Tag: Restaurants

By Jill Gleeson Just how heated is the competition amongst purveyors of Austin, Texas barbeque? Heated enough that when I reached out to a certain downtown restaurant’s PR representative for a comment about the city’s BBQ scene, she asked me what others I’d be including....

By Hope S. Philbrick Hobnob Neighborhood Tavern is welcoming summer with a new menu. New seasonal dinner items include crab and corn chowder, Charleston salmon, and The double-stack Hobnober Burger. The new weekend brunch menu features prime rib & eggs, the Hangover Helper, and the Southerner. A salted...

By Hope S. Philbrick At dinner with friends one night, our friends revealed that they’d be going to Baltimore, Maryland in a few days. “Eat dinner at Aldo’s!” I said, and then went on and on about the restaurant in Baltimore’s Little Italy neighborhood. Years earlier,...

By Hope S. Philbrick Folks who live nearby walk to the garden dinners at Milton’s Cuisine & Cocktails and seemed surprised by the idea that folks from beyond the neighborhood might attend. “How did you hear about it?” “How did you get here?” my husband...

By Hope S. Philbrick Whether you prefer to stay where you’ll have easy access to everything the city of Savannah, Georgia, has to offer, or you’d rather retreat into a hotel property and never leave, The DeSoto has what you’re looking for. There’s no real need...

21 Plus Salute! Adults only, guaranteed. By Hope S. Philbrick If you really want to impress a date, this might do it: Walk into a phone booth and come out looking like Superman. Okay, so maybe you can’t quite pull that off as gallantly as Christopher Reeve. Try this:...

This grand classic hotel is an Atlanta landmark. Another great answer to the question of where to stay in Atlanta GA. By Hope S. Philbrick The oldest operating hotel in Atlanta, Georgia, has hosted presidents, iconic writers and movie stars, housed a dance studio and provided a...

Now open at The Battery in Cobb County, Georgia. By Hope S. Philbrick Sometimes, I play a little game in my head: If I were to open a restaurant, what would I include on the menu? In case you haven’t guessed by now, I adore food and...

Now open at Phipps Plaza in Buckhead, Atlanta, Georgia. “This place reminds me of The Cheesecake Factory,” my husband says once we’re alone at the table. Before stepping away, our server explains that the full menu has over 200 options, but since this is a special...