Located in Downtown Atlanta, I had long written Der Biergarten off as nothing more than a tourist trap, masquerading as quality German fare. With its somewhat cheesy photo op cutouts and murals, they didn’t help their case in my eyes. But because I was writing the book, Food Lovers’ Atlanta (have you picked up your [...]
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Der Biergarten, Downtown Atlanta, Restaurant Review
December 6th, 2011 
Posted in atlanta, Atlanta visiting, bar, Downtown, Good for Groups, outdoor dining, Restaurant Reviews 
Tags: beer, Biergarten, Downtown, German 
1 Comment »10th Annual Castleberry Hill Chili Cook Off
October 22nd, 2011 
Organic Restaurant Guide – Local, Grass-Fed, Clean, Healthy Organic Restaurants Across AmericaThe 10th Annual Castleberry Hill Chili Cook Off will be held Saturday, October 22 at Elliott Street Pub. I really, really, hope you can make it. All proceeds from the event will be used to support the Castleberry Hill Neighborhood [...]
Posted in American, atlanta, Downtown, Good for Groups, Taste of Tags: Castleberry Hill, charity, chili, chili-cook-off, Downtown 1 Comment »Sunday Night Guest Chef Dinner at Bottle Rocket Atlanta
August 16th, 2011 My love for Bottle Rocket in Castleberry Hill is no secret. Bottle Rocket has been featuring guest chefs for the past several Sunday night dinners. Co-owner, Josh Calvin, called me up enthusiastically the Thursday before and urged me to come see the raw talent they were showcasing: Chef de Cuisine at Miller Union, Justin Burdett. [...]
Posted in American, atlanta, Downtown, Seafood, Tapas, Taste of Tags: atlanta, Bottle-Rocket, cocktails, Downtown, Miller Union, offal, Seafood, small plates No Comments »Der Biergarten Hosts Inaugural May Day Beer Fest
April 22nd, 2011 Der Biergarten brings Germany’s classic May Day party to Atlanta and invites the community to join the festivities. May Day is celebrated as a public holiday and ancient festival in Europe to welcome the start of spring. Der Biergarten, an Atlanta German restaurant and beer garden located downtown in the Luckie Marietta District, will host [...]
Posted in American, atlanta, Downtown, Festivals, Good for Groups, outdoor dining Tags: beer, Der-Biergarten, Downtown, German, May-Day No Comments »Bottle Rocket, Atlanta, GA First Impressions
February 24th, 2011 Bottle Rocket, located in the downtown neighborhood of Castleberry Hill, is the rebirth of Wasabi restaurant. Though the menu retains much of its sushi heritage, some new items have been added as well. I’d never been to Wasabi, so I don’t have a comparison of it to what is now Bottle Rocket, but I understand [...]
Posted in atlanta, Downtown, Restaurant Reviews, Sushi Tags: Bottle-Rocket, Castleberry Hill, Downtown, Sushi No Comments »
