We spent a long weekend in Raleigh, North Carolina for our seventh anniversary this year. It had been several years since we’d been to Raleigh and we were both happy to visit again because we love this city! We explored some new places, returned to a couple of favorites and even made a surprise visit to Lindsey in Charlotte on the way home to Atlanta. Continue reading
Sean and I always like to go on a double-date with my brother and sister-in-law when we’re visiting family in the Outer Banks. We try to eat at new restaurants and this time was no exception. We were able to get a reservation for a late seating at the Salt Box Cafe on Colington Island – and we had a terrific meal and experience! Continue reading
Sean and I spent a weekend exploring Williamsburg, Virginia during the two weeks we spent in Manteo at my mom’s. It had been more than eight months since Sean and I had had a night away from Harrison so I wanted to take advantage of having help from family to get away for Sean’s birthday. Williamsburg is only a two and a half hour drive from Manteo and I had not been there since I was in college; Sean since he was a kid so we decided to go back. Continue reading
Atlanta’s Buford Highway is a miles long stretch of diverse, international eats that spans multiple towns and goes all the way into the North Atlanta suburbs. I have Buford Highway 101 and Buford Highway 201 posts that go into some great spots to try. But Thai food has always proved somewhat elusive along the Buford Highway corridor so when I saw a new Thai street-food style place had opened up, I knew I had to try it. Tum Pok Pok is such a welcome addition to the BuHi food scene! Continue reading
Each year we spend about a week in Savannah and if you’ve been you know it’s not a very big city. That’s absolutely part of why we like it so much. Yet for a small city there is a surprising amount of diversity in the food scene and it continues to grow year after year. For our trip this year around Memorial Day weekend, we also noticed that the city itself has grown with the addition of the new Plant Riverside District along the river front. Multiple new buildings with hotels, shops, and restaurants have greatly expanded the footprint in the area. We were excited to try some of the new food spots this year as well as visit some of our longtime favorite ones. Continue reading
Sean and I had a date night this past weekend and cycled through many different options and places before deciding to try Casi Cielo in Sandy Springs. We had an excellent experience all around and so I’m adding this to my New Bites series. Continue reading
Sean recently found out about a neat coffee shop in Stone Mountain (except it’s not a coffee shop, so they say) and we decided to try it recently. Gilly Brew Bar is Black-owned and in an old mansion so the space is incredible. We had a good experience! Continue reading
In Japan, restaurants serve one style of food. There are sushi restaurants of course but also restaurants for ramen, tempura, soba, izakaya…you get the idea. In the U.S., it’s a bit different although I notice that most Japanese restaurants stick to one or two things as their main focus even if they have other dishes. Sushi Mito is different in that it has a huge menu filled with all types of Japanese delights. I discovered this place near Peachtree Corners during my lunch break at work a couple of years ago so this is not a “new bite” for me but it was for Sean and Harrison. Continue reading