Amelia Takes On the World

So one of the blogs I like to read throughout the week, in fact, the one who I got the newsletter idea from - is The Amateur Gourmet.  He actually went to Law School with a fellow mom in my neighborhood who knew I liked food and I liked blogs (thanks Olivia!).  Recently he posed the question - if you had 12 hours left in your city - what would you do (eat, see, etc.).  And you get to choose which hours of the day - so here it goes….

What would I do with 12 hours in Atlanta.   I choose 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.  since I’m an early bird and I’m assuming I have a babysitter for the day.  It’d probably also be a Saturday, because brunch is my favorite meal and all the good restaurants only do brunch on weekends and you can only drink at brunch before noon on a Sunday.

I would start with coffee at Joe’s in East Atlanta on one of their comfy couches - I haven’t been there in a few years, I hope its still there.   I’d probably read a Wall Street Journal, the only paper I really like to read these days.  Either that or one of my many parenting magazines I seem to get that I don’t remember signing up for.

After coffee (no pastry, saving up room), I’d head to Murphy’s in Virginia Highlands for brunch.  I love Murphy’s.   I could eat anything on their menu, but it’d be something with cheese, bacon, eggs and potatoes all smothered together in a skillet.  And a mimosa, and maybe even more coffee with their biscuit on the side. Yum.

Assuming I could roll myself out of Murphy’s,  I’d spend the afternoon outdoors in a park, walking around, hanging out with friends, maybe with my daughter at a playground.  I love many of Atlanta’s outdoor spaces and really its hard to pick.  Maybe for this I’d go with Stone Mountain park.

Really I’d skip most the tourist stuff - doesn’t draw me in Atlanta.  I might stop by one of the museum’s but I’m not really that into them.  I might stop by one of my favorite little galleries - Vinings Gallery - to look at the art.  I really enjoy Thomas Arvid and Michael Flohr and more recently Joline Pol - all there at that gallery.

Dinner - hands down my favorite steakhouse - Kevin Rathbun Steak.  I’m drooling thinking about it.  Great wine list, great service, the best steak I’ve ever had - the porterhouse for 2… Sighs of happiness.  I’d restrain myself from dessert there and head to Cafe Intermezzo for more coffee & dessert finishing the day.

Fun to think about!

What would you do in your city?

Kelly

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