Thanks to my good friend and photographer, Matt Wilder, for taking this fabulous picture. Not only is “Baby Jesus” along Dekalb Avenue, but there are lots of stuffed animals attached to “crosses” as well on Dekalb near the Krog Tunnel. God, I love that tunnel and the crazy ass art there. Go check it out.
I wanted to give kudos to the [tag]East Lake Farmers Market[/tag] which started off the season this past Saturday with great vendors and a fabulous collards cook off. I am so proud of our community – especially Amy and Doug Williams – for doing this. I hope that you will come out and support our small but great farmers market from May until October! We look forward to having you!
While I was there on Saturday, I walked over to a booth that was selling some amazing looking macarons and other tasty treats. The guy in the booth looked at me and asked, “don’t you write the [tag]52 Weeks of Drinks?[/tag]“ I about swooned in delight! What I have been waiting for – I became famous in that one moment. It was worth the sweat and tears it takes to drink those drinks…
I bought one of those macarons- you bet your ass I did – and it was excellent. Get them online at [tag]Crumb- a bakery[/tag] – here in Atlanta.
I mean, it is not everyday that my favorite dog in the world is given a full page advertisement in a magazine…but this month’s [tag]Decatur Living[/tag] features Brutus and one of his lovely owners (me)…
Of course, the advertisement is NOT really about us…it is about the amazing [tag]Village Vets and the Animal Emergency Center of Decatur[/tag] – places where Alison likes to say we spend most of our money – which is kinda true considering that Brutus has a very sensitive stomach and Little Girl eats random things that cause her to almost die. And then there are ALL the rescues we bring in….
Ah, either way, we love the Village Vets and everyone who works there. Anyway, kudos the Village as usual – and thanks for making us famous!
[tag]Little Friendship Baptist Church[/tag] is a basically block from our home and we have recently found out is slightly famous! We just learned that it was the set in which [tag]Idella’s funeral scene was filmed in Driving Miss Daisy[/tag]. We were told this by a couple of parishioners the others day as we chatted with them before they went into church. We were heathens walking our dogs on a Sunday morning – not going to church.
Anyway, enjoyed their new church sign scripture…just lovely.
And I am too lazy to go back and take them over, but you get the point. I love Little Five Points! 
I mean, seriously.
On Friday night – let me say that again -on Friday night, Alison and I drove to [tag]Duluth[/tag] in 5:00pm traffic. Why you may ask? Good question. And one that may be too long of an answer. Let’s just say we were going to see a wonderful young man in his first interpretive dance production on stage at the [tag]Red Clay Theater in Duluth.[/tag] And let’s remember it was 5:00pm traffic.
We had been told by Curtis and Robin, our wonderful friends and neighbors, that we should go to a German Restaurant in Duluth before the theater. After an hour and a half on the road, we made it to Duluth and to Kurt’s and Vreny’s! Located in an home that was built in the 1930′s, [tag]Kurt’s and Vreny’s[/tag] was opened in 1989 by guess who? Kurt and his wife, Vreny! The place is huge – with 5 private rooms and 2 dining rooms, plus of course a full bar.
They serve all sorts of food – from steak to mussels, but they specialize in the art of German cooking. We happened upon their Oktoberfest Celebration and Alison was excited they were showcasing Beers as well as Brats that evening. She ordered a Spaten Oktoberfest and I ordered a small carafe of wine because I can’t drink a whole beer before it gets warm and then I hate it… Alison ordered the Bratwurst and Kassler Ripchen (smoked pork chop) with German potato salad, sauerkraut, and fried sweet onions. I ordered the Veal Weinerschnitzel with mushrooms and burgundy wine sauce and it came with Spatzle.
Me taking a gulp of Alison’s Spaten and looking like I am really enjoying it…
There was enough food to feed a family of four and it was all very tasty. The Bratwurst was divine and my Weinerschnitzel was excellent. Alison’s smoked pork chop was good, but quite frankly, she should have gotten two Brats. Yum. The prices were extremely reasonable and our Korean server was wonderful. ( I had no clue Duluth was such a Korean hot spot. The things we don’t know about metro-Atlanta!)
I think we would certainly go back on a Saturday evening with a group of friends for some Schnitzel and Brats. I doubt I would go back on a Friday evening. Good God, how people commute up and down I-85 is a mystery to me.
Little Girl give it 3 paws up!
So, I visited the new [tag]Kirkwood Corner Market[/tag] like two weeks ago and am just writing about it. I apologize – because I really did like it! What a fun, fresh, new shop located on Hosea Williams Drive next to Coan Middle School. It is a true market – with groceries, fabulous retro candies, chips, snacks, fun gifts for kids and adults, flowers, and of course – a lunch counter.
They advertise themselves as “a nostalgic general store atmosphere that serves up baked breakfast goods, deli style sandwiches, home made sides, snacks and gifts” which sounds a bit better than my first paragraph – but they are indeed all that! I love the patio surrounded by plants and flowers and I love that they sell things like microwavable Chef Boyardee and you can microwave it right there yourself in the shop.
The sandwiches on the board were all very inexpensive. I got a club sandwich, chips (snotty ones at that), and a wonderful fountain coke for less and 7 bucks. It was a great club – nothing fancy about it – but I did not want fancy. I wanted a good club sandwich. I got it. I need to go back for breakfast – or to buy some Chef Boyardee. Go visit if you live in this area – very walkable, the patio is dog friendly, and we need to support our local businesses!
Little Girl gives it 3 paws up.
I forgot to post this after Michael Jackson’s death. Our friend, Erika, took this fabulous photo of a poster that had just been put up. It says “Keep Dancing” and I absoultely love the way the light of the sun is shining on it. Enjoy.
I should have posted this last week, but alas, I was drinking wine in California. Don’t forget about [tag]Jazzoo Atlanta[/tag] tomorrow night! This fabulous new event for Atlanta benefits [tag]Zoo Atlanta[/tag] and it looks fun as heck. Not only are there 4 live music stages, there are 30 great restaurants cooking for you, and 20 bars making your favorite drinks. All the proceeds go to the zoo’s amphibian conservation program. (yes, it is the Year of the Frog)
The cost is 100$ per ticket and the dress code is “creative black tie.” Ah, how fun is that. So, dress up in anything that you want to wear and go enjoy some free music, food, and booze all while helping the frogs of Zoo Atlanta. Oh, and last thing – Jazzoo is pretty green. Solar powered stage, biodegradable cups, and loads of recycling bins.
Enjoy! Rib-bit. Rib-bit.
We love [tag]Cantina La Casita[/tag] in the [tag]East Atlanta Village[/tag] We usually end up at the bar watching football on their really crappy HDTV – but who cares about that. What we go for is the good authentic Mexican food (from the cooks’ family recipes) and of course the Margaritas for Two. I don’t know what they are really called, but they are good. I’m pretty sure it involves Patron Tequila. Yum.
Anyway, we went the other night with Alley, and as we were walking out, I caught a picture of another individual enjoying La Casita. Man, was she having fun with her beans.
