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microshiner · 5 years ago

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Ska, craft spirits, and Colorado's real drinking town

The hangover bell rings loud and clear in my head as I lift a 70 pound guitar cabinet into the back of a white 2000 Ford Econoline XL. Rain falls lightly. I am running on only a few slovenly hours of sleep but despite the pounding head, my mood is jovial. My band mates and I recount the night before over and over. In the world of ska music, there are few bands more respected than Hepcat, and few bands more infamous than Mephiskapheles, and we just shared the stage with both in one night. It was also the kick off to the second leg of our spring and summer run- this morning we hit the road out of Denver and head for Durango, Colorado, where we’ll spend a week in the studio and follow it up with two shows in the area including a performance at the legendary Ska Brewing Company.

Alright.

Personally, I am excited for more than one reason. I went to school in Durango, but it’s been six years since I’ve lived there and from what I can tell, the drinking scene has only gotten better. A new craft distillery just opened up, and the number of breweries has jumped from 4 to 6 (All this in a town of 17,000. Fort Collins gets the glory, but at over 150,000 residents, are their 14 breweries and 3 distilleries that impressive? Which is the real drinking town?)

I contemplate this and other pressing issues to pass the time on a 7 hour haul over the Rocky Mountains. As we climb in elevation, my mood levels off. It always does when passing time in the van. Whether I am headed somewhere new or somewhere I’ve been many times, as long as it’s light outside touring has always had a bit of a weird vibe to me. The late nights, the shows, the people, the free drink tickets - that is what it’s all about and what makes it worth it. The rush of playing a good show is matched by no drug or other experience I’ve ever had. But during the day, driving through the middle of nowhere to the next town while getting further and further away from your personal life back home, the anxiety creeps in.

Maybe it’s because I’ve never been in a band at a level where touring was our income. I’ve always had to hurry back home after each run and get to work in order to keep the bills paid. Right now, it’s about 9:30 on Monday morning. Everyone I know (except the three guys sitting here with me) is at work, or walking the dog, or heading to the bank, something normal.

Don’t get me wrong, there is certainly a level of awesome to all this. I’m never going to be a ‘company man.’ I knew that by the time I hit high school. I take a lot of pride in what I do for a living and for a hobby. But the older I get, the harder I find it to relate the stories of the road and the stories of the pen and the stories of so many nights passed in rock clubs to people who are my age but haven’t had a night out in months. The word ‘baby’ means something entirely different to them.

As Vonnegut would say - So it goes. We pull into town just in time for happy hour but unfortunately the liquor store will have to suffice for tonight; we’ve got to get to the studio. Tomorrow I will have the opportunity to experience some of the actual culture of this town I’ve missed so much.

Tuesday morning I am walking down Main Avenue bright and early in a leisurely search for a cup of coffee and a paper. Part of me feels like a Texan, stopping to gaze into each store window as I pass by and then actually purchasing, after looking around to make sure no one I know is in sight then ducking quickly into the storefront, a “Durango” t-shirt. I’ll have to bury this down in my backpack so my bandmates never see it. I justify the window shopping and eventual purchase as a mere way to pass some time before my scheduled meeting with some real locals, the owners of Durango Craft Spirits, at 10 o’clock.

I walk into the tasting room to meet owners Michael and Amy McCardell. Immediately I can tell that the duo lives by their motto and are ‘Inspired by the true spirit of Durango’ - It is only 10 am but the room is full of bluegrass music and the McCardell’s beckoning call for a drink. Michael handles the distilling of what is currently their sole offering - Soiled Dove Vodka, made from a mash of 60% native grown, non-GMO white corn they get directly from the Ute Mountain Tribe of Ute in Towaoc, Colorado (just a little over an hour from Durango). His soft voice, with a bit of a country tinge, makes even a short sentence sound well-rehearsed and wise. Perfect for telling stories, and I’m guessing he has a lot of them.

Lucky for me, Michael is not at all shy about telling the story of Durango Craft Spirits, his pride and joy.

It is, I learn quickly, Durango’s first post-prohibition, grain-to-glass distillery. “We’ve got a couple friends over at Ska, Dave (Thibodeau) and Bill (Graham), that opened Peach Street Distillery, in Grand Junction) years ago and one day I met the old distiller and Bill brought in one of their first bottles of gin, along with a bottle of Bombay Sapphire,” Michael says. “It was just unbelievably so much better. That first opened my eyes to craft distilling.”

This was over ten years ago, and until that day Michael had no plans at all of going into the distilling business. “A couple years later, I’m hiking around a piece of property up north with the county assessor, and he said ‘I gotta tell you this story. There’s a buddy of mine who thought he found some ancient Anasazi ruins on his property and he wanted me to come check them out. They hiked up there on a cliff to an Anasazi looking wall and there was an old still sitting back there.’”

He decided to do some research and try to figure out what kind of distilling was done in the area. “I started reading a few books about distilling in the area, and there was quite a bit done,” Michael says. “Especially turn of the last century when the silver market took a crash. A lot of the miners took to cooking booze in the mines.”

With his interest piqued, Michael attended three distilling schools and landed himself an internship at Wood’s High Mountain Distillery in Salida, CO, with the intention of opening his own show in Durango once he learned about the operational side. Both Michael and Amy had spent years in the local hospitality industry managing hotels and a golf club.

As their current jobs came to end due to sell offs, the decision was made to go full-steam with the distillery concept. Step one, securing a location. Where They landed right on the corner of 11th and Main, in the heart of downtown, and opened in January of this year.

Their setup is pretty simple - tasting room in the front, still setup and work area in the back (visible to guests), and office off to the side. Nice and cozy. “We go grain to glass right in the building with all regional grains,” Michael says. “We’re real proud to mash, distill, and bottle right in house.” I had been sold on their concept already, but at this point I could not continue the interview without trying some of their product.

Amy, generally in charge of the tasting room and PR, hands me a pour from behind the bar. I stir, smell, and sip. Then I gasp.

I am not a vodka drinker. My taste for the stuff was ruined by too much Smirnoff as a teenager. But this morning I am happy to make an exception. This stuff is good. Smooth, one of those spirits that you know would be perfect in a cocktail but it almost seems like a sin to dilute it, like a fine scotch. Until you realize that a vodka of such high quality could finally allow you to drink those plastic-bottle vodka infused party concoctions you swore off in your mid-twenties because you can’t stand the headaches any more, minus the headache. “I use a pretty strange recipe for the vodka compared to other distilleries, and it gives it a pretty unique flavor.” That, I agree, is easy to notice.

“The product is tied to Durango’s history,” Michael informs me as empty my glass. “Soiled doves being a Victorian term for the prostitutes of the town. They operated into the 1960s in Durango and were fined heavily, with the fines helping to cover the cost of the schools, the police department, and the fire department.”

The McCardells pay homage to these lovely financiers on the back of their bottle. The cocktails served in the tasting room are also related to the town’s history, an effort that has most certainly allowed the curious tourist to feel more accomplished in his imbibing. The distillery looks to release an unaged whiskey this fall, with barreling scheduled to begin this month. The vodka is currently only sold within 150 miles of Durango. “We are being (probably) too cautious about our growth,” Michael says. They do, however, plan to expand further across Colorado. Not bad for a true mom-and-pop and operation.

I like to think that my band is a mom-and-pop operation. I guess it would be a quadruple-pop operation. Like Michael and Amy, we have grown our small company from nothing into nothing less than an amazing life experience, with no real guidance other learned experience. We have made plenty of mistakes over the last eight years but have slowly made progress come from each of them. We’ve dealt with marriages, jobs, mortgages, kids, operational disagreements, and an old van catching on fire on the road, and as life has happened, we have found a way to happen with it. Back in the early days, circa 2007-2010, I put all of my eggs in that basket. I was willing to work crappy kitchen jobs and live in dilapidated apartments so that I would in turn have the flexibility to leave town when I needed to and be able to keep my financial overhead at a bare minimum in order to play music multiple nights a week. I cared about nothing other than making the band succeed. I lost relationships and friends.

The other guys, at least the two I started the group with, did the same. And then, in the fall of 2010, we crashed and burned hard. So hard, in fact, that over the next two years we did next to nothing with the group. We had no money, our leases were up, and we had nowhere left to go. For a while, we went our separate ways. Our biggest lesson, and one of the most important things I have ever gotten out of life, is that you have to have options - you have to have more than one card to play. As we’ve grown up since then, we have found ways to have other priorities in life while still being able to come back and execute with the band when it’s time.

While the band was on ‘unofficial hiatus’, I filled the musical craving in another group, but I was also able to take the experiences I had with the band, mix them with my college degree, and create some kind of shit show career path based on music business and journalism. Five years later I feel I can see it blossoming. To me, the craft lifestyle embodies that same spirit - live life, take what you’ve got, mix in a heavy dose of passion, and throw it to wind. It takes awhile, but when it finally comes full circle, it tastes so damn good.

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thefoodwebseries · 4 years ago

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You take the risk out of the business so that you can take risks with the product.

Abhishek “Chinsi” Chinchalker on running a Craft Brewery like Bombay Duck Brewing, excerpt from Episode 05

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crowlentil98-blog · 6 years ago

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Where to Eat in Austin Right Now According to Neighborhood

This definitely sounds crazy, but I’m starting to think I’ve eaten almost everywhere in Austin that I want to at the moment. That being said, the last six months have been the most exciting time in the culinary scene as I’ve seen chefs take risks and branch out to showcase what they really want to cook and eat. I’ve been most impressed by the concepts that don’t replicate any others in town and the ones that we have been NEEDING such as Uncle Nicky’s, an Italian cafe and bar with meat sandwiches, gelato, and cocktails, Bar Peached which is in the corner of Clarksville that always needs new spots to grab a nice cocktail and a bite, and Intero on the east side which changes the menu daily and uses whole animals and ingredients to prevent waste.

Full disclosure- I do need to revisit a few old school places like Fonda San Miguel which I haven’t been to since college and Vespaio, and I have only eaten LA BBQ catered. I want to try the Indian food truck Bombay Dhaba on South First, and El Dorado and Little Deli up north. Otherwise, I’ve eaten my way around the Austin sun in the last two years. People say I’m lucky or wow how do you do that. Guys, these restaurants are open to the public (YOU), and you don’t have to eat at your same breakfast taco shack 5 days a week!! The only place I frequent is Casa De Luz, the holy vegan spot when I need a healthy reboot and some home cooking! Otherwise, here are my favorite spots right now new and old in each neighborhood when you’re looking to sift through all the noise.

SOUTH AUSTIN:

(South First, South Congress, Bouldin, South Lamar)

Asian!

American!

Vegan!

Pizza & a Show!

Mexican!

Fresa’s – Who goes to a Mexican restaurant to get ice cream? Me! James Beard nominee Chef Laura Sawicki makes the best cookies in cream with fresh oreos and chocolate brownie. It’s casual and ideal for to-go or big groups when you want margaritas and perfectly cooked chicken. I also love their vegetable sides that are more creative than rice and beans like sweet potatoes, brussels sprouts, beets, etc.

Matt’s El Rancho – C-L-A-S-S-I-C Tex- Mex. If you’ve been looking for Bob Armstrong dip, it’s here.

Polvo’s – I love watching them bake the fresh tortillas and the salsa bar. Fish fajitas all the way.

El Borrego de Oro – Best tortilla soup. That’s it.

Vera Cruz Al Natural @ Radio Coffee – My favorite breakfast taco in town. Only at this location. Fish tacos are good, too!

BBQ!

Bakery!

DOWNTOWN + RAINEY STREET

French!

Chez Nous – You won’t even know you are in Austin until you leave and head across the street to Antone’s. Escargot and Fish!

Le Politique – On the west side of downtown. I like best for brunch. Get the cinnamon roll and hash.

Perfect before a show!

La Condesa – The restaurant that started the 2nd street population. Great for birthday dinners in their subterranean private room.

Fareground – A food hall where you don’t have to commit. Tacos, Italian food, golden milk, matcha lattes, Monster Cookies, Sushi, Ramen, and Israeli food.

The Back Space – Perfect pizza and antipasti veggies before heading out to a show on Dirty Sixth.

Lunch!

Koriente – Not much of an atmosphere, but it’s for the healthy Asian lunch spot with rice bowls and curries. I add spicy tuna to my veggies bowl.

Walton’s – Quick sandwich, soup, salad, bakery. Get the golden egg snickerdoodle for dessert.

Holy Roller – Punk rock diner ideal before or after day drinking. I like the grilled cheese with avocado.

Second Bar + Kitchen – Something for everyone and good for business.

Nice on Rainey!

East Austin

Breakfast + Brunch!

Fun Dinner!

Il Brutto – This might be the only Italian restaurant in town that actually has a true Italian chef cooking in it! He makes 7 handmade pastas daily, pizza dough that is fermented for two days so it’s fluffy and crunchy, and their happy hour is 1/2 off all drinks from 5-7 p.m. I love the lasagna, lamb, and complimentary limoncello at the end.

Kemuri Tatsuya – This is one of the most fun places in Austin because you can’t get this food anywhere else. Think Izakaya meets Texas BBQ. Good for big groups.

Intero – They change their menu regularly and used to work at the iconic Jeffrey’s. You’ll see the same ingredients sprinkled throughout the menu because they are big on no waste and using whole animals. Their pastas are great.

Suerte – Masa, masa, masa! I love the bar here, good wine, and a fun, intimate setting. It’s bright, has flamingo wallpaper in the bathroom. The brisket tacos and carrot dumplings are my favorite.

Buenos Aires Cafe – This is one of the oldest restaurants in Austin and on the original east side! I haven’t eaten here in years, BUT they have an awesome speakeasy bar in the back called Milonga Room and the fries are dank. You have to call or text to make a reservation Thursday- Saturday. They have live music and great wines. 512.593.1920

Launderette – Chef Rene Ortiz and Laura Sawicki run the show here so it’s flawless. I love all the Mediterranean influence yet great burger and chicken thighs. There’s a reason everyone talks about the birthday cake ice cream sandwiches only served at dinner. Don’t worry the breakfast pastries are fabulous, too.

The Brewer’s Table – The menu here is quite intriguing. They brew their own beer here and use wheat and hops in some of the food. Have no fear, if you are a wine over beer drinker like me, this spot is still for you. I love the large format family style dinners and their rabbit carnitas tacos are my favorite in town. Not sure how this place can have the best tortillas but they do!

Justine’s – This is the sexiest restaurant in town. It’s one of the only super sceney yet local places where I feel like I’m in NYC again. The staff has outstanding individual style, they don’t care that you have to wait 2 hours, the murals in the outdoor tents during the winter are gorgeous, and the steak tartare and mussels are memorable. This is where I want to go on a date or with my best friends for a night out.

Easy dinner!

Thai Kun – The Asian food trucks are actually my favorite in Austin. Thai Kun also happens to be outside my favorite cocktail bar, Whisler’s. Get the Cabbage Two Ways (fried and raw) with holy basil and mint and the Khao Man Gai Thai Steamed Chicken with rice. Mmm.

Hillside Farmacy – Go for the kale salad and mac ‘n cheese. It reminds me of a cute corner spot that would be in Brooklyn. Fun for a girls dinner or a good cocktail at the bar with a date. It has old school pharmacy style seating but very chic.

Sour Duck – This is almost the definition of Austin. Casual, outdoor beer garden feel, order food at the counter. Lots of meat and some veggie options. Waiter for cocktails AND parking.

Bakery!

Paperroute Bakery – This place holds a special place in my heart. This young twenty-something baker named Aaron is a one man show waking up at 2 a.m. to start baking in his 500 square foot bakery attached to Cenote. Go for the blueberry pop tarts, bundts, and place an order for your next birthday cake.

CLARKSVILLE/TARRY TOWN/ HYDE PARK/CAMPUS

Casual Good Food!

The Beer Plant – This all vegan restaurant with a brewery blew my mind. I love that it wasn’t showy and felt just like a neighborhood spot that ANYONE vegan or not can actually eat at every night and not get sick of it. It was PACKED on a Wednesday. Get the special soup of the day because it’s served with their awesome bread and the eggplant curry. All the sandwiches looked so good I wanted to steal a bite from my neighbor when he went to the bathroom.

Texas French Bread – An Austin classic right by campus since 1981! Feels like it must have been the only bakery and place to get fresh breads in town at one point. I love their brunch and superb omelette. Great salads and easy sandwiches. Cookies for all, and best of all, beautiful lighting.

Better Half – I have all my meetings here. I’ve never seen a better place for coffee, cocktails, AND food. I also feel very Brooklyn here with the well dressed crowd. Men in real, fitted t-shirts. Go for the fried chicken salad, cauliflower tater tots, and biscuit with homemade jam.

40 North – This is my all around favorite pizza place. The crust has height, is fluffy, and holds the sauce and toppings well. It’s in a cute little house ideal for lunch or a casual dinner. The Mediterranean cauliflower and bibb salad are enough of a reason to come if not just for pizza!

Uncle Nicky’s – This tiny Italian cafe and bar in Hyde Park made me squeal when it opened in 2019 as there is nothing like it. I can get an assortment of negronis, Italian meat sandwiches on the best homemade roll in town, kale salad with truffle honey, and my absolute favorite: sardines with salsa verde and ritz!! Come here for an early aperitif or stop on your way home. Best solo or with one other person due to space.

Shoal Creek Saloon – If you are looking for a bar withe peel n eat crawfish and shrimp, here you go. Skip the gumbo and go for the fried okra.

Pool Burger – Backyard burgers served out of a food truck, tiki cocktails, crinkle cut waffle fries, and necessary soft serve.

Nicer Outing!

Clark’s – This is go-to for seafood. The only place in town where I can get a perfect bowl of ciopinno + oysters. The burger is my favorite in town, and don’t forget they are open for brunch, and the pancakes are awesome.

Bar Peached – This menu is wild and crazy, kids! I love the cucumber vodka cocktail, and the chimichurri carrots. It’s like asian ingredients meets Texas with unique tacos and even pastas made with udon noodles. It’s situated in a cute house in Clarksville and has patio seating that feels separated.

BURNET ROAD/ALLENDALE

Easy Lunch or Dinner!

Picnik – All hail anyone looking for fresh, mindful ingredients and those we are allergic to gluten, soy, corn, or peanuts. They don’t let any of that in their kitchen! Think butter coffee, matcha lattes, breakfast hash + tacos on Siete tortillas, my favorite cauliflower steak with capers, raisins on a bed of hummus, roasted chicken, and their paleo blondie.

Tiny Boxwood – A ladies who lunch spot from Houston. Just come for the cute, outdoor courtyard and chocolate chip cookies!!!

Pacha – A tinsy coffee shop that has my favorite pancakes in town. They serve their eggs on top of them, too!

Bakery!

Kellie’s Baking Co. – Known for their ginger cookies with instagram photos pasted on the front, I prefer the brookie which is half chocolate chip cookie/half brownie/topped with mallow! It’s so gooey and doughy. I love their stuffed reese’s and twix cookies just as much!

Tiny Pies – Mini pies great to bring to a party or a birthday. I like the fruit ones best.

SUSHI

This gets its own category because there are so few in town!

MUELLER

Source: http://www.chekmarkeats.com/where-to-eat-in-austin/

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glenmenlow · 6 years ago

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Anheuser-Busch and USA Rice to Strengthen American Rice Industry

Anheuser-Busch, one of America’s largest end user of domestic rice invests in partnership to drive sustainability and support local and regional economies

Anheuser-Busch and USA Rice are proud to announce a major new investment in water efficiency, rice-land preservation, and wildlife protection through the Rice Stewardship Partnership.

Rice is one of the four natural ingredients in many of the company‘s great-tasting beers ever since Adolphus Busch first added it to Budweiser to set the brew apart from other lagers.

An investment in the Rice Stewardship Partnership will bring the global brewer – end user of American rice – together with growers, environmental groups, and government agencies to strengthen the US rice-growing industry through innovation, knowledge-sharing, and by supporting sustainable and efficient practices.

The company’s investment will help fund strategies to protect working rice lands, including conservation planning, irrigation efficiencies, nutrient management and education of decision-makers on water, agriculture and wildlife habitats.

The Partnership will also help improve air quality, conserve energy and support rice growers’ bottom line by testing new irrigation strategies.

These efforts will help advance the company’s 2025 Sustainability Goals announced earlier this year, which include connecting 100% of their direct farmers to new technology and empowering them to try new agricultural practices, as well as engaging 100% of their facilities in water efficiency efforts.

“From seed to sip, every step of our brewing process is focused on responsible and sustainable water stewardship and smart agricultural practices. The last ten years have seen us reduce water usage in our facilities by 38% and we are excited to keep moving in this positive direction,” said Jess Newman, Anheuser-Busch’s Director of US Agronomy.

“This new partnership will help us take our agricultural innovation to the next level, as we strive towards our ambitious 2025 Sustainability Goals, working side-by-side with our rice growers and the community in Jonesboro.”

“USA Rice’s partnership with Ducks Unlimited and with great members like Anheuser-Busch has enabled us to provide much-needed financial and technical support to conservation-minded rice farmers who are working to continuously improve their operations and hopefully see a positive return on their investments in both future profits and achieving their sustainability goals,” said Betsy Ward, President and CEO of USA Rice.

The company’s 15 agricultural facilities across the country include a rice facility in Jonesboro, Arkansas – a proud part of the US$4 billion/£3.03 billion Arkansas rice industry. Most of the rice milled at the Jonesboro facility is sourced within a 30-minute drive from local farming families, and by-products are used as inputs in the feed industry, providing a key element for cattle feed.

To celebrate and thank the Arkansas rice-growing community, Anheuser-Busch hosted a Grower Appreciation Dinner for their local growers. The event included presentations from senior leadership and local industry members.

“We are happy that this new Rice Stewardship Partnership will enable us to play an even stronger role supporting the Arkansas rice industry,” said Bill Jones, Rice Agronomy Manager at the Arkansas rice mill.

“At Anheuser-Busch, we are constantly looking for ways to build a more sustainable industry and even stronger local growing communities.”

The company is pleased to join with USA Rice and Ducks Unlimited, as well as other committed financial sponsors in support of the Rice Stewardship Programme, including the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Walmart Foundation, the Mosaic Company Foundation, Chevron USA, Freeport-McMoRan Foundation, Irene W. and C.B. Pennington Foundation, RiceTec, BASF, American Rice Inc, Riviana Foods Inc, Delta Plastics, Wells Fargo, Riceland, Farmers Rice Milling Company, Horizon Ag, Turner’s Creek & Bombay Hook Farms, MacDon Industries, Dow AgroSciences, and DU major sponsors.

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joejstrickl · 6 years ago

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Anheuser-Busch and USA Rice to Strengthen American Rice Industry

Anheuser-Busch, one of America’s largest end user of domestic rice invests in partnership to drive sustainability and support local and regional economies

Anheuser-Busch and USA Rice are proud to announce a major new investment in water efficiency, rice-land preservation, and wildlife protection through the Rice Stewardship Partnership.

Rice is one of the four natural ingredients in many of the company‘s great-tasting beers ever since Adolphus Busch first added it to Budweiser to set the brew apart from other lagers.

The Partnership will also help improve air quality, conserve energy and support rice growers’ bottom line by testing new irrigation strategies.

“At Anheuser-Busch, we are constantly looking for ways to build a more sustainable industry and even stronger local growing communities.”

The article Anheuser-Busch and USA Rice to Strengthen American Rice Industry appeared first on World Branding Forum.

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Delivery from your favorite restaurants - Restaurants in Atlanta, GA

Delivery from your favorite restaurants – Restaurants in Atlanta, GA

10th & Piedmont

Breakfast & Brunch

$$$$

2.1 out of 5 stars

Aamar Indian Cuisine

Indian

$$$$

3.3 out of 5 stars

Aladdin’s Mediterranean Grill

Mediterranean

$$$$

3.8 out of 5 stars

Aldo’s Italian Restaurant

Italian

$$$$

Ameer’s Mediterranean Grill

Mediterranean

$$$$

4.8 out of 5 stars

Anh’s Kitchen

Vietnamese

$$$$

4.0 out of 5 stars

Apache Cafe

Cafes

$$$$

Apple House

Chinese

$$$$

3.0 out of 5 stars

Art Cafe

Ethiopian

$$$$

2.5 out of 5 stars

Atlanta Braves All Star Grill

American

$$$$

4.7 out of 5 stars

Baby Tommy’s Taste Of New York

American

$$$$

3.2 out of 5 stars

Babylon Cafe

Halal

$$$$

2.8 out of 5 stars

Bagel Palace

Bagels

$$$$

3.5 out of 5 stars

Baja Fresh Mexican Grill

Mexican

$$$$

1.4 out of 5 stars

Bangkok Thai

Thai

$$$$

4.6 out of 5 stars

Baraka Shawarma

Indian

$$$$

3.4 out of 5 stars

Baraonda Italian Restaurant

Pizza

$$$$

2.9 out of 5 stars

Bennett’s Market & Deli

Breakfast & Brunch

$$$$

Bezoria

Mediterranean

$$$$

4.3 out of 5 stars

Bon Glaze – Brookhaven

Donuts

$$$$

5.0 out of 5 stars

Bon Glaze – Powers Ferry Square

Donuts

$$$$

Botiwalla

Indian

$$$$

Bottle Rocket Sushi + Burgers

Asian Fusion

$$$$

2.3 out of 5 stars

Bua Thai & Sushi

Sushi

$$$$

4.3 out of 5 stars

Budi’s Sushi

Sushi

$$$$

3.0 out of 5 stars

Buenos Dias Cafe

Cafes

$$$$

3.9 out of 5 stars

Cabo Cantina

Mexican

$$$$

5.0 out of 5 stars

Cafe Bombay

Indian

$$$$

3.7 out of 5 stars

Canton Buddha

Chinese

$$$$

3.3 out of 5 stars

Canton Cook II

Chinese

$$$$

3.5 out of 5 stars

Chai Pani Decatur

Indian

$$$$

4.4 out of 5 stars

Cheeseburger Bobby’s – Buckhead

Burgers

$$$$

3.0 out of 5 stars

Cheeseburger Bobby’s – Sandy Springs

Burgers

$$$$

Chef Rob’s Caribbean Cafe & Upscale Lounge

Caribbean

$$$$

5.0 out of 5 stars

China Feng

Chinese

$$$$

2.8 out of 5 stars

China Moon Restaurant

Chinese

$$$$

3.3 out of 5 stars

Chris’ Pizza

Greek

$$$$

5.0 out of 5 stars

Copper Cove Indian Bistro

Indian

$$$$

4.6 out of 5 stars

Courtside Grille

American

$$$$

5.0 out of 5 stars

Cowtippers

Burgers

$$$$

5.0 out of 5 stars

Crazy Atlanta

Burgers

$$$$

3.4 out of 5 stars

Curries Indian Bistro

Indian

$$$$

Da Vinci’s Donuts

Donuts

$$$$

4.0 out of 5 stars

DePalma’s Porch

Pizza

$$$$

3.6 out of 5 stars

Desi Spice Indian

Indian

$$$$

4.5 out of 5 stars

Doc Green’s Gourmet Salads & Sandwich Bar

Salads

$$$$

Doraku Sushi Buckhead

Sushi

$$$$

3.2 out of 5 stars

Dragon Bowl

Asian Fusion

$$$$

3.9 out of 5 stars

Dragon Express

Chinese

$$$$

3.0 out of 5 stars

Dragon Palace

Chinese

$$$$

2.7 out of 5 stars

Duck’s Kitchen

American

$$$$

5.0 out of 5 stars

El Azteca Mexican Restaurant – Roswell Rd NE

Mexican

$$$$

3.9 out of 5 stars

Farm Burger – Buckhead

Burgers

$$$$

2.9 out of 5 stars

Farm Burger – Decatur

Burgers

$$$$

3.2 out of 5 stars

Firehouse Subs – 10th St NW

Delis

$$$$

5.0 out of 5 stars

Firehouse Subs – Peachtree St NE

Delis

$$$$

2.4 out of 5 stars

Genki Noodles & Sushi – The Prado

Sushi

$$$$

5.0 out of 5 stars

Genki Noodles and Sushi – Highland Ave

Asian Fusion

$$$$

3.3 out of 5 stars

Georgia Grille

Southwestern & Tex-Mex

$$$$

3.5 out of 5 stars

Ghion Cultural Hall

Ethiopian

$$$$

3.7 out of 5 stars

Goin’ Coastal

Seafood

$$$$

5.0 out of 5 stars

Grub Burger Bar – Cobb Galleria

Burgers

$$$$

3.3 out of 5 stars

Grub Burger Bar – Druid Hills

Burgers

$$$$

3.1 out of 5 stars

Guaco Joe’s

Mexican

$$$$

4.8 out of 5 stars

Gyro Bros – Downtown

Greek

$$$$

3.0 out of 5 stars

Gyro Bros – Georgia Tech

Greek

$$$$

3.9 out of 5 stars

Gyro Bros – Midtown

American

$$$$

3.0 out of 5 stars

Gyro Bros – Sandy Springs

Greek

$$$$

2.5 out of 5 stars

Haveli Indian Cuisine

Indian

$$$$

3.0 out of 5 stars

Himalayan Spice

Himalayan & Nepalese

$$$$

5.0 out of 5 stars

Hong Kong Harbour

Chinese

$$$$

2.8 out of 5 stars

Hooter’s – Atlanta Downtown

Burgers

$$$$

2.8 out of 5 stars

Hooter’s – Cumberland

Burgers

$$$$

2.6 out of 5 stars

Hsu’s Gourmet Chinese Restaurant

Chinese

$$$$

4.6 out of 5 stars

Hudson Grille – Brookhaven

Burgers

$$$$

3.3 out of 5 stars

Hudson Grille – Midtown

Burgers

$$$$

Hudson Grille-Sandy Springs

American

$$$$

Huey Luey’s

Mexican

$$$$

Il Giallo

Italian

$$$$

Industry Tavern

American

$$$$

4.1 out of 5 stars

Jai Ho Indian Kitchen & Bar

Indian

$$$$

5.0 out of 5 stars

Janet’s Kitchen Atlanta

Filipino

$$$$

Jersey Mike’s Subs – Brookhaven

Delis

$$$$

Jersey Mike’s Subs – Collier Hills

Fast Food

$$$$

5.0 out of 5 stars

Jets Pizza

Pizza

$$$$

5.0 out of 5 stars

Joe’s On Juniper

Burgers

$$$$

4.5 out of 5 stars

Julianna’s Crepes

Breakfast & Brunch

$$$$

3.2 out of 5 stars

Kabab Express

Halal

$$$$

3.0 out of 5 stars

KEBA Sandwiches

Falafel

$$$$

2.0 out of 5 stars

La Grotta Ristorante Italiano

Italian

$$$$

4.7 out of 5 stars

Landmark Diner – Buckhead

American

$$$$

Landmark Diner – Downtown

American

$$$$

2.7 out of 5 stars

Laseter’s Tavern

American

$$$$

4.1 out of 5 stars

Lavash Mediterranean Grill

Mediterranean

$$$$

3.9 out of 5 stars

Legal Sea Foods – Atlanta

American

$$$$

3.3 out of 5 stars

Little Five Points Pizza

Pizza

$$$$

3.6 out of 5 stars

Little Szechuan

Chinese

$$$$

3.1 out of 5 stars

Little Thai Cuisine – Sandy Springs

Thai

$$$$

4.8 out of 5 stars

Lucky Buddha

Chinese

$$$$

Lucky Thai

Sushi

$$$$

4.2 out of 5 stars

Lucky’s Burger & Brew – Brookhaven

Burgers

$$$$

2.4 out of 5 stars

Madras Mantra

Indian

$$$$

4.7 out of 5 stars

Maki Fresh

Asian Fusion

$$$$

3.9 out of 5 stars

Mama Mia Pizza And Wings

Chicken Wings

$$$$

4.0 out of 5 stars

Marcos Pizza Bolton Road

Pizza

$$$$

Masti Atlanta

Indian

$$$$

5.0 out of 5 stars

McCormick & Schmick’s – Marietta St.

American

$$$$

Mediterranean Grill – Decatur

Greek

$$$$

3.7 out of 5 stars

Mediterranean Grill – Midtown

Mediterranean

$$$$

3.9 out of 5 stars

Meehan’s Public House – Buckhead

American

$$$$

3.5 out of 5 stars

Meehan’s Public House – Paces Ferry Rd

American

$$$$

4.4 out of 5 stars

Meehan’s Public House – Sandy Springs

American

$$$$

2.9 out of 5 stars

Mirko Pasta

Italian

$$$$

4.6 out of 5 stars

Mix’D Up Burgers

Burgers

$$$$

4.2 out of 5 stars

Mr. Pig’s Smokehouse

Barbecue

$$$$

5.0 out of 5 stars

Mu Lan Midtown – Juniper St NE

Chinese

$$$$

3.0 out of 5 stars

Mulavi

Breakfast & Brunch

$$$$

5.0 out of 5 stars

Nakato Japanese Restaurant

Sushi

$$$$

2.7 out of 5 stars

Napoli Pizzeria

Pizza

$$$$

2.7 out of 5 stars

Nectar

Juice Bars & Smoothies

$$$$

5.0 out of 5 stars

New Dragon Chinese & Thai

Chinese

$$$$

3.2 out of 5 stars

Niramish

Indian

$$$$

4.0 out of 5 stars

No Mas! Cantina

Breakfast & Brunch

$$$$

5.0 out of 5 stars

Olde Blind Dog Irish Pub

Burgers

$$$$

4.0 out of 5 stars

Olive Bistro – Cobb Parkway

Mediterranean

$$$$

4.4 out of 5 stars

Olive Bistro – Ponce De Leon Ave

Mediterranean

$$$$

3.4 out of 5 stars

On The Border – Buckhead

Mexican

$$$$

2.4 out of 5 stars

Osteria 832

Pizza

$$$$

3.5 out of 5 stars

Oy!

Breakfast & Brunch

$$$$

4.0 out of 5 stars

P.F. Chang’s – Cumberland

Asian Fusion

$$$$

2.8 out of 5 stars

Pacific Rim Bistro

Asian Fusion

$$$$

Panahar – Bangladeshi Place

Bangladeshi

$$$$

4.2 out of 5 stars

Paradise Biryani Pointe

Indian

$$$$

2.6 out of 5 stars

Park Bar

Burgers

$$$$

2.9 out of 5 stars

Pasta Vino

Pizza

$$$$

5.0 out of 5 stars

Pho King

Vietnamese

$$$$

3.3 out of 5 stars

Pita Grille

Kosher

$$$$

4.3 out of 5 stars

Pita Palace

Falafel

$$$$

5.0 out of 5 stars

Pita Pit

Mediterranean

$$$$

3.2 out of 5 stars

Piu Bello Pizzeria Restaurant – Buckhead

Pizza

$$$$

4.8 out of 5 stars

Piu Bello Pizzeria Restaurant – Powers Ferry

Pizza

$$$$

4.5 out of 5 stars

Pizza Crosta

Pizza

$$$$

5.0 out of 5 stars

Planet Bombay

Indian

$$$$

3.0 out of 5 stars

Poppin Pita Grill

Mediterranean

$$$$

Publik Draft House

American

$$$$

3.2 out of 5 stars

Qing Mu Noodle Co.

Chinese

$$$$

3.9 out of 5 stars

Red’s BBQ

Barbecue

$$$$

Reuben’s Deli

Breakfast & Brunch

$$$$

5.0 out of 5 stars

Rice Mac

Asian Fusion

$$$$

4.1 out of 5 stars

Rocky Mountain Pizza

Pizza

$$$$

3.5 out of 5 stars

Rreal Tacos

Mexican

$$$$

4.3 out of 5 stars

RuSan’s

Seafood

$$$$

5.0 out of 5 stars

Saba

Italian

$$$$

4.1 out of 5 stars

Sankalp

Indian

$$$$

Satto Thai & Sushi Bar

Sushi

$$$$

3.6 out of 5 stars

Sisters of the New South

Chicken Wings

$$$$

4.6 out of 5 stars

Sivas Express

Mediterranean

$$$$

Slopes BBQ

Barbecue

$$$$

3.0 out of 5 stars

Smallcakes Cupcakery

Bakeries

$$$$

1.0 out of 5 stars

Smoke Ring

Barbecue

$$$$

3.6 out of 5 stars

Spice Root – Decatur

Indian

$$$$

2.0 out of 5 stars

Sublime Doughnuts – Georgia Tech

Bakeries

$$$$

4.8 out of 5 stars

Sublime Doughnuts – North Druid Hills

Bakeries

$$$$

5.0 out of 5 stars

Sufi’s Authentic Kitchen

Persian & Iranian

$$$$

4.1 out of 5 stars

Sugar Shack

Bakeries

$$$$

5.0 out of 5 stars

Sushi Bar Yuka

Sushi

$$$$

5.0 out of 5 stars

Sushi Matsuya

Sushi

$$$$

4.7 out of 5 stars

Sway

Southern

$$$$

5.0 out of 5 stars

Sweet Hut Bakery & Cafe

Bakeries

$$$$

3.0 out of 5 stars

Taka Sushi and Passion

Sushi

$$$$

4.3 out of 5 stars

Tannour Grill

Halal

$$$$

5.0 out of 5 stars

Taqueria el Vecino

Mexican

$$$$

5.0 out of 5 stars

Tava Indian Bistro

Indian

$$$$

5.0 out of 5 stars

Terra Terroir

American

$$$$

Thai Chili

Thai

$$$$

5.0 out of 5 stars

Thai Restaurant of Sandy Springs

Thai

$$$$

The Corner Pub

American

$$$$

The Food Shoppe

Breakfast & Brunch

$$$$

1.0 out of 5 stars

The Red Snapper Seafood Restaurant

American

$$$$

5.0 out of 5 stars

The Sivas

Greek

$$$$

5.0 out of 5 stars

The Taqueria on Broad

Mexican

$$$$

5.0 out of 5 stars

There

American

$$$$

5.0 out of 5 stars

Tin Roof Cantina

Mexican

$$$$

3.4 out of 5 stars

TINY Bistro by Figs & Honey Catering

American

$$$$

5.0 out of 5 stars

Top Spice Thai & Malaysian Cuisine

Malaysian

$$$$

2.9 out of 5 stars

Toppings Pizza Lounge

Pizza

$$$$

Touch Restaurant

Indian

$$$$

3.3 out of 5 stars

Tropical Smoothie Cafe – Briarcliff Rd

American

$$$$

5.0 out of 5 stars

Uncle Brunos Deli

Delis

$$$$

US Cafe

Burgers

$$$$

2.9 out of 5 stars

Varasano’s Pizzeria

Pizza

$$$$

3.4 out of 5 stars

Varuni Napoli – Krog Street

Pizza

$$$$

3.8 out of 5 stars

Varuni Napoli – Monroe Dr

Pizza

$$$$

3.6 out of 5 stars

Vero Pizzeria

Pizza

$$$$

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Hockey Oscars: Best actor, actress and picture in puck movies

The Academy Awards are Sunday, and once again despite having nine Best Picture nominees there isn’t a single sports film among them. EDDIE THE EAGLE WAS ROBBED!

But seriously, sports movies rarely get Oscar love. The last one nominated for Best Picture was “Moneyball,” and that was a movie about nerds and math and stuff. Other than that, it’s pretty much a bunch of boxing movies.

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You’d think that latter fact would help hockey movies, but alas, they’re usually snubbed, outside of a couple of nominations.

So your friends at Puck Daddy have decided to hand out some Oscars of our own to hockey movies throughout history. Please keep in mind that some of these are hockey movies, and some of these are movies with hockey in them that we feel, well, capture the spirit of the thing.

Enjoy!

Best Supporting Actor: Liev Schreiber, GOON

Ross “The Boss” Rhea is both the spiritual center of the raucous comedy “Goon” as well as its shark from “Jaws.” He’s forever looming as the fight Doug Glatt knows he’s headed for, an imposing bad-ass with a handlebar mustache and a mullet.

But Schreiber gives him a memorable world-weariness, talking about bleeding for the fans through his Newfoundland grumble of a voice. His diner conversation with Glatt might be the film’s highlight.

(Honorable Mention: Strother Martin, SLAP SHOT; Powers Boothe, SUDDEN DEATH; Mike Myers, MYSTERY, ALASKA)

Best Supporting Actress: Marguerite Moreau, D2: THE MIGHTY DUCKS

The “Velvet Hammer” herself.

As Connie Moreau, she was like a team ambassador to Gordon Bombay and generally skated into everyone’s hearts. Especially Guy Germaine:

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We’ll give her the award for “D2,” simply because there’s no beating her delivery of “I’m no lady, I’m a duck!” Moreau went on to have a heck of an acting career, including the role of Katie in WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER, co-starring her cut-off jean shorts.

(Honorable Mention: Lindsay Crouse, SLAP SHOT; Patricia Clarkson, MIRACLE.)

Best Costume Design: YOUNGBLOOD

While other movies gave us memorable jerseys – looking at you, “The Mighty Ducks” – there’s no topping the goalie masks in “Youngblood.” Specially the nightmare fuel skeletal mask worn by Heaver, a.k.a. John Wick himself, Keanu Reeves.

(Honorable Mention: D2: THE MIGHTY DUCKS; MIRACLE.)

Best Animated Feature: INSIDE OUT

It is a hockey movie? Not in the traditional sense. But hockey plays a large enough role that it counts, if only because it gave the world the San Francisco Fog Horns and their Q*bert-like mascot.

(Honorable Mention: MIGHTY DUCKS THE MOVIE: THE FIRST FACE-OFF.)

Best Screenplay: Nancy Dowd, SLAP SHOT

One of the most memorable things about SLAP SHOT was that this gloriously vulgar exploration of masculinity was written by a woman. She was inspired by Ned Dowd, her professional hockey-playing brother who played for the Johnstown Jets whom the Charlestown Chiefs are based on.

The screenplay brilliantly ties together the vital nature of sports for small towns, the vital nature of sports for broken men and the vital nature of sports for the proliferation of unprintable jokes about sexuality. Just a perfect slice of 1970s life.

(Honorable Mention: Kevin Smith, CLERKS; Jay Baruchel and Evan Goldberg, GOON)

Best Visual Effects: STRANGE BREW

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The adventures of Bob and Doug McKenzie features a classic hockey scene in which they take on Elsinore Brewery Stormtroopers. But this wasn’t just a drunken Canadian comedy – it’s a film that will make you believe a dog can fly.

(Honorable Mention: THE LOVE GURU, SUDDEN DEATH)

Best Director: Gavin O’Connor, MIRACLE

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O��Connor does two things extraordinarily well in MIRACLE.

The first is coaxing a tremendous performance out of Kurt Russell as Herb Brooks, one whose contemplative moments are as effective as his inspirational ones. The second is filming some of the most realistic hockey footage ever seen on film, to the point where “make it look like ‘Miracle’” is a mantra for many professional hockey broadcasts.

Imagine what the ratings would look like if the NHL could capture the kinetic energy of the game on camera like O’Connor did with his ice-level action? In the sense that there would actually be ratings?

(Honorable Mention: George Roy Hill, SLAP SHOT; Erik Canuel, BON COP, BAD COP)

Best Actress: Moira Kelly, THE CUTTING EDGE

Playing the wet blanket is never the easy role. So while D.B. Sweeney gets to be the charming ex-hockey player bumbling his way in figure skating, Kelly has to be the ice princess he eventually thaws during their training. She makes the 1992 romantic comedy work, as well as it could.

(Honorable Mention: This probably isn’t going to shock you, but lead roles for women aren’t exactly commonplace in hockey films. It’s not like we’re going to toss Jessica Alba in THE LOVE GURU here just to fill space.)

Best Actor: Kurt Russell, MIRACLE

Oh, we know how divisive this is going to be.

How is this not Jean-Claude Van Damme in SUDDEN DEATH, right?

OK, the real issue here is Paul Newman in SLAP SHOT vs. Russell in MIRACLE. And there’s no really good answer. Newman is having the time of his life as Reg Dunlop. One moment he’s heartfelt, then he’s a father figure, then he’s an imp, channeling the movie’s intoxicating chaos through those stone-cold blue eyes.

He’s Paul [expletive] Newman. He had charisma to spare.

So does Russell, in nearly every other role, and that’s the point: He dials it waaaaay back as Herb Brooks. He packs on a few pounds and drapes himself in tweed. He submerges himself into this complicated workaholic, and there isn’t a moment you’re not buying his singular focus or his provocative tactics.

As Roger Ebert put it: “‘Miracle’ is a sports movie that’s more about the coach than about the team, and that’s a miracle, too.”

How many people walked into MIRACLE thinking it was going to be about the ragtag Americans who beat the Soviets, and walked out thinking Russell deserved an Oscar for what he just accomplished?

(Honorable Mention: Newman, SLAP SHOT; Roy Dupuis, THE ROCKET)

And finally …

Best Picture: SLAP SHOT

It’s no contest, really.

MIRACLE is a tour-de-force for one character. GOON, for all its virtues, owes a debt to SLAP SHOT and can’t quite get its off-ice relationships to the 1977 classic’s lofty emotional heights.

Which is to say that SLAP SHOT makes you feel something. Maybe it’s joy, as you listen to the trash talk and watch the Hanson Brothers energize the film with their bloody antics. Maybe it’s unease, as you watch Reg Dunlop working behind the scenes to save the Chiefs. Maybe it’s heartache as you watch Ned and Lily. Maybe it’s catharsis as you watch Ned skate to “The Stripper.”

SLAP SHOT is remembered for being a time capsule for hockey in the 1970s – gory play, ugly goons and nestled in its niche. But those who remember it like that don’t dig far enough beyond that surface, to see that it also represents other aspects of hockey’s legacy: The blue-collar aesthetic; the camaraderie; the honor among thugs; and the way the game can make families out of strangers, whether it’s in a locker room or on a fan bus of supporters.

And so we’ll remember Denis Lemieux explaining penalties and the Hansons putting on the foil and trying to listen to the [expletive] song and Dickie Dunn trying to capture the spirit of the thing. But the reason it endures, from repeat viewings at home to mandatory viewings on the team bus, isn’t just for the comedy high points – it’s for being a damn good film.

(Honorable Mention: GOON, MIRACLE)

Selections by Puck Daddy’s Ryan Lambert and Greg Wyshynski, a.k.a. the Academy.

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Greg Wyshynski is a writer for Yahoo Sports. Contact him at [email protected] or find him on Twitter. His book, TAKE YOUR EYE OFF THE PUCK, is available on Amazon and wherever books are sold.