My search brought me to an article that I was featured in that I had no idea about. It was for the Riazul Tequila event that I hosted and created cocktails for last summer.
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I don’t think I’d moved to Atlanta yet when I first discovered Octane Coffee. I was staying at my parent’s house in Fayetteville, about 40 minutes south of the city, and I needed to get out.
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I’ve realized that one of the hardest things for people when trying to eat healthier is all of the cooking that comes along with it. Even if you love to cook, it can still be daunting to learn a new way to cook and come up with things to eat all of the time.
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I walked 3.5 miles yesterday on what’s become one of my favorite trails in Atlanta, Proctor Creek Greenway. A year ago, I couldn’t have imagined such a feat if it didn’t include the rewards of food or wine at the end of the journey.
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Good baklava has evaded me for a long time now. About four years ago when Studio No. 7 was still open, we hosted an event for Pinterest. They brought in a local chef for the event.
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Last week I came back from Jamaica and I wasn’t quite ready to face the world. It was cold and I was also just exhausted (too much peopling for this introvert). On top of it, I was dealing with a dating conundrum…
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Producer and vegan chef Dillon Maurer created a vegan dinner and vinyl session about five or six years ago. Crown Royal sponsored the most recent edition and asked me to create cocktails to pair with his menu.
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About two years ago I had a bowl of Chef Scotley Innis’ oxtail ramen. It was the revolutionary Jamaican food moment that I’d been waiting for. For years Jamaica and Japan have had a cultural exchange.
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I’m looking for places that are more bar than restaurant and have consistently great service, great food (not typical bar food), a great vibe and of course great cocktails.
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One of the great things about yoga (and this instructor) is that everyone is at a different level. In each posture, you can go a little further or you can stay where you are.
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Let me just say, that this will not be a post about how to get over fear. Instead, it’s a post where I admit that I’m terrified of starting something new.
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I went to one of my favorite bars in Atlanta last night. It's located in a five-star hotel and my usual weekend stop. As I walked in and saw a woman with a rotund derriere and a twenty-dollar bill pinned to her chest…
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Someday I imagine this will be relevant and by that time, half of these things might change. However, after looking over riders for hours, I couldn’t help but wonder what I would ask for on my hospitality rider.
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