There are a lot of places to eat on the Canton Street strip in Roswell, which means there is a lot of competition for our dining dollars. Restaurants need to bring their “A-Game” every night or they won’t last. Tonight, Date Night hits a place that does not seem to be firing on all cylinders.… Read More Mac McGee’s (Roswell): 8/30/13
Date Night likes to eat in the trendy neighborhoods near work. We can’t tell the difference between the Old Fourth Ward and Inman Park, but we do know that both are full of fun places to eat. It’s only about three miles for us to drive to BoccaLupo, but it takes a long time due… Read More BoccaLupo: 8/23/13
Recently at Date Night headquarters, we were discussing the dearth of good restaurants on the square in Marietta. The Decatur square is amazing as is Canton Street in Roswell, but Marietta’s square is not one of our favorite dining destinations. Bev, an old friend, is in town (she’s not old, but the friendship has lasted… Read More The Butcher The Baker: 8/16/13
Date Night is often asked how we stay so slim and trim even as we eat all of these calories on our dates. One of the things we do is ride our tandem bicycle 2500-3000 miles a year, which helps burn off a lot of desserts. We have a big ride in the morning and… Read More Scalini’s: 8/9/13
Quick–what’s been the top reviewed and blogged about restaurant on Urbanspoon for the last few weeks? Why it’s The General Muir near Emory, which is the current “darling” of our local newspaper as well. Date Night, always keeping up with the latest trends, visits The General to find out if the hype is deserved, or… Read More The General Muir: 8/2/13
Date night returns after a “summer travel hiatus”. We are always looking for a celebration, and when our dear friends and frequent Date Night guest stars Claudia and Randy invite us to celebrate Claudia’s birthday, we jump at the chance. Better yet, Randy has picked tonight’s location and made reservations, so all we have to… Read More Double Zero Napoletana: 7/26/13
Date Night will admit it–occasionally we eat tofu, both at home and when we are eating out. The tofu burritos at Willy’s are excellent, but the people who take our order always look at us funny when we order them. Tonight, we go to a restaurant that doesn’t laugh when you order anything vegan or… Read More Cafe Sunflower: 6/28/13
Date Night celebrates its 10,000th reader! We don’t know who you are, but thanks for reading the blog! We are also celebrating the longest day of the year. We first started doing something special for the summer solstice after we toasted it with champagne in France at the base of Mt. Ventoux on June 21,… Read More Heirloom Market BBQ: 6/21/13
Date Night returns after a hiatus of a few weeks. Where have we been? On the Bicycle Ride Across Georgia and other trips, which makes blogging very difficult. We figured you wouldn’t be interested in our visit to the Golden Corral in Brunswick last Friday night, but you will be interested in tonight’s date at… Read More The Mill Kitchen and Bar (Roswell): 6/15/13
Date Night really likes it when you can bring your own beer or wine into a restaurant, crack open your cooler, and pour away. There aren’t too many places in Atlanta that let you do that, and when we read that you can pour your own at Gio’s, we have to check it out. Gio’s… Read More Gio’s Chicken Amalfitano: 5/24/13
Date Night hears a lot of opinions about who has the best burger in Atlanta. We really like the burger at Boccado, but we have yet to have the world-famous Holeman and Finch burger in Buckhead. Our friend and regular reader Mags McDee told us to go try Moxie Burger as she thinks it is… Read More Moxie Burger: 5/3/13
Tonight, Date Night starts hungry and rolls out of the Alpine Bakery as stuffed as a manicotti. We are in Alpharetta in a shopping center that looks a lot like every shopping center in Atlanta. The three old silos next door are a nice touch that make it easy to find the restaurant. Once inside,… Read More Alpine Bakery: 4/26/13
Date Night returns to one of our favorite food cities in the country, Athens, GA. We are here celebrating our solo offspring Elliott’s 21st birthday a day early as well as his roommate Evan’s a day late. It’s been one year since our last entry from Athens (don’t worry, we have been here many times… Read More The National (Athens): 4/19/13
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
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
Date Night takes you to a place where the gas is guaranteed and you are guaranteed to get gas. As we move into APRIL, it would be FOOLISH of food snobs like us to admit that hot dogs on metal rollers are somewhat appealing. Add to that a warm bun, and the prospects become downright… Read More QuikTrip: 4/1/13
Date Night is fortunate in that our work location is two miles from so many restaurant choices. We can hit Midtown, Inman Park or the Westside, which gives us many options when it’s time for our night together. Tonight we have plans to hit a spot in Midtown, but a bad accident on Spring Street… Read More 5 Seasons Brewing Company: 3/22/13
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
Cue the Hitchcock music: Date Night has dinner in a slaughterhouse. “Abattoir” is French for slaughterhouse. Don’t worry, this is a really nice place, housed in an old warehouse on the Westside. This is one busy area, with Ormsby’s and Yeah Burger drawing the young crowd and Abattoir attracting those with a higher income. It’s… Read More Abattoir: 3/1/13
Date Night was out of town this past Friday so instead of our normal report we are sharing a special food event that we recently attended. The “Southern Food Tour” features some of our finest southern chefs cooking regional foods. Throw in beer from Monday Night Brewing, whiskey from American Spirits, a hot band, and… Read More Southern Food Tour: 2/22/13
