{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6632e233ac8cdb0012792fab/67f2cbcbb9b6f81739ae4cc9?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Restaurant Week - S2 E7 - The Other What","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6632e233ac8cdb0012792fab/1743965845374-72d8e510-e878-4ef5-bd2b-febc67f59f95.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Desiree and Sharon discuss favorite restaurants in Atlanta, outside of Atlanta, and internationally, highlighting queer and people of color-owned establishments.</p><p><br></p><h3>Atlanta</h3><p><br></p><ul><li><strong>The Consulate:</strong> Near Midtown Martyr Station. Menu changes every 3 months based on a globe spin. Owned by a Black interior designer and Asian chef.</li><li><strong>Oriental Pearl:</strong> Buford Highway. Traditional Chinese dim sum. Sharon went there for lunch during Chinese school.</li><li><strong>Bobo Garden:</strong> Pine Tree Plaza Shopping Center, Buford Highway. Cantonese food.</li><li><strong>Canton Cooks:</strong> Sandy Springs.</li><li><strong>Honey Pig:</strong> Duluth. Korean BBQ.</li><li><strong>Snackbox Bistro:</strong> Duluth. Laotian food.</li><li><strong>Desta Ethiopian:</strong> Off Briarcliff and in West Midtown. Good Ethiopian food.</li><li><strong>Chai Pani Indian Spot:</strong> Decatur. Known for pani puris on Fridays and Saturdays.</li><li><strong>Talat Market:</strong> Thai food, nominated for a James Beard award.</li><li><strong>Oku:</strong> West Midtown. Sushi with sexy lighting.</li><li><strong>Bully Boy:</strong> Off the Beltline near Ralph McGill. Seafood and oysters.</li><li><strong>Kindred:</strong> Off North Decatur. New American cuisine. Owners also have a food market.</li><li><strong>Miller Union:</strong> West Midtown. Known for salads, steak, egg bread with celery sauce. Consistent restaurant.</li><li><strong>Uma's Kitchen:</strong> Midtown, near Trader Joe's. Korean family-owned; serves bulgogi, rice, noodles, ramen.</li><li><strong>Lefty Lee's:</strong> Avondale Estates. Bakery (Korean-owned) with pastries and brunch like gochujang fried chicken biscuit.</li><li><strong>JenChan's:</strong> Cabbage Town. Asian fusion (queer and POC-owned).</li><li><strong>Mickelson's:</strong> Reynoldstown. Convenience store by JenChan's owners, Scandinavian-focused with takeout and Swedish candies.</li><li><strong>Fina Defilter:</strong> Old Fourth. Queer-welcoming coffee shop with wine tastings.</li><li><strong>Tease Brunch:</strong> Off Peachtree. Gay-owned Black restaurant known for brunch and drinks with a DJ.</li><li><strong>Virgil's Gullah Kitchen and Bar:</strong> West Midtown. Black gay-owned, serves dishes like salmon and shrimp.</li><li><strong>Busy Bee Cafe:</strong> Black-owned, serves Southern comfort food.</li><li><strong>Bomb Biscuit:</strong> Highland Avenue. Black female chef-owned, known for honey hot honey chicken biscuit.</li><li><strong>Breakfast Boys:</strong> College Park. Black-owned brunch spot near the airport.</li></ul><p><br></p><h3>Outside Atlanta (USA)</h3><p><br></p><ul><li>Kristen Kish's restaurant in Austin.</li><li>Ed Lee's restaurant in Louisville, Kentucky.</li><li>Filipino food restaurant in Asheville (non-binary chef).</li><li><strong>Mosquito Supper Club</strong> in New Orleans (communal dining, South Louisiana home cooking).</li><li><strong>Vestage </strong>in Ocean Springs, Mississippi (Japanese fusion, owned by Alex and Kumi).</li><li>Japanese food (sushi) in Ogden, Utah.</li></ul><p><br></p><h3>International</h3><p><br></p><ul><li><strong>Pesca:</strong> Amsterdam. Seafood with an in-house fishmonger.</li><li><strong>Labyrinth:</strong> Amsterdam. Jamaican (owner is Jamaican, wife is South African).</li><li><strong>Absinia:</strong> Amsterdam. Ethiopian and Eritrean cuisine. Opened in 1995.</li><li><strong>The DarjeelingExpress:</strong> London (Soho). Indian food by Chef Asma Khan.</li><li><strong>Mama's:</strong> San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Italian food.</li><li>Argentinian steakhouse in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.</li></ul><p><br></p><h3>Other Mentions</h3><p><br></p><ul><li><strong>Eric Kim:</strong> Queer Korean-American food writer for the New York Times, author of \"Korean-American\".</li><li><strong>Taste the Nation:</strong> Hosted by Padma Lakshmi, celebrates immigrants and their food.</li></ul><p><br></p>","author_name":"Sharon Goh & Désirée Jamerson "}