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Friday, June 6, 2008
Newsy (and not so newsy) Notes
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A few things as we head into this first weekend of June:
All area Einstein Bros. Bagels outlets are offering a “bagel and schmear” to all guests for 99 cents from June 6 thru 8: Donate the difference of the regular price ($2.49) of $1.50 to support the Make-A-Wish Foundation. No donation is required, but suggested, as part of “Destination Joy,” part of the foundation’s annual campaign to raise funds and resources.
Good luck to our James Beard nominees this week as they head for NYC and the awards ceremony: Chef-owner Hugh Acheson of Athens’ Five & Ten and the National, Arnaud Berthelier of the Dining Room at the Ritz-Carlton Buckhead, and first-time nominee Linton Hopkins, chef-owner of Restaurant Eugene and Holeman & Finch Public House. All are nominated for best chef, Southeast. Good luck guys!!!
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Moonpies and Other Treats
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
PRETTY PIES ALL IN A ROW: these MoonPies are waiting for their chocolate coating.
Photo: Jim Myers/AP
If you read today’s dining review in the AJC’s Living section of Cakes & Ale, you’re probably wondering about pastry chef Cynthia Wong’s phatty cakes. Trust me, head to this Decatur delight and have a few.
MoonPies and cakey things that resemble them are a Southern legacy — we rarely traveled anywhere without a boatload of them in the backseat: banana, vanilla, chocolate. The graham-and-marshmallow treats turned 100 back in 2002. I’m noticing the start of a trend with “house-made” pies — at Cakes & Ale and at Home in Buckhead.
Have you seen them on other menus? Where? Have you eaten at Cakes & Ale? Do you agree or disagree with my review?
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