From Concentrics Restaurants:

This All Hallows' Eve, Saturday, October 31st let us treat you to 25% off your entire check! 

Offer is valid at ONE. midtown kitchen & The Brasserie and Neighborhood Café at PARISH 

Join us before you or after you get your trick-or-treat on to enjoy. Offer is valid one per person and cannot be combined with any other offers. For more information, visitconcentricsrestaurants.com

Saltwood at Lowe's Hotel in Midtown

I have been hearing lately about Saltwood at Lowe's Hotel in Midtown.  They have an amazing salad bar that is only about $12.  There is a great selection of olive oils, vinegars, charcuterie and pickled veggies as well.  I like this spot and the hotel lobby bar is close too.  This might even be cheaper than buying a salad at the Whole Foods down the street.  I am coming here next time I'm having a veggie craving.  Corner of 11th Street and Peachtree.  Tip:  If you valet they will validate parking.  Only with valet, not with the parking garage.

More info:  http://www.saltwoodatlanta.com/

Best Things to Order at Boccalupo

The website describes Boccalupo as:  "Tucked away in Atlanta’s historic Inman Park neighborhood is BoccaLupo, an Italian-American eatery owned by Atlanta-native chef, Bruce Logue. An intimate restaurant, BoccaLupo offers seating for 40 inside and patio dining for 18 guests. Currently focusing on extruded and rolled, hand-cut pastas, Logue and chef de cuisine Ben Clayton are crafting “new” classics."   If you can, grab a seat at the bar.  I am a big fan of the music they play here (indie rock mostly) as well as a big fan of the food.  My favorite dishes so far are:  

• Mixed lettuces, buffalo gorgonzola, radish, bing cherries (sometimes apples instead of cherries)
• Octopus & mortadella spiedino, field peas, bacon, marsala (pictured above)
• Bucatini, smoked bacon, red onion, thick pomodoro, pecorino

Order these dishes and you will not be sorry.  Everyone I have been with ends up eating the Bucatini off my plate.  Cheers! 

More info:  http://boccalupoatl.com/

Yalla- Tasty Middle Eastern Food in Atlanta

Yalla is a modern Middle Eastern food stall at Krog Street Market from Chef Todd Ginsberg, Shelley Sweet, and Jennifer & Ben Johnson, the team behind The General Muir and Fred’s Meat & Bread. In addition to favorites like falafel, shawarma, and kebabs, Yalla serves fresh, seasonal "salatim" (salads) and handcrafted, all natural, low sugar sodas.  My all time favorite dish is the Shwarma Bowl which is spit roasted chicken, hummus, baba ganoush, Israeli salad & pickles, fried eggplant, harissa, tahini, amba.  It is $13 and I have gotten it without chicken a few times.  Delicious!  Yalla Holla!

Yummy Indian Food at Bhojanic

This Northern Indian restaurant has 2 locations-one in Decatur (the original) and a relatively new one at the shops around Lenox.  The Lenox location is more sleek and modern.  Decatur (more like Emory area) has patio seating as well.  What I like about Bhojanic is that they have these great things called "thali's" which is a combo platter of sorts.  Indian food lovers know that you usually have to order everything usually a la carte which can be pricey and leave with you with a ton of leftovers.  I am a big fan of the samosas and all the veggie thali's.  Tip:  Monday's are 1/2 off bottles of wine and Wednesday's they have a jazz band at the Decatur location.  They once played jazzy Radiohead and I loved it!

More info:  http://www.bhojanic.com/

Best Deviled Eggs on the Planet?

JCT Kitchen never disappoints.  Located in West Midtown at White Provisions it is a great setting for a dining experience.  You can walk across the bridge to Ormsby's, Little Trouble or Marcel for a drink beforehand.  They even have live music and a cute inside/outside bar.  So many yummy Southern dishes on the menu.  Their deviled eggs are super tasty with extra virgin olive oil and ham, whipped to perfection.  Who has the best deviled eggs in your opinion?  Let us know!

The Festival on Ponce

Fall Festival: October 17-18, 2015

Festival Hours

Saturday: 10 am – 6 pm
Sunday : 11 am – 6 pm

The Festival on Ponce is an Atlanta arts and crafts festival set in the historic park, Olmsted Linear Park. Visitors will enjoy the gorgeous landscape designed by one of America’s most celebrated landscape architects, Fredrick Olmsted Sr. along with over 125 displays of fine arts and crafts, folk and “outsider art”. Arts, food, drinks.  
The Olmsted Linear Park Alliance has a $10 million capital improvement plan to protect these historic parks. These beautiful parks have lovely trees and paths and great visibility from one of Atlanta’s main traffic arteries between Atlanta and Decatur.