Grub Notes
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Athens' New Mobile Eatery: Wingspan
If you're still mourning the loss of Uncle Jerry's, the tasty little trailer that served biscuits and burgers on Chase Street, then you will be as excited as I was to hear that a new mobile eatery, Wingspan, has moved onto its spot, at Chase and Oneta, in the parking lot most famous for containing Twice the Ice.
Run by Alicia and Daniel May of Blazer's in Madison County, Wingspan isn't expecting business to boom for a while. Rather, the Mays hope to iron out the kinks before football season, like a lot of restaurant folks in this town. They rent the space and the certified commissary from the folks who own the lot (and ran Uncle Jerry's) and don't have plans to move around for now, but, as Alicia May pointed out, that is the advantage of a food truck: the ability to pick up and move elsewhere should business not be great.
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Flagpole Wants Your Food Porn
First, a thing I just learned: Do not ever Google image search "food porn" while at work.
Second: Flagpole wants your food porn!
Specifically, we're looking for Instagrammed shots of your late-night local eats for possible inclusion in an upcoming issue. Chowin' down on a JB dog? Wolfin' some Waffle House? Shoving some Streets Cafe down your throat? Snap a photo of it before you start. (Or after you finish.) Throw a Mayfair filter (or, y'know, whatever) on that shit and tag it #FlagpoleFoodPorn. (Be sure to note where the photo was taken.)
Alternately, you can email photos to [email protected]. All submissions should be sent by Tuesday, Aug. 6. So, get to eatin'!
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home.made Starts Lunch, Zoe's Kitchen Opens Aug. 1 and More
As my nemesis (and buddy) Andre Gallant reported over on the Banner-Herald's site, Mimi Maumus's home.made catering is set to start serving lunch out of its Baxter Street space in mid-August. It's welcome news. Maumus has built a following through her excellent catering, which is southern-influenced but refined and always beautifully presented.
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Drinks in Normaltown, Bread and Mexican Food in Five Points, Hot Dogs and Hot Wings
There's quite a bit of news to get through here, so bear with me. You may have noticed that Rustica, occupying the former spot of Las Conchitas Caliente in Normaltown, shuttered a while back, and now some folks are working on the space again. But don't confuse it with The Old Pal, the bar due to open in the former Jewels space next door. The new spot will be called Hi-Lo, and although I don't yet know what kind of food it will have, it should continue serving drinks.
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J. Christopher's to Open in Five Points
After a surprisingly long time vacant, following the closing of first Five Points Deli and then The Local Jam, the space on the ground floor of the Stiles Building in the heart of Five Points has found a new tenant in metro Atlanta-based franchise J. Christopher's, a breakfast and lunch restaurant.
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Jittery Joe's Roasting Co. to Move to Barber Street
We've all known it's coming, as the Selig development has moved inexorably through local government channels, that Jittery Joe's Roasting/Tasting Room, which sits on the same site, is not long for this world. Now the folks behind it are announcing a move to Barber Street (Google Maps screenshot above) at the end of next month. Considering how friendly and awesomely Athens they managed to make the other space, I have full faith in their ability to do the same this go-round. The letter follows:
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Five and Ten is Back
Photo via Instagram
Well, that wasn't a very long hiatus. After moving quarters from its original digs in the heart of Five Points (not officially sold yet, but there appear to be some parties interested in the space for a restaurant), Hugh Acheson's flagship restaurant will be open again in its new location Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (coffee and tartines) and then at 5 p.m. for dinner, per the restaurant's Twitter account.
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Five & Ten's Move Imminent, Botanas Opening on Broad
Not that these two pieces of news have anything in common... Five & Ten, which has been working on its new location on Milledge over the past year, has announced a closing date in its current space in the heart of Five Points (June 30), but not yet an opening date in the former Hawthorne House (1073 Milledge).
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