Decatur Creates Restaurant Tour Website
From Decatur’s Public Information Officer Casie Yoder… Decatur’s newest culinary destination is online: DecaturRestaurant-Tour.com. The website offers video tours in addition to personal interviews...
View ArticleEater Love for General Muir, Kimball House and Pinewood
UPDATE: ALSO, Julian Goglia of Pinewood Tippling Room was voted bartender of the year! Eater Atlanta just announced its restaurant champions of 2013. Among the chosen few, General Muir won the coveted...
View ArticleMore Details on the “Asian Comfort Food” Restaurant Coming to the Decatur...
Eater’s got more details on the new “Asian comfort food” restaurant that will soon inhabit the long-vacant restaurant space in the Decatur Courtyard by Marriott, including this press release… MAKAN...
View ArticleThe Imperial Grand Opening is Tonight
It’s been over a year since we first heard word about the new bar opening at the corner of West College Ave and Mead Road. Well, it sounds like the day has finally arrived. On Facebook, The Imperial...
View ArticleUpdated: “It’s Official!” Souper Jenny Plans to Open in Decatur on February 3rd
UPDATE: On Twitter, Jenny confirms the new Souper Jenny will open in the old Pita Pit space We haven’t heard much from Souper Jenny since March, when they first announced they were coming to Decatur,...
View ArticleAtlanta Food Critics Gang Up and Love On Decatur
Geez…remember when there was an actual conversation about the best food neighborhood in the Atlanta metro? Apparently that battle has been waged and won if you ask Atlanta food critics, as Eater did...
View ArticleHarbour Bar & Fish House Changes Name to Harbour House Pub
Sean Keenan, the owner of Harbour Bar & Fish House on Church Street tells DM that the restaurant is changing its name and it’s focus a bit to respond to customer feedback. Here’s the announcement....
View ArticleSouper Jenny’s Handwritten Note to the Decatur Community
I think Jenny already has Decatur figured out. All you need to do is promise “treats & surprises” – especially in a retro, hand-written letter taped to the window of your new space – and you’ll...
View ArticleSouper Jenny Decatur Offering Free Soup Sample at Noon Today
Drop everything! Souper Jenny writes on Twitter… Working on Decatur location today! If you’re in the hood at noon, stop by for a free sample of soup and a recipe to take home! #Decaturrocks I guess...
View ArticleCakes and Ale’s Billy Allin Talks About the Decatur Food Scene
Carl points to this extensive interview on Eater with Cakes & Ale’s cofounder Chef Billy Allin. The Q&A includes his thoughts on the challenges he’s faced at the restaurant and the current...
View ArticleSouper Jenny Still Plans to Open Decatur Location Friday, Soft Opening Tomorrow
Some of you have wondered whether Souper Jenny will still open its new Decatur location this Friday after a week of icy-ness. Well, apparently plans are still on for a Friday open. Jenny via Twitter…...
View ArticleDairy Queen To Close with Plans To Reopen In Trinity Triangle Development
A post on a local list serv notes that Decatur’s Dairy Queen on East Trinity Place – one of the oldest, continuously operated restaurants in the city – has a sign posted announcing that they are...
View ArticleDecaturish: Dairy Queen’s Future “Uncertain”
Many of you have asked for more info on Dairy Queen’s impending closing. Decaturish just posted a new report from the restaurant. Here’s the intro… The word got out that the Decatur Dairy Queen will...
View ArticleDecatur Restaurants/Chefs Nominated for James Beard Awards
The annual James Beard Award nominations are out and there are a good number of Decatur-related folks/venues on the semi-finalist list. The Kimball House was nominated for “Outstanding Bar Program”...
View ArticleThe Marlay House Ranked a Top 10 Irish Pub in U.S.
Just in time for Saint Patrick’s Day, Gayot has released a list of their Top 10 Irish Pubs in the United States. And that’s where we find Decatur’s Marlay House. Photo courtesy of The Marlay House
View ArticleThe Guardian Gives Love to Paper Plane
FM Fats points to this article from The Guardian “Top 10 bars and clubs in Atlanta“. Here’s the Paper Plane blurb… As with Prohibition, finding Decatur hideaway Paper Plane can require ingenuity....
View ArticleWhere Farm Burger Meets Berkeley
Tomorrow’s News Today reports that Decatur’s Farm Burger – who already has outposts is Buckhead, Dunwoody and Asheville, NC – will open its fifth location in West Berkeley, California. The Farm Burger...
View ArticleKimball House and Paper Plane Added to Eater “38 Essential” Atlanta...
Two more Decatur restaurants have been added to Eater’s ever-changing list of Atlanta’s “Essential 38″ restaurants. None of the restaurants dropped from the list this month were located in Decatur,...
View ArticleMakan Popping Up at Parker’s in May and June Prior to Opening
From Eater Atlanta… Makan, the “Asian comfort food” eatery opening inside the downtown Decatur Courtyard by Marriott, plans to pop up at Parker’s on Poncethroughout May and June. The steakhouse just...
View ArticleMakan Popping Up at Parker’s This Week, Menu Released
Michael – with the soon-to-open in the Courtyard by Marriott hotel - Makan sends along the details and menu for the “pop up preview” starting this weekend at Parker’s on Ponce along East Ponce.
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