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Obama-rita, Maverick Burger added to Atlanta restaurant menus
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Don’t want to face Election Day on an empty stomach? Thanks to the folks at Metrotainment Cafes and Roxx, you can now poll with your piehole as you ponder your presidential pick.
Over at Roxx on Cheshire Bridge Road, owner Dean Chronopoulos (right), who ran a close race for Fulton County commission chairman in 2002, has come up with the Maverick Burger and the Change Burger, along with the Blue and Red State Martinis for his politically minded patrons.
“We did this four years ago and our customers really seemed to enjoy it,” Chronopoulos told Buzz Wednesday. “With all the attention and hoopla, we thought ‘Why not?’ “
Chronopoulos says he briefly flirted with adding a bison burger as a way to pay tribute to vice-presidential Sarah Palin’s hunting prowess but ruled one menu item out early.
Conceded Chronopoulos: “I’m not sure that a moose burger would have been our biggest seller.”
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Joe’s on Juniper had a veep debate party on Oct. 2
Metrotainment Cafes, the folks behind Einstein’s, Joe’s on Juniper, Cheyenne Grille and Garrison’s Broiler & Tap, meanwhile, are offering up libations labeled McCain-aide (a bright red drink with Bacardi O, Raspberry Pucker Schnapps, cranberry juice, sour mix and Sprite) and The Obama-rita (a blue cocktail with Cuervo Gold, Blue Curacao, lime juice, simple syrup and Sprite). Both drinks are available at all Metrotainment eateries and will set voters back $8 a piece.
Says owner Jeff Landau: “We have had many lively debates within our own ranks over the years. Our tongue-in-cheek approach should in no way suggest our lack of seriousness this year. We just wanted to have a little fun doing it.”
At Joe’s on Juniper, the Obama-rita was the more steady seller Wednesday.
“I’m calling it the ‘Vote With Your Throat’ poll,” Joe’s server Nathan Hendricks told Buzz. “At this particular location, Obama has a solid lead.”
At Roxx, Chronopoulos reported a similar trend: “Obama is currently two burgers and one order of fries ahead.”
Both promotions continue through Election Night.
Help from the Hawks
Talk about community outreach: If you’re shopping at the Edgewood Retail District off Caroline Street and Moreland Avenue this Saturday, a member of the Atlanta Hawks might well be available to fetch an item off the top shelf for you at Best Buy or help you select tasteful flatware at Target.
As part of the team’s annual “Paint the Town” event, the entire roster of Hawks players and coaches will be out at the shopping center beginning at noon, to greet and help customers at the aforementioned shops, along with Kroger, Game Stop, Starbucks and Five Guys Famous Burgers & Fries. At 3 p.m., the team will conduct a free public autograph session so fans can mingle with the players prior to their Nov. 1 home opener against the Philadelphia 76ers at Philips Arena. Fans should also look for Hawks inflatables and the A-Town Dancers. Alas, at deadline Wednesday, Buzz was unable to confirm that Atlanta Hawk Josh Smith (who recently signed a five-year, $58 million deal to remain in Atlanta) would be loaning out his black Am Ex card during the fan event …
Post-polls party?
Is your favorite restaurant, bar, sorority, nightclub, hotel ballroom, Kiwanis Club or your very own living room hosting an election night soiree for you and your friends? Buzz and Jennifer Brett, our Social Butterfly, would love to hear about the details as we plan our Election Night coverage. Do you have a funny theme, menu items, specialty drinks or particularly partisan party favors planned? We’re looking for the unique and the unusual, the fun and the fervent. Whether your theme is presidential, state or local in scope we’d love to hear about your plans. E-mail us at: butterfly@ajc.com or buzz@ajc.com.
Braxton booted
“Dancing With the Stars” viewers were shocked Tuesday night as part-time Atlantan Toni Braxton was sent packing on the ABC reality show.
The singer and her professional partner, Alec Mazo, were eliminated Tuesday from popular dancing competition. The pair received a score of 22 out of 30 from the show’s judges during Monday’s performance after a respectable West Coast swing routine. The “Unbreak My Heart” crooner was booted after that score was combined with viewer votes.
“My goal was reached,” said Braxton, who suffers from coronary microvascular angina, after she was dismissed. “I wanted to do better. I wanted to breathe better. And I was definitely breathing better. I’ve come a long way from Week One to Week Now.”
Braxton, who is on hiatus from her headlining show in Las Vegas, says the dancing competition has helped her toward her goal of getting back into shape to resume her Vegas duties.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
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From reporter Douglas Martin’s obituary of ‘Dolemite’ actor/creator Rudy Ray Moore in Wednesday’s Times.
Contributing: News services.
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