Sometimes on Date Night we must revert to “Plan B” when our original ideas do not work out. Tonight, we have to revert to “Plan C” because the first two places that we want to visit are too busy and we can’t get in. We read all of the economic news, but evidently certain restaurants… Read More Olde Blind Dog: 1/25/13
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
We’ve been on a lot of brewery “tours” in the Atlanta area and have always wondered how nice it would be if the breweries could serve a little food with the beer tasting. Georgia law forbids it, but if you are a restaurant that brews its own beer, you can serve all of the food… Read More The Wrecking Bar: 1/11/13
Happy New Year! It’s the first Date Night of 2013, and to commemorate the occasion, we are headed to the restaurant that is first on many lists in Atlanta. The Optimist is the most blogged about restaurant in Atlanta as well as Esquire Magazine’s Restaurant of the Year for 2012. Because of all the great… Read More The Optimist: 1/4/13
Date Night has lived in East Cobb since 1985, and one constant throughout our years here is the lack of a good “foodie” restaurant. You can get good bagels, pizza, and frozen yogurt in East Cobb, but besides La Strada, there are not a lot of places that get lovers of food excited. This all… Read More Seed Kitchen and Bar: 12/28/12
According to the Mayan calendar, it’s the end of the world as we know it. For what the Mayans feel might be our last meal, Date Night goes to a place where fiery volcanos adorn the walls, and a wood-fired oven cooks our pizza. We are at Pizzeria Vesuvius in the Old Fourth Ward. For… Read More Pizzeria Vesuvius: 12/21/12
Our regular readers might remember the “12 Beers of Christmas” dinner that we did at Food 101 last December on Date Night #11. Food 101 is not doing an event this year, so we set out in search of another Christmas beer dinner. Lo and behold, we saw a snippet by Bob Townsend in the… Read More The Bells of Christmas at Big Tex: 12/13/12
Sometimes Date Night has to call an audible on our dinner plans. Tonight is that kind of night. We are headed for the Wrecking Bar in Little Five Points. When we get there, the special events facility above it is so packed that there is not a parking space to be had within a mile… Read More One Eared Stag: 12/7/12
Sometimes you just want a nice, quiet meal in a neighborhood restaurant where everyone knows your name. Date Night gets off the beaten path in Roswell for another good meal. We have hit many of the places on the Roswell main drag, but tonight we find ourselves in a shopping center behind the Krispy Kreme.… Read More Oak Street Cafe: 11/30/12
It’s Date Night #50 and before we get to the food, let’s look back at our first 49 dates. We have been to an incredible variety of restaurants all over Atlanta and have not repeated a single one. All but two of our selections (Botekim Brazillian and Baroni Italian) are still in business. We’ve gone… Read More Muss & Turner’s (Date Night #50): 11/23/12
Date Night heads for the Virginia-Highlands tonight in search of the best Italian food in Atlanta. Our loyal readers will remember that we last visited the Highlands on Date Night #16 back in January, when we went to Highland Tap and Murphy’s. Tonight, on Date Night #49 we have another Va-Hi sampler planned, but things… Read More Virginia Highlands Sampler: 11/16/12
Sometimes we know exactly what we are going to order on Date Night before we go on our date. Sometimes, as the song goes, “you can’t always get what you want.” In our search for the “Best Hamburger in Atlanta”, we decide to pop into Holeman and Finch in South Buckhead to see if their… Read More Holeman and Finch: 7/27/12
Sometimes Date Night goes just as we planned it, other times we have to ad-lib, just like in the TV business. It’s CNN’s 32nd birthday and we are working without a script. Our rundown begins with a trip to Der Biergarten for pre-show beers and soft pretzels. When we arrive there at 3:45PM, we are… Read More Ted’s Montana Grill: 6/1/12
Date night returns and tonight we are feeling a little Cheeky! Cheeky just opened its third location in the Avenue at East Cobb. It’s about 2 miles from Date Night HQ so we thought we would take our solo offspring, now home from college, and check it out. We can’t remember what Cheeky used to… Read More Cheeky: 5/25/12
Friday Date Night Date Night goes on the road to celebrate a momentous occasion! Before the main event we have time to unwind after a busy work week and share a beer at a favorite spot. In downtown Athens, GA there is a plethora of possibilities when choosing a spot for alcoholic refreshment. We like… Read More Five and Ten (Athens): 4/20/12
Date night number 25 goes for a double dip of fun as we hit the square in Decatur for a mini “pub crawl”. Join us for two scoops of good, and we don’t even eat ice cream! When on the square in Decatur, you must visit The Brick Store. This is only our second visit,… Read More The Brick Store/No. 246: 3/30/12
A few weeks ago, when we were having Date Night beers at the Highland Tap, we saw an interesting boast on their menu that they had the “best burger in Atlanta”. We did not eat the burgers there, but it got us to wondering who really did have the best burger in the city. When… Read More Flip Burger: 3/2/12
“We have nine pizzas on the menu,” the woman at the counter says to us. “You can’t change the ingredients on any of them because they are all perfect.” That boast starts out Date Night as we hit Atlanta’s hottest pizzeria. The local paper loves this place and we have two glowing recommendations (thanks, Luis… Read More Antico Pizza: 2/24/12
Date Night goes trendy and for our 20th edition, we visit Little Five Points. Some things never change, and we can report that the area is still a hotbed of hippies, hipsters, hustlers, hussies, harpies, the homeless, hookers and hookahs. In just one evening, we get to observe and interact with many. One of our… Read More The Porter Beer Bar: 2/17/12
It’s a rainy night in Georgia, but that doesn’t stop Date Night from heading over to Virginia-Highlands in search of a good time. Our destination is Murphy’s, an Atlanta institution and a restaurant where we hope our local readers have visited at least once. We ate here last April on a date night, as we… Read More Murphy’s: 1/20/12
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