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Los Angeles sneak peek

Los Angeles. It’s an incredibly massive place, with 12-18 million inhabitants in the metro area depending on whose statistics suit your fancy. When I first visited years ago I ended up leaving and driving to Vegas for two days, as it rained constantly and Hollywood and the surrounding area near my hotel were not a pretty site.

I’ve since been back on different occasions and have found a lot to love in Tinseltown. I had an amazing week with friends and look forward to sharing photographs of the trip. I’ve included a taste in this post. Stay tuned for more.

Octane Coffee – Emory

A few snapshots of my boys over @ Octane Coffee – Emory

Ike & Jane Cafe and Bakery – Athens, GA


A few snapshots from Ike & Jane bakery in Athens, GA

IKE AND JANE 1307 Prince Avenue, Athens, GA 30606 706-850-1580

Farm Cart by Farm 255 – Athens, GA

Farm Cart!! As Tami and I rolled into Athens, GA for the annual Georgia Organics conference last weekend we noticed the farm cart from the folks at Farm 255 restaurant parked nearby the convention center. Forgive me for the excitement, but in Atlanta we have a small problem of legislation which it makes things a little difficult for mobile food truck operators to do their thing in our city. Atlanta magazine writer and Knife & Fork editor Christiane Lauterbach has created and excellent blog making her case for trucks in the city.

It turns out that Athens isn’t immune to issues surrounding food trucks, however they did receive special permission to park their cart temporarily near the conference for the weekend. The cart is usually stationed next to the excellent Farm 255 restaurant in downtown Athens.

The folks at Farm 255 have found a way to provide healthy meals to the Athens and University of Georgia community at a relatively low cost in addition to supporting area farmers. Jared Pickard, a farmer’s apprentice who until recently worked in the financial industry in New York City demonstrated “the Elroy” not officially on the menu, yet made up from everything served on the cart on a given day.

In addition to the great food, there’s a wonderful sense of community that in many cases you don’t get when dining in a restaurant and sitting in a table with your own party, and carts have the flexibility to create items that may not work as well in a traditional setting. I can only hope that food trucks while be rolling there way through Atlanta in the future.

FARM 255 – 255 West Washington St, Athens, GA 30601 – 706-549-4660 Twitter: @farm255

Back to Antico Pizza

Oh, Antico Pizza… There have been plenty of changes since Antico Pizza crept onto the scene last fall…the availability of seating, a POS system replacing handwritten tickets, lunch hours…but the important details are still the same — authentic ingredients, pizza ovens imported from Naples, and a fun atmosphere are the same as they ever were.

Johnny Di Palma

The Quattro Stagioni (The Four Seasons), super-sized pie with toppings from four popular pizzas: the San Gennaro , Pomodorini, Capricciosa and the Diavola.

On previous visits I’ve only had my iPhone, with a few pizza shots taken at home with my real camera. I visited again with a couple of blogger friends and snapped a couple of shots. The benefit of eating with a large group of course, being the ability to try a number of pies. The Diavaola has always been my favorite, with its spicy sopressata, pepperonata & bufala…but trying the San Gennaro has me questioning my loyalty. For a video taste of Antico – check out the CNN feature of owner Giovanni Di Palma’s son Johnny slinging pies.

Owner Giovanni Di Palma

Bianca & San Gennaro

ANTICO PIZZA NAPOLETANA 1100 Hemphill Avenue Atlanta, GA 30318 404-724-3333

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