Restaurant Week - S2 E7 - The Other What

Desiree and Sharon discuss favorite restaurants in Atlanta, outside of Atlanta, and internationally, highlighting queer and people of color-owned establishments.AtlantaThe Consulate: Near Midtown Martyr Station. Menu changes every 3 months based on a globe spin. Owned by a Black interior designer and Asian chef.Oriental Pearl: Buford Highway. Traditional Chinese dim sum. Sharon went there for lunch during Chinese school.Bobo Garden: Pine Tree Plaza Shopping Center, Buford Highway. Cantonese food.Canton Cooks: Sandy Springs.Honey Pig: Duluth. Korean BBQ.Snackbox Bistro: Duluth. Laotian food.Desta Ethiopian: Off Briarcliff and in West Midtown. Good Ethiopian food.Chai Pani Indian Spot: Decatur. Known for pani puris on Fridays and Saturdays.Talat Market: Thai food, nominated for a James Beard award.Oku: West Midtown. Sushi with sexy lighting.Bully Boy: Off the Beltline near Ralph McGill. Seafood and oysters.Kindred: Off North Decatur. New American cuisine. Owners also have a food market.Miller Union: West Midtown. Known for salads, steak, egg bread with celery sauce. Consistent restaurant.Uma's Kitchen: Midtown, near Trader Joe's. Korean family-owned; serves bulgogi, rice, noodles, ramen.Lefty Lee's: Avondale Estates. Bakery (Korean-owned) with pastries and brunch like gochujang fried chicken biscuit.JenChan's: Cabbage Town. Asian fusion (queer and POC-owned).Mickelson's: Reynoldstown. Convenience store by JenChan's owners, Scandinavian-focused with takeout and Swedish candies.Fina Defilter: Old Fourth. Queer-welcoming coffee shop with wine tastings.Tease Brunch: Off Peachtree. Gay-owned Black restaurant known for brunch and drinks with a DJ.Virgil's Gullah Kitchen and Bar: West Midtown. Black gay-owned, serves dishes like salmon and shrimp.Busy Bee Cafe: Black-owned, serves Southern comfort food.Bomb Biscuit: Highland Avenue. Black female chef-owned, known for honey hot honey chicken biscuit.Breakfast Boys: College Park. Black-owned brunch spot near the airport.Outside Atlanta (USA)Kristen Kish's restaurant in Austin.Ed Lee's restaurant in Louisville, Kentucky.Filipino food restaurant in Asheville (non-binary chef).Mosquito Supper Club in New Orleans (communal dining, South Louisiana home cooking).Vestage in Ocean Springs, Mississippi (Japanese fusion, owned by Alex and Kumi).Japanese food (sushi) in Ogden, Utah.InternationalPesca: Amsterdam. Seafood with an in-house fishmonger.Labyrinth: Amsterdam. Jamaican (owner is Jamaican, wife is South African).Absinia: Amsterdam. Ethiopian and Eritrean cuisine. Opened in 1995.The DarjeelingExpress: London (Soho). Indian food by Chef Asma Khan.Mama's: San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Italian food.Argentinian steakhouse in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.Other MentionsEric Kim: Queer Korean-American food writer for the New York Times, author of "Korean-American".Taste the Nation: Hosted by Padma Lakshmi, celebrates immigrants and their food. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.