The Blissful Glutton

Bliss cooks: Bliss' bastardized bouillabaisse

2009-07-13T20:10:00.014-04:00

I really don't like cooking seafood at home because the smell lingers for days. But Moon has been pressing me to make him something aside from linguine with clams or whatever I toss on the grill. So, I relented and made him my "bastardized bouillabaisse." Well, it's not really bouillabaisse (this is the real thing), but a seafood soup I make when I am craving bouillabaisse and have a serious case

Dude, it's just a sandwich

2009-07-12T09:09:00.001-04:00

Cheap Eats: Cafe Mims

2009-07-07T16:15:00.002-04:00

The gourmet sandwich concept is nothing new, but Atlanta has seen an explosion of such establishments in the past year. Are gourmet sandwich shops this year’s cupcake or fancy hamburger? Trend or not, there's a need for this type of dining — especially in areas saturated with office workers — and it’s easy enough to conceptualize the menus. Just throw on a few sandwiches, a salad or two, some

Mouthful: Pies

2009-07-07T16:12:00.001-04:00

ALPINE BAKERY: Alpine’s pies resemble those you find at any worthy New York (or Jersey) diner and the varieties are endless. Like everything in the shop, the pies — available in virtually any style you can imagine — are made on site daily and rise just as high as the cakes. Each pie except the apple is offered in both small (serves 6-8) and large (serves 16-20). The chocolate cream pie is

Abattoir in pictures

2009-06-30T21:21:00.005-04:00

1. The entrance, 2. The best wine deal on the menu, 3. The central servers' station, 4. In the corner, 5. Fried ceci peas, lamb liver fritters, duck rillettes, foie gras mousse and tuna in oil, 6. Beet salad, cod, slim jims and jerky, 7. Pork and beef hamburger with homemade fries, 8. Shrimp stew, 9. Riverview Farms porkchop, 10. Maple and bacon beignets, 11. Carolina Gold Rice Pudding, 12.

Finding the words when I have none

2009-06-25T17:15:00.012-04:00