July 23rd, 2010
We’re finishing up Restaurant Week / Things We Like in ATL (and the random Bachelorette non sequitur) with The New Deal that you need to FDR (find and download rapidly). Scout Mob! Have you heard?! It is like a bargain hunter (who wants to be in the know)’s dream! Get it as an iphone app or as email alerts, Scout Mob hooks you up with great deals at cool spots that locals love. No 20% off at Brio up in here. See ya later 2 for 1 apps at The Palm. Hasta La Vista free Spinach dip at Houston’s. 50% off at Carroll Street Cafe, Wasabi, Paul’s, and the Tap?! Don’t mind if we do!
Scout Mob started in ATL and is now in NYC too. It is awesome! Enjoy.
July 19th, 2010
All good ladies of leisure know that turning meals into verbs is one of the easiest ways to increase the appearance of your social adeptness. You dine, you lunch, and on your fabulous weekends out, you brunch. Brunch food es muy delicioso and hard not to do good, but that doesn’t mean some don’t do it better than others. Our two favorite brunch spots are Highland Bakery (casual, hipster, but literally the most delicious, melt in your mouth breakfast EVER) and Murphy’s (traditional brunch fare, Highlands staple, and a great fancy brunch mimosa atmosphere). Be ready to wait at both locales, but they are so worth it! And yet, the list of ATL brunch spots go on and on…so we want to know, Ria’s, West Egg, what’s your pick?!
July 16th, 2010
Fun day Friday fun category! Nothing like getting a drink with Reader Melby after work on Friday. However, for whatever reason, it’s sort of hard for us to think of different places to go for a glassa wine. We don’t want to go somewhere that the Bert Show is doing a live broadcast (re: Tin Lizzy’s or Fado), and we don’t want to go somewhere so chic and expensive that you feel out of place in your afterwork, mascara smudged getup (the St. Regis). So we always end up at Treehouse. Over and over again. So, help us help you, and let’s hear YOUR suuggestions for after work cocktail.
Our favs (other than Treehouse): Holman & Finch for wine / cocktails and Five Seasons for beer. Holman & Finch has delicious apps and a cozy atmosphere. The wine list isn’t super extensive, but there is plenty to choose from, and the wait staff knows what they are talking about. Five Seasons is a fun brewery, sports bar-ish pick, and anything with an unstairs deck is fine by us!
July 15th, 2010
This category may not speak for itself. It’s the restaurants that are your favorites for fine dining…but you really only want to go to once a year. The restaurants that are always at the top of the 100 Best Lists. The classic (read: super expensive) spots. A few names come to mind in this category: Bacchanalia, Aria, and Restaurant Eugene, but there is only one favorite for us.
Ah, the memories of traveling up to ATL wearing a big collared sailor dress and falling asleep at the table at La Grotta (as a kid. Not like last week). Been in Atlanta forever, located downstairs of an apartment complex, La Grotta has old school charm coming out of it’s tablecloths. Also the best Italian in town (we think), the pasta melts in your mouth. More mafia than movie star – the atmosphere is a little old feeling, but when it’s what you’re expecting, it’s to be appreciated.
We may be alone in our love for La Grotta, so what’s your favorite spot for special occasions?
July 14th, 2010
As we mentioned yesterday, lately we’ve struggled to find elaney inspiration and we need some new angles! So for the rest of this week and next Mon / Tues, we are kicking off elaney Restaurant Week!
How It Works: We pick our favorite ATL restaurant by genre and then we open it up to you to weigh in.
Today’s Genre: Sushi
Favorite Sushi Restaurant in ATL is an easy pick, because while ATL has plenty to choose from, we think most are either average (Genki) or waaay to expensive for sushi (MF Sushi Buckhead). Harry & Son’s in the Highlands is the clear choice. Consistently good food and reasonably priced. The restaurant feels like a fun night out to dinner (good atmosphere), but it doesn’t break the bank. Plus…it’s delicious! First runner up is Wasabi, super chic in Castleberry Hill.
Peanut Gallery…what do you think?!
November 6th, 2009
Perhaps it is due to living in NYC, but nothing stresses us out like trying to pick a restaurant for a group of out of towners. We just want it to be perfect! The wine to be smooth, the food to be flavorful, and the atmosphere to be innovative and awe-inspiring. You want to leave with everyone saying “Oh elaney, I just loooove your city, and your taste – just divine!” Tonight, Readers ct, Mo, g-love, and Lucy will be gracing ATL with their presence, and we just cannot pick the restaurant. Abattoir has too much meat and Woodfire Grille is booked, so it’s down to Wisteria and JCT. Wisteria is Southern Gourmet (like that idea – so ATL) and JCT is the BEST atmosphere. What do you think?!
