Saturday, April 18, 2009 Posted in Drink
Baristas from 50+ countries have been competing in Atlanta this week for the World Barista Championships and the finals are set for Sunday at the Georgia World Congress Center. I checked out the final day of round one today as well as the accompanying SCAA trade show next door. Nicaragua is the featured country this...
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Dogwood Restaurant will be closed for the next few days, but for a good reason. They’ve been invited to prepare a dinner at the James Beard House in New York City on Saturday. Chef Shane Touhy and staff previewed the menu in Atlanta this week accompanied with wines from Swanson Vineyards. Dogwood was one of...
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Friday, April 10, 2009 Posted in General
Next week baristas from 52 countries will descend on Atlanta for the World Barista Championship, just one of the events happening at the mammoth SCAA coffee expo. The event started in Monte Carlo and 2000 and it’s only the second time it’s been held in the US. Atlanta also hosted the Southeast Barista Championship a...
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Monday, April 6, 2009 Posted in food
Speaking with my friend Gene this weekend reminded me that I had a ton of photos from my trip a few months ago to New York City that I hadn’t yet processed or put into the blog. I’d love to say that I was dining at Le Cirque and Le Bernardin every night, but unfortunately...
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Thursday, April 2, 2009 Posted in Drink
ParkGrounds has been around for a couple of years and didn’t find it until about a year ago, nestled in a residential neighborhood near Little 5 Points. It had your standard coffee offerings and free wi-fi, but a couple of quirks like a cereal bar and an expansive dog park attached to the cafe. I...

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Tags: Atlanta, coffee, coffee shop, coffeehouse, Counter Culture Coffee, dog park, independent coffee shop, intown, off leash, ParkGrounds, Reynoldstown