We are back after a long weekend in one of our favorite Southern cities: Atlanta. It’s absolutely huge, but has some charming neighborhoods that make you feel miles away from the fast-paced metropolitan life. Atlanta also has some killer restaurants! Saturday, before heading to the Georgia Dome to see the football game, we dined at one of our favorite spots: Buckhead Diner. When you think diner, you probably think greasy burgers and hearty omelets served by middle-aged women in pink dresses. The Buckhead Diner is anything but. While it is a quintessential aluminum diner serving classic American favorites, they have a very noticeable gourmet flair. We always dive face first into a heaping mound of the home made potato chips with warm Maytag blue cheese. I’m not the hugest blue cheese fan, but this sauce honestly tastes like Alfredo sauce with some mild blue cheese crumbles mixed in.
I could lie down and take a bath in that sauce. Seriously.
We also managed to stuff the James Beard Award-Winning White Chocolate Banana Cream Pie into our mouths. It was tough work, but someone had to do it!
Sunday we joined some cute friends of ours at TWO urban licks in Midtown. This place is ultra trendy. I tend to feel really uncool and slightly out of place when we go there. The food is out of this world, though, so I endure the gawking hipsters. There is an open kitchen in the middle of the restaurant with a huge rotisserie encased in glass. The whole place smells like wonderfully smoked meats. Need I say more?
We gnawed on the smoked brisket empanadas and the seared tuna. This stuff was lethal. It was served over a bed of Israeli couscous with edamame, corn and cucumber. YUUUUUUUM!
The infused vodkas are also great. I mean, if you’re into that stuff. I am very into that stuff, so I had the Citrus Kiss, which was an infusion of vodka, lemon and lime. A palate-cleanser, for sure. Next time you visit the Dirty South, I highly recommend you try out these restaurants. Trust me. I’m the Duchess.
The Duchess
