Grub Notes
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Fatburger Is Open, Barberitos Delivers and More Food News
Photo Credit: Fatburger
After a bit of a delay (the original date was August), the Athens location of Fatburger, the national chain based in California, is open in the Beechwood shopping center, inside Buffalo's, its sister operation. It's the only Fatburger currently open in the state of Georgia; locations in Atlanta and Marietta did exist but closed.
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Two New Athens Cookbooks for Sale
Long in the works, Athens Eats: Recipes from the Classic City has just been published by AIDS Athens as a benefit to raise money for the organization. Full disclosure: I wrote the foreword. Full of recipes from local chefs and gifted amateur cooks (e.g., Peter Dale, Hugh Acheson, Jaamy Zarnegar, Mark Richt, Vince and Barbara Dooley), it sells for $20, and you can buy it on the website, at Aurum or at home.made.
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Creature Comforts' Paradiso Is Available Now
Photo Credit: courtesy of Creature Comforts
Cans of Creature Comforts' latest limited release, Athena Paradiso, are now in stores in Athens and Atlanta.
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Big Daddy Mike's and JB's Smokin' Pig to Add More BBQ to the Athens Area
Big Daddy Mike's Barbecue Bar and Grill, the restaurant evolution of a BBQ sauce company that also does catering, will open soon in what was most recently Dickey's Barbecue Pit, on Hawthorne, near its intersection with Oglethorpe/Tallassee.
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Wing Zone Is Open Downtown
Someone was just telling me that Athens needed a dedicated wings place, so, boom. Here you go. Wing Zone is open in the former Yoforia on the ground floor (Clayton Street side) of the West Washington Street parking deck/mixed-use development.
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Two New Burger Restaurants Coming to Athens
Burger 21.
Groove Burgers, a brand-new burger joint from Bridger Loftin (of Loco's), could have a soft opening this weekend, in the new Epps Bridge shopping center, by Kinnucans. The concept seems potentially franchisable, which wouldn't be a surprise, but for now it's a rare independent business in the Epps Bridge area.
Yet to determine a location is Burger 21, which is a franchise, with locations in Buckhead, Johns Creek and the Mall of Georgia, as well as in many other states. Its menu is a little more voluminous, and it offers seafood burgers, sliders, chicken tenders, hot dogs, turkey chili and an array of shakes and floats.
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Mama Jewel's Kitchen Is Open on Baxter; Mother Pho Is Open Downtown
As of Feb. 3, the space on Baxter Street that once housed Mirko Pasta is now home to Mama Jewel's Kitchen, an independent business that does Southern cooking and healthier options.
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Creature Comforts Is Making More Beer
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Photo Credit: courtesy of Creature Comforts
Brewmaster Adam Beauchamp watches as a new tank is delivered to Creature Comforts.
Athens brewery Creature Comforts is undergoing an expansion today that will nearly double its capacity within the next year.
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