The Good, The Bad, And, The Ugly @ Star Provisions

The Good: Two incredible po’boy sandwiches with shrimp… Each sandwich was jam-packed with freshly fried shrimp, juicy-sweet & thinly sliced tomatoes, and brushed with a mildly spicy remoulade.

Is this donut wet?

Umm… no that’s oil. It’s saturated with oil! UGH

and the cutting board is coated in oil now…

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Jerusalem Bakery & Deli

Chicken Shawarma with pickled vegetables and hummus

We loved this! The flavors were incredible. The combination of moist chicken layered with spices, hummus, and pickled vegetables were just about perfect. We also received a generous serving of paper thin pitas as part of the platter.

Za’atar Flatbread

Za’atar spices […]

Spice Hut — Indian Market and Spice Shop

Spice Hut offers a large assortment of pre-packaged spice blends and quick meal packets to make both sweet and savory dishes. They have rows for fresh fruits, vegetables, refridgerated items, pantry items & more. My favorite section was the row holding a large assortment of Indian snack foods… chips, spiced nuts (LOVE the red-spiced […]

Australian Bakery Cafe

The Setting: One of the glass-fronted shops that surround Marietta’s square, this charming cafe has a handful of tables and a glass fronted pastry counter. Blackboards on the wall list the array of meat pies and lunch specials. And, bookshelves bordering the side walls house a small assortment of imported Australian specialties.

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Cloudberry Jam @ Ikea

While this might not be the best cloudberry jam I’ve ever sampled, it’s still pretty darn tasty. I’d buy this again. But, I’ll be searching for a better version.

Ikea 441 16th Street, NW Atlanta, GA 30363 404 745 4532

Mooncakes

Snowskin Mooncake with chestnut and cashew

Mooncake with salted egg yolk

Buford Highway — Food Finds

Cashews in their Shell

Cashew Fruit or Cashew Apple

Chulpe

Over the weekend we were able to turn 8 cashew apples into two very large jars of jam. Cashew fruit has a yummy sweet-tart flavor reminiscent of fresh ripe mango, green mango and under-ripe apricots all rolled into one yummy fruit. I […]

Spruill Spring Pottery & Art Sale 2009

Spruill Education Center 5339 Chamblee Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30338 770 394 3447

St. John's Mid East Food Festival 2009

Mid East Food Festival 2009 Saturday — May 16, 2009 — noon to 9:00pm Sunday — May 17, 2009 — noon to 4:00pm

Middle Eastern Food, Pastries, Music, and Dance

And, a specialty market offering food, books and cultural items for sale.

St. John Chrysostom Melkite Catholic Church 1428 Ponce de […]

Callanwolde's Spring Pottery Sale

Pottery (above) by Chase Folsom

Callanwolde’s Spring Pottery Sale 2009

May 16-17, 2009 — 10:00am to 5:00pm

Functional, decorative and sculptural ceramic art will be available for sale this weekend. Ceramic pieces for sale have been created by Callanwolde’s pottery program instructors and assistants.

Want to take an […]