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Now this is a dagger to my culinary heart.  As reported by the venerable Cliff Bostock via his twitter and on Omnivore,  Elisa Gambino is shutting down Via Elisa, her Westside pasta shop, in a couple of weeks.  She penned a long and detailed response, so you should head over and read that post.

Via Elisa has long been my, and my families, go-to stop for pasta.  It is without a doubt the premier pasta producer in and around the city of Atlanta.  This totally sucks balls!  Not all is lost as Gambino will continue to produce her sauces, many of which are available at your local Whole Foods.

I’m pissed … very very pissed.  I actually have a draft in progress on this place … i don’t know what I’ll do with it now!  That is the least of my concerns.  Best of luck to Gambino – she’s friendly, talented, super awesome, and just AWESOME.  For those of you who have never been over to Via Elisa, GET THERE POST HASTE!!!

Via Elisa Pasta Shop Address & Information

1750 Howell Mill Rd NW, Atlanta, GA 30318 // 404.605.0668 // Via Elisa website

Ah… last night was a good night.  Amongst the many jewels of information that were passed around, I found out that a complete lineup of goods from Holeman & Finch Bakery are served up at nearby Savor Specialty Foods.  Here’s the breakdown:

Approximately a month ago, H&F Bakery closed its doors to the public.  However, the bakery still has a full array of goods available for wholesale.  Savor, which sits in the Peachtree Battle Shopping Center just up the street from H&F, decided to get in on the action.  Though I haven’t actually been to Savor since HnFB’s pseudo shutdown, I will say that I have always enjoyed their selection of gourmet goods and a good bit of the grub.  Included in the selection at Savor are  cookbooks, cookware, spices, mustards, and so forth.  Meanwhile, they also have a food counter where they serve up things like cured meats, cheeses, fruit salads, chicken salads, and freshly made sandwiches.  Last but not least, they also provide a catering service, though I’ve never tried it.

According to the gang at Holeman, most everything that could be had at the bakery is now up the street.

Savor Specialty Foods Address & Information

2355 Peachtree Rd NE Atlanta, GA 30305 // 404.869.0070 // Savory website // Savor menus

I’ve spent an inordinate amount of time in the Vinings area the past few days.  After a great lunch at Social Vinings on Tuesday and a disaster of a meal at nearby South City Kitchen later that night, I returned today to hit up Muss & Turner’s for lunch.  I haven’t spent this much time in Vinings since my move from the area some five years ago.

M&Ts is one of those trendy names in the Atlanta dining scene.  Joined by the techtastic foodies who run Chowdownatlanta and Eatitatlanta, we showed up for a late lunch with high expectations.  It was a meal of firsts for me and I was really happy to have some lunch buddies for the meal.

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Foodzie.com, a Boulder, Co. based company, defines itself as a specialty food marketplace. It allows small, boutique growers and producers to sell direct to customers through a centralized market place (Think Amazon for food). Though I have yet to purchase something from them, their list of available goods has grown considerably since the site launched. According to this post on technoloy superblog TechCrunch, they have just raised $1 Million dollars in funding. Check it out and let me know if you order anything!