Grub Notes
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Photo Gallery: The Downtown Athens Food Truck Festival
Hundreds, if not thousands, of people congregated on College Avenue outside City Hall Saturday afternoon for the Athens Downtown Development Authority's food truck festival, which drew almost a dozen food trucks from Atlanta (as well as a local truck or two). Flagpole photographer Joshua L. Jones documented the scene.
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Mojito Fest, Food Truck Fest and More Food Events
Photo Credit: Athens Food Truck Festival
Casa de Amistad will hold its Mojito Fest fundraiser Saturday, Sept. 12 at 6 p.m. at Broad 9A, in the Chase Street Warehouses. Local bars and restaurants will compete against one another to mix the best mojito. Attendees get to judge. Tickets are $25 (if you drink mojitos) or $10 (if you don't) and can be purchased on the website dedicated to the event. DJ YaTuSabes will provide music. All proceeds go to Amistad, which provides various and much-needed resources to the Hispanic community in Athens.
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Mama Bird's Is Closing and More Food News
Mama Bird's.
The shared kitchen/market version of Jennie de la Vega's Mama Bird's Granola, in the 909 Broad building, will close Sept. 24 after operating for two years. The space is up for lease.
Although some folks made use of the shared kitchen—which was licensed by the Department of Agriculture for the production of foods to be sold at retail, but not an option for food trucks—there weren't enough of them to cover expenses. This is unfortunate, as the groceries for sale in the space included fresh produce, making it a small oasis in the fresh-food desert that is downtown Athens. The granola side of the business will continue elsewhere and seems to be in fine shape.
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Blind Pig is Moving Downtown and More News
Is this a sad story, because it means a longtime Athens business is moving out of its original location? Or is it a happy one, because it means a locally owned place is coming downtown?
You can read it either way, but the point is that Blind Pig Tavern is taking over the downstairs of the former Dirty Birds (or Wild Wing) on West East Washington Street. The upstairs is being put to other use.
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The Prince Avenue Wendy's Will Be Rebuilt
Photo Credit: Blake Aued/file
The Wendy’s on Prince Avenue that’s been closed since it was damaged by fire in February will be rebuilt, according to the Athens Banner-Herald.
The franchise owner has submitted plans to Athens-Clarke County, but there is no timetable for construction.
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Rejoice/Despair: Pumpkin Spice Season Is Upon Us
The temperature has dipped below 100 degrees, so it must be fall.
Another sign: Terrapin is the first local beverage maker out of the gate with a pumpkin-spice product.
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Fatburger to Open in Beechwood This Month
Photo Credit: Simon Doggett/Flickr
The national chain Fatburger is owned by the same folks as the national chain Buffalo's, so it makes sense that a location of the former is opening next to our location of the latter, in the Beechwood Shopping Center, later this month [Edit: make that September; exact date is not set yet].
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Photo Gallery: The Classic City BBQ Festival Iron Chef Competition
George’s Low Country Table pulls their bison spare ribs from a pot during an Iron Chef-style cooking competition.
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