Dining Atlanta: Week of December 26, 2011

By Eric Harvison Dining Atlanta spotlights what is opening and closing around the city. Check in at the beginning of each week to find out what is changing in your neighborhood. Click here to read earlier columns Atlantic Station FOX SPORTS GRILL will close effective January 1st. Berkeley Heights Asha Gomez’s CARDAMOM HILL will open [...]

Sparkling Wines from the New World

Ring in the new year with a New World sparkling wine! These sparkling wines are produced like their European counterparts, either by Méthode Champenoise (also called the traditional method), or the Charmat method. Champagne, Crémant, Cava and Franciacorta are produced by traditional method, and Prosecco is produced by the Charmat method. Click here to read [...]

Simply Italian: Tasting Notes from the Italian Wine Tour

By Maxine Howard Italian winemakers and their representatives took over the St. Regis Hotel in San Francisco earlier this autumn for the Simply Italian great wine tour. With stops in Chicago and Las Vegas, the tour offered the chance to share the wide variety of magic Italian winemakers weave with their grapes. More than fifty [...]

Tickets On Sale for Atlanta’s Winter Beer Carnival

Tickets are on sale now for the 2012 Winter Beer Carnival, an afternoon of games, entertainment and of course, plenty of beer. Celebrating its third year, the beer bash will take place on Saturday, February 11th at Atlantic Station in Midtown Atlanta. The location will be transformed into a carnival with midway games, rides, roaming [...]

Dining Atlanta: Week of December 19, 2011

By Eric Harvison Dining Atlanta spotlights what is opening and closing around the city. Check in at the beginning of each week to find out what is changing in your neighborhood. Click here to read earlier columns Airport In case air travel doesn’t already give you indigestion, THE VARSITY is among the list of restaurants [...]

Cremant: France’s Alternative to Champagne

There’s so much more to French sparkling wine than just Champagne. Sparkling wine is produced all over France using the same traditional method (and often same grapes) as Champagne. Called Crémant, the sparkling wine can be of the same high quality as Champagne, though typically costing much less. Click here for Champagne facts and figures [...]

Sparkling Cocktails

Add some extra sparkle to your holiday celebrations with sparkling cocktails! Cocktail consultant, mixologist and author Jonathan Pogash (aka The Cocktail Guru) shared some tips and recipes for bringing even more excitement to bubbly. “There are several reasons why I use sparkling wine in cocktails,” said Pogash.  “It’s festive, celebratory, refreshing and classic.” With food [...]

Dining Atlanta: Week of December 12, 2011

By Eric Harvison Dining Atlanta spotlights what is opening and closing around the city. Check in at the beginning of each week to find out what is changing in your neighborhood. Click here to read earlier columns Buckhead Former FRITTI / ANTICO / VINGENZO’S pizzaiolo, Enrico Liberato has opened his own digs, FUOCO DI NAPOLI. [...]

It’s Time for Wine: Introducing Shadowbox Cellars

Our Own (plus our partners) shadowbox cellars to Make its Debut By Monty and Sara Preiser We were chosen as the “inspectors” for an election the other day, meaning that we watched the counting by both sides to be sure all was accurate and there were no shenanigans. There were a number of candidates, and [...]

Atlanta Fruit Tree Sale

It’s not too early to start thinking about spring — and creating your own edible garden. Stock up on fruit trees at the Atlanta Food Initiative’s third annual Fruit Tree, Vine and Berry Bush Sale, taking place on Saturday, January 21st. The sale will be held at the Atlanta Community Food Bank and benefits the [...]