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BEHOLD: The Kitkat Jesus

Annoyance of the week (Cliff wonders why Taqueria del Sol doesn’t offer WiFi. An angry storm of comments ensues.)

Grazing: First Look: Varasano’s Pizzeria (After a few initial posts leading up to his official first impression, our resident foodie sets the record straight.)

A guide to Atlanta coffee (Besha gathers a team of experts for a blind tasting of some of Atlanta’s favorite brews.)

A remarkably stupid decision? (We all know that the AJC is going through hard times, but Cliff wonders if taking John Kessler off the food beat was a step in the right direction.)

Buy me a Popeye’s please (Cliff’s roundup of local food news and gossip.)

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(Photo courtesy Matt Stopera)

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The totchos at the Nook

Feature: School gardens take root (All over Atlanta, schools are beginning to bring food into their schoolyards and classrooms in the form of edible gardens.)

2009 James Beard nominees announced (The nominees are being announced as they happen on Twitter including Atlanta’s very own Linton Hopkins.)

Tart up them tator tots (Cliff gushes over the Nook’s totchos, a new phenomenon of tater tots impersonating nachos.)

Sick in the kitchen (Besha dives into a part of kitchen culture that’s not normally discussed.)

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(Photo by Cliff Bostock)

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YOU WISH! Chuck Norris does not approve

Review: The Porter (After a rocky start, Besha discovers that the L5P restaurant delivers with a cheap, satisfying menu, and the beer to match.)

Bureau offers ’stimulus specials’ and new menu by Shaun Doty (Local restaurants are doing their best to coax you away from the oven.)

Great meal at Metrofresh (Cliff just couldn’t resist the flat iron steak and a lemon cupcake.)

Beer pick of the week: Brooklyn Local 2 (Our resident beer guru, Jeff Holland, turns us on to the Belgian-style strong dark ale.)

Win a ‘Top Chef’ trip for two to New Orleans (The folks over at our fave Bravo show are giving away an all-expenses paid, weekend vacation for two to the New Orleans Food and Wine Experience.)

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(Photo by Cliff Bostock)

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