News Details (Posted: December 11, 2006):

10 POINT PLAN FOR THE FUTURE

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All in all, it's been a pretty good year for food in Atlanta. Yes, the closing of EatZi's was a surprise and a bummer, but many positive developments left us in a better place overall. Food shoppers learned to avail themselves of Asian super-duper-markets like Assi and Super H Mart, as well as the store the size of a small town that Whole Foods opened in Duluth. Farmers markets and organic choices popped up everywhere, even in Wal-Mart.
On the dining front, Midtown came into its own as Atlanta's locus for smart restaurants that don't heed the call of the cookie cutter. Consider Lobby, Ecco and Repast — the latter with an eclectic menu featuring both a handmade foie gras hot dog and a macrobiotic plate. (Talk about the lady or the tiger.) It feels like more chefs in this city are leading rather than following.
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Source:www.ajc.com