Villa Vino
On a cool, rainy day, I made a visit to a new old friend.Villa Vino is the kind of place that locals can call home. Built like the bar and grills I grew up with, where space was at a premium and every inch was used, this place felt like home.Sitting snug with its neighbors on

Cafe at Pharr
If you find yourself in Buckhead, in the vicinity of Pharr Road, at lunchtime, do yourself a favor and find a place to park. Make your way to 316. On the opposite side of the street from Atlanta Fish Market and a block down, in a small strip shopping center, sits a most unpretentious little lunch spot.

Johnny's Pizza
Last week, my daughter and I went to visit another of Mike Ford's eateries, Johnny's New York Style Pizza, which sits west of US 41 on the south side of Barrett Parkway at 1615 Ridenour Blvd in Kennesaw.Mike and his partners had wowed us with Johnny's next door neighbor, Keegan's, a few weeks

The Vineyard
The VineyardFelicia Prezzano and Tina Sivadon started out with a gift shop on the main floor of this Marietta Square storefront, and later came up with the idea of opening a mall restaurant upstairs. All I can say is Bravo!

MF Buckhead
A short while ago, I had the distinct pleasure of visiting MF Buckhead. A sushi restaurant, MF Buckhead joins MF Sushibar and Nam as a creation of owner Alex Kinjo.The Executive Chef at MFB is Fuyuhiko Ito, formerly of Nagano, Japan. Chef Ito started his cooking career at seventeen. He began working in Izakaya restaurant as a dish washer, working his way up. He has now been in the business for twenty-five years.The son of musicians, Ito is a trained cellist, and a true artist.