Only the Good Notes

House hunting

We are in process of looking for our “forever home” and today we viewed a finished model of the one we really like. It’s in Brookhaven which is where we want to be as it’s where we spend the majority of our time, and it’s also much closer to Todd’s Dreamland Interactive studio (we are currently in Decatur.)

There are a few differences – mainly in that upstairs, all flooring will be wood except the laundry room (tile) and the bedrooms (carpet.) So when you see the upstairs landing and loft space, that would all be wood rather than carpet as seen in the video.

The other biggest difference I could see is that the kitchen island would not have that raised bar/counter…the island would all be counter level with an overhang suitable for chairs/stools.

Sorry about the sound…I must have been putting my hand over the microphone some of the time. :-\

This is the floor plan and a sketch of the exterior:

Fairview II plan

Our 10 favorite ATL gluten-free friendly restaurants | 2011

Inspired by Todd’s post about one of our favs, P.F. Chang’s as well as my previous post listing our “target” restaurants for 2012, I thought I’d post our favorite GF-friendly local restaurants of 2011.

These are listed in no particular order.

Enjoy!!

  1. Kaleidoscope Bistro + Pub (Brookhaven)
  2. Yeah! Burger (both Virginia-Highlands + Howell Mill)
  3. Verde Taqueria (Brookhaven)
  4. The Original El Taco (Virginia Highlands)
  5. P.F. Chang’s (Perimeter)
  6. Leon’s Full Service (Decatur)
  7. Uncle Maddio’s Pizza (North Druid Hills)
  8. Osteria del FIGO (Howell Mill)
  9. Nava (Buckhead)
  10. Noche’ (both Virginia-Highlands + Brookhaven)

*If there were a #11 it would be Ted’s Montana Grill! We love their downtown Decatur location which will always be special to us because that’s where we had one of our more memorable dates early-on, and it’s where we all went for dinner the first night I met Todd’s parents. :)