Happy 40th Versailles!! — And, Some Florida Snapshots

Jaxson’s — Florida

Start With A Bowl Of Popcorn

Hot Dogs or…

Chili Cheese Fries

Flavors

Turtle Sundae
(3 Giant Scoops With Cherry Garden, Death By Chocolate & Maple Walnut)

Turtle Sundae
(With Praline Pecan, Creme Caramel, & Butter Pecan)

Someone Finished
(…making this the one and only meal of the day)

And, someone else didn’t.

Other Monstrosities

Thank you, Jaxson’s.  (Again.)  We grew up loving you.

And, we’ll be back…

…to feed the little kid that’s still hiding deep inside of us.

Jaxson’s Ice Cream Parlor

Favorite Snack of the Year — Gokul Sweets Masala Peanuts

Favorite Snack of the Year, Again

Gokul Sweets Spicy Masala Peanuts

Almost three years ago, we discovered these amazingly delicious spicy snacks in the glass covered case closest to the bakery counter register.  We’ve been devouring them ever since.  Now, this was a very close call.  It could easily be a three-way tie between Gokul Sweets Masala Peanuts, Masala Cashews and Black Pepper Cashews.  And, the masala spiced deep fried chickpea dough strips are pretty amazing, too.  But, we tend to finish the peanuts first.  So, the peanuts edged out the cashews for the win.

Gokul Sweets
763 Dekalb Industrial Way
Decatur, GA 30033
404 299 2062

Road Trip Food — Cracker Barrel

Cracker Barrel’s Blueberry Pancakes

“No sharing, get your own pancakes!”

There is nothing light and fluffy about these pancakes.  They’re made from a thinner batter.  And, there’s a decadent buttery crispness to the edges.  Be sure to remove that extra dollop of butter on top unless you’re a hard core butter fan/addict.

Easy Over Eggs & Bacon

Dickinson’s Wild Maine Blueberry Syrup

Cracker Barrel
(You know where they are.)
((If you don’t, just drive down any highway on the east coast.))

Happy Holidays!

From our little corner of the world…

Wishing You Peace and Joy, Season’s Greetings, Happy Holidays, Holiday Greetings, Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Christmas Wishes, Happy Christmas, Joy to the World, & Compliments of the Season to one and all!

Sapori di Napoli

Sapori Di Napoli’s Roadside Table View

The Sapori di Napoli

The Margherita

Sapori di Napoli
314 Church Street
Decatur, GA 30030
404 371 0001

Peter Luger Steak House Sauce

Peter Luger Steak House Old Fashioned Sauce

This was an interesting find on our last trip to the Doraville H Mart.

H Mart
6035 Peachtree Rd., Building B
Doraville, GA 30360
770 986 2300

Chuy’s

And, last but not least, the Elvis shrine…

The Elvis Shrine

Oh, yeah, there’s food, too… like this nachos bar.

The Elvis Green Chile Fried Chicken

Breaded with crushed potato chips, topped with shredded cheese and served with canned pickled jalapeños on the side, it’s clear that this place is more about the Tex than the Mex.

Steak Burrito with Hatch Green Chile Sauce

The surrounding kitsch rubs off onto the food.  There’s a distinctively weird retro thing going on with the food here.  Maybe it’s the canned jalapeños, but, we both think this is probably what tex-mex food of the 50’s (or 60’s… or 70’s) tasted like.

And Charro Beans

Jalapeño Ranch Dip for the Chips

Chuy’s, they’re doing their part to keep Austin (and now Atlanta) weird!

Chuy’s
118 Perimeter Center West
Atlanta, GA 30346
770 351 7777

Bocado

Spindrift Sparkling Blackberry Soda

8 Blackberries & A Squeeze of Lemon

The scent of fresh blackberries hit both of us before ever taking a sip.  You really can see specks of blackberry in the bottle and suspended in the soda.  We both fell in love with this fresh tasting soda that had loads of tart blackberry flavor with a lovely touch of lemon.

What’s for Lunch?

Pressed Short Rib Sandwich with Gruyere & Preserved Tomatoes

Served with a Leafy Green Salad Dressed in Balsamic

And, the Bocado Burger Stack

Served with Herb Fries

The only question:  Who’s lunch was better?

Bocado
887 Howell Mill Road
Atlanta, GA 30318
404 815 1399

Octane Coffee

Cappuccino Love

Two Locations:

Octane Westside
1009-B Marietta Street
Atlanta, GA 30318
404 815 9886

Octane Grant Park
Suite A5
437 Memorial Drive SE
Atlanta, GA 30312