The Wine, Spirits & Beers of March

Celebrate St. Paddy's Day with Irish whiskey, Peru's Pisco Sour, BBQ, Beer & Bourbon, Naked Wines and more.

  March is the month for that favorite party, the time we celebrate Saint Paddy who chased the snakes out of Ireland and converted the heathen. But March 2012 is a month of much more. There are craft beers to seriously contemplate, Pisco Sours to sip in honor of Peru, the High Museum of Art’s magnificent wine tastings and auction, orgasmically grown wines to try. It all starts this weekend with a fine fest celebrating beer, barbecue, babes,and bourbon although not necessarily in that order. March 1 starts the month with a high-end German Riesling tasting from 6-8 p.m. Thursday at Le Caveau Fine Wines on Peachtree Road in Chamblee. The store offers three 2009 vintage wines from Weingut Robert Well in the Rheingau--the Estate Riesling …

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Local Job Alert for Peachtree Corners

Several hourly and salary position available in the area.

Job hunt tip of the week: Go directly to the source. Instead of just applying for the posted job opening, one of the best strategies to finding a job is to first figure out where you want to work, target that company or industry and then contact the hiring manager. Also, many employers' career pages invite visitors to fill out candidate profiles, describing their background, jobs of interest, salary requirements and other preferences," according to careerbuilder.com. Cooks and Servers The newly opened TEN Bistro is looking for experienced Cooks and Servers. Full time positions are available. Apply in person Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Learn more about these job openings online. Drivers AmeriFleet Transportation is …

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Georgia Food Code: What’s It All About?

Does your favorite restaurant have an A, B or C food code rating? You might want to know.

Enter a restaurant, any restaurant, in Peachtree Corners - or anywhere in Georgia for that matter -- and there on the wall, hopefully easy for all to see, is a document from the Georgia Department of Community Health stating the restaurant’s food safety code rating. Just like anybody receiving a grade, we always want to get an A, but A’s aren’t easy to come by. In 2007 there were major changes made in Georgia’s Food Safety Regulations. According to www.restaurantnewsresource.com these changes make it possible for the Georgia Department of Human Resources (DHR), to standardize the regulations from county to county which makes state inspections a lot more consistent. It also makes it possible for the Georgia regulations to be updated every …

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Carol's Corner

The New TEN Bistro Scores a 10

Walk into this charming new Peachtree Corners restaurant and you know that it’s a place you want to sit down and stay awhile.

TEN Bistro is up, and coming to Peachtree Corners on June 1st. As you enter you’ll be greeted by a green accented room-length bench, art on the walls above, and music to match the mood of this cozy and welcoming space.  TEN is a completely Peachtree Corners endeavor with all of the major players and backers involved, living right here in the area. Jesse Kauffman is the proprietor of the restaurant. He lived most of his younger years in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, before moving to the states. During college and beyond he spent the bulk of his career, until now, working for large corporate restaurant companies, regionally managing dozens of restaurants. Others who are involved in the new endeavor are Rose (Jesse’s mom), Chef Matt Tarr and Barry …

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