Omnivore Atlanta

Cheese find: Whole Foods on Ponce de Leon was selling Parrano for only $9.49 a pound today. That’s less than half what I’ve seen it usually priced around town. It’s great with the organic Fuji apples, my obsession, that are on sale at Kroger for $1.69 a pound….

Are you a hyperlocavore? Of course you are. Check out this great site….

Nick Setty writes to recommend the new Cuban Diner in Marietta. It’s getting positive reviews on Yelp….

For Women: Chef Asata Reid seems to be here, there and everywhere. She was recently featured in the Emory University student newspaper.  Check out her website. She will be conducting two classes at Sevananda Natural Foods Market in Little Five Points: “Natural Foods 101″ on May 6, 12 noon-2 p.m. and “Celebrate Women’s Wellness” on May 9, 10 a.m.-12 noon. Cost is $10 or Sevananda members and $12 for non-members. She’s also conducting classses through Spicy Wifey….

“Can we afford to eat ethically?” asks Salon.com. Writer Siobhan Phillips establishes her task:

So last year, when global food prices began to soar, I devised an experiment: My husband and I would eat conscientiously for a month, not just on our regular grocery allotment but on the government-defined, food-stamp minimum: $248 for two people in our hometown of New Haven, Conn. We would choose the SOLE-est products available — that is, the sustainable, organic, local or ethical alternative. We would start from a bare pantry, shop only at places that took food stamps and could be reached on foot, and use only basic appliances. The test would mean some painful changes; gone was my husband’s customary breakfast of Honey Nut Cheerios and our favorite dinner of pepperoni pizza. But it would answer that nagging question: When shopping for food, did I have to choose between my budget and my beliefs?…

Sex and McDonald’s: I recently wrote a post about two Domino’s employees who posted a YouTube video of themselves having unsanitary fun with a sandwich one of them was making. While looking for background information about it, I found an incredible story about a video of the sexual assault of an 18-year-old McDonald’s employee by co-workers that was broadcast by ABC and is now on the Internet too. If you want to (see and) read about it, check out my personal blog, Sacred Disorder.

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The latest cycle of “Simple Abundance,” a series of cooking classes to benefit the Atlanta Community Food Bank, will begin this Monday, Jan. 26, at Cook’s Warehouse in Midtown.

The class, scheduled 7-9 p.m., will feature Chef Ford Fry of JCT Kitchen. His class is entitled “It’s
All about Bacon”:

It’s All About Bacon
Chef Ford Fry of JCT Kitchen
The Cook’s Warehouse – Midtown
($55, 7-9 p.m. Demonstration & Tasting)
This class is for all the bacon lovers out there. After all, everything’s better with bacon, right? Chef Fry brings his popular Southern farmstead cooking to Simple Abundance with a menu of Crispy Braised Bacon “BLT” with apple butter and brioche; Alan Benton’s Bacon-Wrapped Sea Scallop with arugula salad, caramel corn and spiced peanuts and Georgia apple vinaigrette; Sheep’s Milk Ricotta Dumplings with grilled JCT cured bacon, brown butter and crispy sage. Evening includes wine tastings and a chance to win tasty door prizes provided by Atlanta Beverage, Bella Cucina Artful Foods, Cabot Cheese and Via Elisa Authentic Fresh Pasta.
Location: The Cook’s Warehouse – Midtown: 549-1 Amsterdam Avenue, Atlanta GA 30306

Consult the Food Bank’s website for more information about classes and to register.

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Here you go. After you stuff your husband with chocolate and get him in a real suggestible mood on Valentine’s Day, dispatch the lazy bum to Trois to learn how to cook:

Come to Trois Saturday, Feb. 23, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., to learn how to cook like a four-star chef. For $50 per person, guests can enjoy a one-hour, hands-on cooking class with Chef Jeremy Lieb. Also, guests can stay for lunch to enjoy their creations. (Actually there’s a class this Saturday, Feb. 9, too.)

Bring your sweetheart and share in the cooking together, or learn the tips and recreate a romantic meal at home. A veteran in the culinary industry, Lieb adds his touch of passion and dedication to Trois’ atmosphere and modern French cuisine.

Trois has recently been named Restaurant of the Year by Atlanta Magazine and Best New Restaurant 2007 by Esquire magazine. For reservations, please call TROIS at 404-815-3337

(Photo of groovy apron from chicweddingboutique.com.)

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Michael Ruhlman, author and blogger, is coming to Atlanta to host a cooking class at the Viking Cooking School.

Ruhlman has long had one of the best food blogs around, and he’s also the author of some fantastic books about food and the cooking life, including The Making of a Chef. He has a new book, The Elements of Cooking, and he’ll be at the Viking Cooking School this Friday to teach a class. The cost is $69.99. Follow this link to sign up.

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