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fine dining

I love good food. I would rather pay for a good meal with friends any day than go see a movie. I've always had a list of restaurants in Atlanta where I'd like to eat, but now that I'm moving, eating at the places on the list is a little more pressing. Here's what remains:

Chocolate Bar
2 Urban Licks
Agave
Watershed
Sun in my Belly
Avra
Nan
JCT Kitchen

There are probably a few more that should be added, but I've only got 2 months.

Last night, I checked one off the list: Laura and I ate at Floataway Cafe. It was excellent. We started with an appetizer of piccolo fritto: fried squid and lemons. It also came with a vinegar pepper dipping sauce. Who knew fried lemons could be so good?!

For a main course, Laura had a saffron risotto with Georgia white shrimp, asparagus, and peas. It was good and she loved it. But I loved what I had better: gnocchi in a light, thin buttery sauce, with maine lobster and grapefruit, seasoned with tarragon. It was like heaven in my mouth. We saved room for dessert and I am SO excited about eating my leftovers for lunch.

For dessert, we had lemon meringues with lemon mint granita. I was in the mood for something pretty light, and that hit the spot. All in all, one of the best meals I've had in a few months, with excellent conversation to boot.

Labels: good eatin'

posted by CP @ 9:17 AM 2 thoughts