Eat This: Tacos at Muchacho
The barbacoa and al pastor tacos at Muchacho.
PHOTOGRAPH BY JENNIFER ZYMAN.
Memorial Drive isn’t known to have an abundance of great taco offerings—Mi Barrio is a neighborhood favorite, and the breakfast tacos at Homegrown GA always satisfy. But with Muchacho, one of the two new restaurants from Ladybird Grove & Mess Hall owner Michael Lennox to open in the former H. Harper Station space, another solid taco option has finally arrived.
Lennox tapped chef Jason Simpson, formerly of St. Cecilia and King and Duke, to be chef de cuisine at both Muchacho and adjoining Golden Eagle under culinary director Taria Camerino. Simpson grew up in Santa Monica and Venice Beach, California, and started his career making tacos at Los Angeles’s popular Border Grill. “I grew up on tacos,” he says. “I don’t think a day goes by when I’m not having a taco of some sort.”
Eat this: Hot Milk Cake at Watershed on Peachtree
Hot Milk Cake at Watershed
PHOTOGRAPH BY ANDREW THOMAS LEE
I am weird about desserts. I don’t really like ice cream and, while I can appreciate the artistry and discipline involved in super fancy desserts, my cravings are much more basic. My favorites are as simple as a slice of peach pie or chocolate layer cake—or anything with caramel, the creamier the better. Caramel is just one of the reasons the Hot Milk Cake at Watershed on Peachtree is my favorite dessert to order from an Atlanta restaurant.
Bored with salads? Try cold Asian noodles for lunch.
The cold Sichuan noodles at Yummy Spicy
PHOTOGRAPH BY TED GOLDEN
