Blog Topic: Food Roundup

Grub Notes: Mojito Fest, Food Truck Fest and More Food Events

By Hillary Brown | September 10, 2015 1:36pm

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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Grub Notes: Mannaweenta Opens, the Classic City BBQ Fest and More Food News

By Hillary Brown | August 13, 2015 12:31pm

Photo Credit: Athens Land Trust

Mannaweenta owner Hergu Bahtu at the West Broad Market Garden.

Mannaweenta (previously covered here and here in Flagpole), which has been serving Ethiopian and Etritrean food at the West Broad Farmers' Market for a couple of years, is officially open in the shopping center at 1055 Gaines School Road, next to the Omni on the Eastside, and will hold a grand opening Friday at 6 p.m. Regular hours are 11 a.m.–10 p.m., Monday through Saturday.

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Grub Notes: Board Game Cafe Is Open, Stevi B's Is Closed and More Food News

By Hillary Brown | June 22, 2015 1:22pm

That board game café y'all have been so excited about, The Rook and Pawn (previously covered here and here) officially opens to the public today.

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Grub Notes: Sweetie Pie Bakery to Replace Rooter's and More Restaurant News

By Hillary Brown | May 27, 2015 3:25pm

Photo Credit: Photo via Facebook

Sweetie Pie by Savie

The itty-bitty building on Whitehall Road that was most recently Rooter's has turned over a number of times in recent years, but it never sits vacant for long, despite the fact that zoning doesn't allow for sit-down service. Next up is Sweetie Pie by Savie, a custom and walk-up bakery that hasn't had its own space in Athens yet but has built a reputation for impressive work with fondant.

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Grub Notes: Heirloom Gets New Chef, Hugh Acheson's New Book is Out and More Food News

By Hillary Brown | May 15, 2015 2:40pm

With Sal Speights taking off to hike the Appalachian Trail, Heirloom Cafe is announcing Joel Penn as its new head honcho in the kitchen. Owner Jessica Rothacker says Penn, who has worked at both The National and East West Bistro, "will make his debut at the Tailored Events Ecuadorian pop up dinner here at Heirloom on Sunday evening, and will roll out his new dinner menu on Tuesday evening. His style of cooking will bring an update to Southern classics and native Georgia dishes, reflecting the international influences found in Georgia foodways, while still paying homage to the original classic techniques. We are very excited to have him with us." Tickets for the pop-up are $50 and can be purchased online here.

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Grub Notes: Rooter's Is Closing, Hugh Acheson's New Cookbook and More Food News

By Hillary Brown | April 23, 2015 11:20am

BBQ giveth and BBQ taketh away. Rooter's, on Whitehall Road, which took over the building and the sauce recipes of Jot 'Em Down, will close Saturday. Sorry, folks. On the other hand, Bill's Bar-B-Que in Hull (reviewed forever and a day ago in Flagpole, before the website crashed and was rebuilt, making the old story unlinkable) seems to be returning next month, in the same location, on Fortson Store Road.

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Grub Notes: Mannaweenta Is Going Brick and Mortar; Georgia Bar Is Coming Back to Life

By Hillary Brown | April 7, 2015 1:18pm

Are you super into the delicious Ethiopian food that Mannaweenta serves up at the West Broad Farmers Market on Saturdays (reviewed here last year) but you wish you could get it at other times and on other days? Well, it looks like a regular physical location will be an option soon.

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Grub Notes: Journey Juice is Closing, School Lunch Challenge Next Week and More Food News

By Hillary Brown | March 17, 2015 2:43pm

Well, darn. Journey Juice is closing at the end of March, meaning you're down to Juice Up and Arden's Garden should you believe the hype and choose to take your nutrition in liquid form. Its product was always lovely and its Prince storefront a nice change from the succession of unhealthy eateries that occupied the same space.

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Grub Notes: Changes at Preserve and More Food News

By Hillary Brown | March 13, 2015 2:15pm

Photo Credit: Photo via Instagram

Preserve's tofu and kimchi sandwich.

Pi Day (Mar. 14 = 3.14) is coming up this weekend, and Your Pie will offer a special of $3.14 off your pizza (a slightly different deal than in previous years) and $3.14 pints at all its Athens-area locations. It's especially nice that the yearly promo tends to coincide with spring break, which means the lines are short, too.

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Grub Notes: Georgia Organics Dinner and More Food News

By Hillary Brown | February 18, 2015 10:53am

Photo Credit: Porter McLeod

Whitney Otawka

As part of this weekend's Georgia Organics conference, you can still buy tickets to the benefit dinner Whitney Otawka (late of Cinco y Diez) is hosting to highlight local farms.

For $65, you get four courses…

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