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Tuesday, March 16th, 2010Speaking of Richard Blais (see below), check out this video in which he teaches the sous vide style of cooking. …
Here’s a good cause that tastes good:
The Refugee Family Services’ Taste The World Festival will take place 2-5 p.m. Saturday, March 20, at Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, 980 Briarcliff Rd. As always, guests can expect an array of international culinary tastings, live cooking demonstrations, an international silent auction, and artistic performances from around the world, including refugees from Afghanistan, Bosnia, Iraq, Kurdistan, Somalia, Sudan, Vietnam and Liberia, among others.
Tickets are $35 for adults and $10 for children ages 7-15. Children under 7 attend for free. Call 404- 299-6217, ext. 241 or check out the organization’s website for more details, including a list of participating restaurants. …
Perhaps because it closed 81 restaurants (while opening 95 new ones), AFC Enterprises, which operates the Popeyes chain, reported increased sales and profits in the last quarter of 2009.
As it happens, I indulged my taste for Popeyes for the first time in a year or so last week. I visited the usual location on Boulevard near Ponce de Leon — the one where I received epic bad service in the past. I’m happy to report that the service is now blindingly fast. …
Speaking of fast food that tastes above average, Chipotle has turned in some impressive 2009 stats:
The restaurant chain, which last year reported revenue of $1.5 billion, served more than 60 million pounds of naturally raised meats in 2009, including all of its pork and chicken and more than 60 percent of its beef. Chipotle (pronounced chuh-POTE-lay) claims that’s more than any other restaurant company in the world.
BLT — that’s Bistro Laurent Tourondel — has announced that Tourondel has split from his partner in ventures in Los Angeles, New York and Washington, D.C. However, he will continue to oversee the kitchen at the Atlanta restaurant and nine others around the world.











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Little annoys a dining critic as much as being called a “food snob.” Usually, this appellation is compounded with adjectives like “pretentious” and “arrogant.” The usual employers of this terminology are the owners of restaurants that receive negative reviews.
I find myself similarly seduced — almost. I love the fried chicken at Popeyes, but I certainly wouldn’t call it the best in the city. Similarly, I love the Pot ‘n’ Pan (1865 Piedmont Ave., 404-874-0340) for breakfast on weekend mornings, but I wouldn’t call it the best breakfast in town.