SpeedEats Special Guest
Colleen O'Brien
- Atlanta -
ESPN Producer Says To Go Pitty-Pat!
Colleen O'Brien comes from a family that loves sports. She combined that and a love for food on a family trip to Atlanta. With NASCAR at Atlanta Motor Speedway this week, Pitty Pat's Porch might be the place you need to go relax with some Southern Comfort Food.
Random Yumminess
Chocolate Overload in Asheville
We've decided to add a new section to our site... called Random Yumminess. It will highlight select places from around the US that may not be directly connected to the racing schedule. The first is from a recent trip to Asheville, NC
MOD SQUAD!
If you are in Atlanta make sure to check out the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour on Friday night at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
LETS GO ISLANDERS!
MD's favorite Hockey team, the New York Islanders, play on Thursday night in Atlanta against the home-team Atlanta Thrashers.
LEAVIN LAS VEGAS
Take a look back on some of the food-and-fun!
Las Vegas, NV click here
Fontana, CA click here
Daytona 500 click here
HOT-LANTA
Atlanta... So many places, so little time. This is a great food city and we've barely scratched the surface. Tons of fun to learn new places so keep the suggestions flowing.
BTW...
Our friend Steve Post (MRN Radio) is a heck of a guy. Go check out his site... they also highlight food-finds on the road. click here
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Fat Matt's Rib Shack
Blues and BBQ in Atlanta
MD and Erica check out a cool little barbecue joint in the ATL. We get a little messy and so should you!
watch to the left or click here
TWEET TWEET!
(featured recent food tweets)
Kenny_Wallace Hey @RutledgeWood is my friend but is he is craZy!..On Nascar.com he ate a 22 inch long Hot Dog With chili and fries!..Not Good Today..ha
RickyCarmichael http://twitpic.com/14jtrq - Old timers scrambled!
Racing Electronic's Kevin Hughes sent us this pic from a restaurant we featured in Las Vegas, NV. "Hash House A Go Go" was a treat. The RE-boys found out it was a breakfast treat too. This place called "Chorizo Scramble" got a great review!
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Fat Matt's Rib Shack
Legendary Ribs and Chicken. Barbecue that we've been told will knock your socks off. SpeedEats will be visiting!
1811 Piedmont Avenue Northeast
Atlanta, GA 30324
(404) 607-1622
Fat Matt's Rib Shack Website click here
Pitty Pat's Porch
ESPN's Colleen O'Brien is a big fan of this place. The menu features some southern cuisine favorites. By her account, it's also a good place to watch some sports!
25 Andrew Young Intrntl Bl NW
Atlanta, GA 30303-1013
(404) 525-8228
visit their site click here
Varsity
"What'll Ya Have?" Well, Burgers, Chili-dogs, Fries and Shakes...Oh My! They have some of the best onion rings on the planet too. Across the highway from Georgia Tech in Downtown Atlanta, the Varsity has become a landmark of this southern city.
The Varsity Downtown
61 North Avenue
Atlanta GA 30308
visit the Varsity website click here
Bobby & June's Country Kitchen
If you can catch it when it's open it's probably one of the best old school simple southern food finds in GA. One of MD's all time favorite meat n' three type places.
375 14TH St NW
Atlanta, GA 30318
(404) 876-3872
Gladys Knight and Ron Winan's
Chicken & Waffle
Chicken and Waffles... need we say anymore? From Fried Green Tomatoes, Chicken Wings to Waffles... its affordable and yummy.
Atlanta, Downtown
529 Peachtree Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30308
Phone: 404-874-9393
Fax: 404-874-0798
Visit their site click here
Spondivits
Most of the NASCAR TV folks I know stay near the airport. Spondivits is right near the Atlanta Airport and is a favorite of most who stay in that area. It is known best for buckets of seafood. We love the crabs.
1219 Virginia Ave
Atlanta, GA
404-767-1569
SpeedEats...Huh?
Going to a racetrack? Want to know where to eat? SpeedEats.com is your source to satisfy that appetite. Racing and food enthusiast Matthew Dillner takes you behind the scenes of his race weekends and shows you to the hot-spots.
Dillner is a veteran in the racing media industry and is known by many in the garage for finding some of the most interesting and yummy places to eat while on the road covering NASCAR races and Short Tracks across the country.
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