tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9333826.post9544672275126647..comments2023-08-08T03:00:08.938-05:00Comments on Amy On Food - Charlotte and Worldwide Food and Family Travel: The Grit - AthensAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07315244744000888637noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9333826.post-8547506372599196972010-01-17T12:45:20.780-05:002010-01-17T12:45:20.780-05:00Seeing as you have already tried Big City Bread, i...Seeing as you have already tried Big City Bread, if you ever find yourself back in Athens, I recommend Transmetropolitan (as I call it, "college town pizza" -- cheap, large slices, but still delicious), The Royal Peasant (a British-style pub and a recent addition to Athens' cuisine), Barberito's (an Athens burrito chain starting to spread to other locales -- better than Moe's), and, if you want to feel like a grungy college student, the Taco Stand (an Athens classic, hanging around from the days when REM and the B-52s were still playing the 40 Watt; it's not the best food in the world, but it is definitive of this great city).rocksalive777https://www.blogger.com/profile/16717588816513443978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9333826.post-66178773906955352252009-06-09T16:20:51.050-05:002009-06-09T16:20:51.050-05:00The Grit has an excellent cookbook. This last Chri...The Grit has an excellent cookbook. This last Christmas I gave two copies of it to cousins of mine, as gifts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9333826.post-79854727736662233882009-05-26T13:47:40.130-05:002009-05-26T13:47:40.130-05:00Thanks for the tips Evan!Thanks for the tips Evan!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07315244744000888637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9333826.post-90239257138367589472009-05-22T18:43:57.783-05:002009-05-22T18:43:57.783-05:005 and Dime, The National, Last Resort, East West B...5 and Dime, The National, Last Resort, East West Bistro...all good options in Athens. (and I hope they are all still open too!)Evanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05851549860347847810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9333826.post-88177281781065974132009-05-22T18:42:19.944-05:002009-05-22T18:42:19.944-05:00It's scary that I was at UGA when the Grit opened....It's scary that I was at UGA when the Grit opened...yikes!Evanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05851549860347847810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9333826.post-78916265067199280972009-05-22T08:38:38.253-05:002009-05-22T08:38:38.253-05:00Thanks for the tip! I've updated the post to refle...Thanks for the tip! I've updated the post to reflect the same - show's that I was very hungry and didn't read the menu too thoroughly when I was there!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07315244744000888637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9333826.post-90140457290279701782009-05-21T18:09:57.464-05:002009-05-21T18:09:57.464-05:00Oh, I love The Grit! It is what I miss most about...Oh, I love The Grit! It is what I miss most about Athens. For the record, if you go back, you really really must have some dessert. Their Vegan Chocolate Death Cake is in a class of its own. (And they actually don't serve any meat there. All 'meat' dishes are made with soy-based meat replacements. They are vegetarian through-and-through.)Brittanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06203221667331530416noreply@blogger.com