Omnivore Atlanta

The East Atlanta Beer Festival blog has a couple of posts about beers you are likely to see this year. The list is unofficial, but since it is similar to last year’s, it is probably not far off the mark.

Two new entrants into the Atlanta market that will be represented are Magic Hat and Kona Brewing. Both are independently owned, but have distribution deals with Anheuser-Busch. Look for a story on these two newcomers, along with some tasting notes in next week’s Talking Head column.

My short list includes Innis & Gunn, Jolly Pumpkin Biere de Mars, Atlantic Brewing’s MacFoochie’s Scottish Ale, the Whiskey-Aged Gonzo Imperial Porter from Flying Dog, Left Hand’s Twin Sisters Double IPA, and whatever Unibroue brings to the party.

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Friday night, I ate again at Cenci, the new vegan/vegetarian restaurant in East Atlanta Village that I reviewed recently. During our meal, a couple wheeled in twin infants and I worried aloud about the New York Times editorial piece alleging that a vegan diet is unwise for babies.

I did some further research when I got home and found a post on New York vegan chef Isa Chandra Moskowitz’s LiveJournal page that disputes the Times piece (and rightly questions the author’s credentials). Indeed, the comments section includes pictures of readers’ vibrant vegan children.

Check out Isa’s post here. But also check out the website for her cooking show, “Post Punk Kitchen.” You can watch videos of the show, which is unique, to say the least. Also take a look at the info about her new cookbook, Vegan Cupcakes Rule the World.

You can also see more thriving vegan kids here.

Dinner at Cenci was great, by the way. We played a poor game of chess, listened to exceptionally good music and ate killer faux-fish tacos and a veggie burger. If you go, don’t miss the spring rolls filled with collard greens.

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