When I moved to Atlanta in 2008, I spent a lot of time in the Virginia Highland neighborhood those first few years as a young professional on my 20s. I went to Manuel’s Tavern several times, even watched Barack Obama’s inauguration in the (extremely crowded) bar in January 2009! I love the history of this place and the entire neighborhood. I don’t get back much anymore so planned a date night for Sean and I to have a beer at Manuel’s and then dinner at the infamous Highland Tap, queuing up the restaurant for my New Bites series as it was our first time eating there! 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. 