Tuesday 20 December 2011

Embrace The Exploits And The Sports, And Then Pamper Yourself With Athens GA Restaurants

By Tamiko Merkl


When someone speaks of having visited the south on vacation, their friends will draw some interesting conclusions about what you could possibly have eaten, with stereotypical guesses about okra and grits prominent. And while those delicacies are available, the real answer is you could eat anything you want. While this is a proud southern city, Athens GA restaurants stand up to cuisine anywhere in America.

Southern style cooking is now world famous and those haughty teasers are very likely big fans of fried chicken, buttermilk biscuits and gravy. This city, however, has a major international flavor to it, and the dining establishment reflect the many foods of its citizens. If you want to eat it, chances are you can find it at a great place and reasonable price.

But the elephant in the room as far as a consumer base is concerned has to tip the hat to the University of Georgia. Where there are college students there has to be convenient, inexpensive choice for meals. To that end there are award winning pizzerias, as well as gourmet sandwich shops, pubs and grills for every budget and taste.

If you are not in town for one of the bulldogs games, there are many ways to entertain oneself. If you have ever wanted to find out how hard it is to shoot one of those clay discs after some yells pull, you are in luck. The local shooting club allows novices and experts to play, and if you opt out of the quail and pheasant hunt, you can still have an exquisite pheasant dinner in town.

If one has made a family trip of the event, there are many parks where the young ones can burn off energy and perhaps dad can show them what fishing is really like. The lakes feature catfish, trout, bass and crappie, and there are facilities to cook them up right at the shore. If the demonstration did not go as well as planned, local fish served fresh are available in many styles, from blackened to broiled or in a tasty, filling gumbo.

For those looking for a really unique experience, the Hargrett Rare Books and Manuscripts library is a must see. It displays 200,000 volumes and some 6 million manuscripts highlighted by the original Confederate constitution. If all that cerebral insight has you hungry, it might be the right night for French cuisine and there are award winning fine dining establishment just right for the occasion.

Just about any type of food can be turned in to a southern style just by using local ingredients for traditional meals. There is even a delightful dish called southern caviar. This creative appetizer substitutes fresh legumes and veggies for the sturgeon eggs, and many find it much more appealing.

From good old American fare to Vietnamese and Thai specialties, , almost any cuisine is available and easily accessible. With a laptop, iPad or smart phone, most places allow one to scan the menu and make a reservation over the web. The choice of destinations was the south for good reason, but you eat just about any style you like at Athens GA restaurants.




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