Lunch with Lauren: Poke City and Momonoki

by Lauren Townsend for The Aha! Connection

Poke city is open Publix Dunwoody Hall shopping center. If you aren’t familiar with poke, it is traditionally, a Hawaiian raw fish salad. If you love sushi, you will love poke. Choose a base (white or brown rice or salad greens), multiple proteins, veggies, dressing and toppings. I really liked Poke City because they also offered cooked protein options like chicken and shrimp for those who can’t bring themselves to do raw.… Read More »

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Lauren Townsend
lauren@theahaconnection.com

Los Rancheros Wins Golden Spatula Award

Golden Spatula Award

We found the perfect Mexican restaurant to tell you about, which is Los Rancheros on Dunwoody Club Drive in Dunwoody.

They have been here for nearly 25 years. It’s family run and operated, and everything is made from scratch! 

Los Rancheros received a perfect 100 on their health inspection. In fact, they’ve scored two in a row, and for that, they are the winner of the Golden Spatula Award!… Read More »

Secreto Southern Kitchen and Bar Opening in Brookhaven July 11

Chef Boyd A. Rose and Managing Partner Paulo Junior on July 11 will open their second location of Secreto Southern Kitchen and BarContinue at What Now Atlanta

“Rose’s Southern upbringing and the recipes his mother and grandmother made throughout his childhood inspire him to create soul-satisfying meals for his guests,” says an announcement. Continue at The Atlanta Business ChronicleRead More »

Lunch with Lauren: King BBQ and Cousins Maine Lobster

by Lauren Townsend for The Aha! Connection

I have strong opinions about BBQ. I never realized it until I left for Clemson and South Carolinians would emphatically insist that their mustard based BBQ was the best in the country. Perhaps if their insistence wasn’t so unfettered that it was the BEST in the WHOLE country or maybe if I hadn’t been so young and homesick, but alas, my opinions on BBQ began to shape with equal conviction.… Read More »

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lauren@theahaconnection.com

Buttermilk Kitchen’s “Secret” Fancy Fried Chicken Dinner

By Audra Anders for The Aha! Connection

You’ve quite possibly eaten breakfast at Buttermilk Kitchen in Buckhead.   If not, you need to go…and soon….but get there early and expect to wait a little while for a table.  It is worth the wait…just ask my always hungry teenage boys.

Buttermilk’s Chef, Suzanne Vizethann, is  a local girl who actually graduated from Riverwood High School. … Read More »

Lunch with Lauren: Hello Chicken & The Buford Highway Shuffle

By Lauren Townsend for The Aha! Connection

This past Easter, my family friend, Chris Turner, asked me if I’d heard of the Buford Highway Shuffle, knowing my love of Buford Highway. I was immediately intrigued and found the non-profit, We Love BuHi. We Love BuHi’s goal is to strengthen the “multicultural fabric of the Buford Highway corridor through storytelling, special events and advocacy.”… Read More »

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Lauren Townsend
lauren@theahaconnection.com

Lunch with Lauren: Crafthall Kitchen

by Lauren Townsend for The Aha! Connection

Crafthall Kitchen is open in Sandy Springs (the shopping center next to REI and Tiff’s Treats). It is  multiple restaurant concepts under one roof. Currently, the options are Fowl and Scratch, a gourmet fried chicken place; Bowl Cookhouse, nutritious ingredients…in a bowl; Urban Sammie, a globally inspired sandwich place; and Salt and Pfeffer, an all day brunch spot.… Read More »

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lauren@theahaconnection.com

Breakers Korean BBQ Opening at Perimeter Mall

Perimeter Mall continues to grow its burgeoning food roster with plans to add Breakers Korean Grill & Barbecue in place of The Pub on the front side of the Dunwoody mall.  Breakers will open between Cowfish and Max’s Coal Oven Pizzeria in a large portion of the former Hudson Grille most recently occupied by The Pub, which itself closed early this past January. … Read More »