Posted by Foodie Buddha
on October 23, 2011
Last night, while most of you were sleeping, I was several libations deep in the sounds of Truth & Salvage Company. While that may or may not interest you (as T&S does rock), what should interest you was my behavior during our little pre-concert tailgate.
You see, the house was filled with people from my past … the type of folks you always feel bad that you don’t see more often. Then suddenly, amongst the bevy of beautiful people, she called to me. It was straight out of a movie, when the nerd spots the hot chick across the room and all things time & space seem to halt. I was that nerd but the object of my desires wasn’t a lady, but rather a piled high plate not wholly unlike the picture above. Thanks to Newell, who shall henceforth be known as Mrs. Biscuit, I was introduced to Callie’s Charleston Biscuits … or as I like to call them miniature crack cakes.
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Posted by Foodie Buddha
on May 04, 2010
The James Beard Awards, handed out by the … James Beard Foundation (shocking I know), are the most prestigious culinary awards this country has to offer. The annual event concluded just a short while ago … and the winners have been announced. Amongst some of the notable awards … Marea in NYC won for the all to important title of Best New Restaurant, while Daniel Boulud’s flagship Daniel scored Restaurant of the Year.
For those of us in the dirty south, our hopes of really making head waves went unanswered. Not surprisingly, Sean Brock of McCrady’s in Charleston, S.C. won for Best Chef in the Southeast Region.
Posted by Foodie Buddha
on February 18, 2010
The James Beard Awards are the United States’ version of the food Oscars. Today, the JB Foundation announced their semifinalists for this years awards.
The neat thing about the awards is that have nationwide categories as well as regional categories. Much like last year, Atlanta area chefs has a handful of entrants. Pano Karatassos, Scott Peacock, and Kevin Gillespie got some national attention … as did Miller Union. In the Southeast region, locals Linton Hopkins and Billy Allin are in contention … so too is the soon to be local Hugh Acheson.
The winners will be announced in May, so for now all we can do is wait. You can find the full list on the JB website (warning: that’s a pdf). However, we’ll highlight the Atlanta standouts right after the jump!
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