downtown to the Gordon Biersch brewery. We’ve got an event across the street and we have to get some dinner, so we hit the Biersch for some food, and some of their house-made beer. We have been to some company parties here, and we have always liked the… Read More Gordon Biersch: 4/13/12

April 15, 2012March 16, 2014 rogerstraussLeave a comment

Miller Union: 7/01/2011

The ‘Hood “Fashionable” West End. When I moved to Atlanta in 1972, the West End was a bunch of warehouses near the railroad tracks. As the years went by, it turned into a bunch of empty warehouses, but now it has been resurrected as a trendy area close to downtown, full of restaurants and loft… Read More Miller Union: 7/01/2011

July 1, 2011March 16, 2014 rogerstrauss1 Comment
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