• For all my Tennessee kin.

    Wednesday, October 8th, 2008

    In case you didn’t know, I’m originally from Morristown, Tenn., about 45 minutes from Knoxville (UT).  So, that means on Friday and Saturday, all of my family (cousins, friends, parents, sister) and other UT students will be migrating down South to God’s country.
    Now, I’m not going to talk about the football game because [...]

  • Farm 255: the best restaurant in Athens

    Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

    OK, it’s a strong statement, but I believe it.
    Unfortunately, I don’t have any pictures to document my wonderful experience at Farm 255, but I’m hoping I can paint pictures with words for you.
    If you don’t know the history of Farm 255, its namesake is due to the restaurant’s farm right outside of Athens where little [...]

  • What to do for Earth Day

    Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

    In case you didn’t know, today is Earth Day! I will first give my sincere props to Dr. Sallot’s PR Campaigns class that organized the Earth Day Fair today at the Tate Center.
    The UGA Go Green Alliance had tables with a petition for a sustainability officer, energy efficient light bulbs, bird feeder making, face [...]

  • Vegan, anyone?

    Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

    One of my readers asked if there was any place in Athens that served vegan carrot cake.  Immediately, my mind went to The Grit.
    So, I called them right up (706-543-6592) and asked if they had any.
    “Um, yeah.  In fact, we have some right now!”–straight from the horse’s mouth.
    I also asked if they had it every [...]

  • EDB visitors: my new friends

    Saturday, March 1st, 2008

    For all my new “Edelpeeps” and Athens visitors, I know many of you are looking for places to eat either tonight or tomorrow.
    So, I decided to give you a few suggestions!
    If you aren’t going to the reception at East West Bistro, here are some fun dinner places downtown:

    For pizza/Italian: Little Italy, Amici, Transmetropolitan, Basil Press [...]