Christiane Lauterbach names her 2008 faves
February 15th, 2009 by Cliff Bostock in Food media, Restaurants
Christiane Lauterbach, editor and publisher of Knife and Fork, has published her “Best of 2008.” You’ll have to get a subscription to the indispensable monthly newsletter (call 404-378-2775) to get details on each of her choices but here are the names of the winners:
Cakes and Ale, Craft, Cuerno, Dogwood, The Hil (in Serenbe), Holeman & Finch Public House, La Pietra Cucina, Market, The National (in Athens) and Sushi House Hayakawa.
I haven’t been to a couple of these but the only choice with which I’d take serious exception is Market. Christiane notes that it’s a “groovy space … with suprisingly affordable prices.” I agree with that, but I found the food rather boring, despite execution by the very talented Ian Winslade.
I fear my palate is in danger of becoming jaded by all these gourmet chain restaurants bearing celebrity names.
Christiane also gives a shout-out to Matt Rupert’s “charming neighborhood restaurant, Noni’s,” which she calls “a refuge of sanity in a neighborhood (Edgewood Avenue) that is in danger of being overtaken by bars.” Yay! I knew I’d eventually find a use for this picture I took of Matt’s shoes in September.
(Photo by Cliff Bostock)
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