counter clockwise: photo 1 courtesy of Cook Hall; photo 2 courtesy of Do at the View
Cook Hall
3377 Peachtree Road NE Atlanta, GA 30326 404-523-3600
Located inside of the W Hotel in Buckhead, Cook Hall’s dim lighting, cozy seating and gastropub theme provides the ideal relaxed setting for your date night. Chef David Gross (formerly of Market Buckhead) continues to wow customers with his attention to detail and preparation of sharable dishes like the Thaispiced baby back ribs, blue crab deviled eggs, pork belly sliders and local cheese plates. But the cocktails share the spotlight at Cook Hall. Order their do-it-yourself cocktail kit that comes to the table complete with everything you need to make your own custom libation and challenge your date in your own personal cocktail competition.
Vino Venue
4478 Chamblee Dunwoody Road Chamblee, GA 30338 770-668-0435
Vino Venue is Dunwoody’s coolest wine school and bistro. Start off your date with an interactive wine tasting using their self-service Enomatic Wine Dispensing System, where guests can sample from a rotating roster of highquality wines. Then pair your favorite with a few of their tasty menu items like the mushroom flatbread, duck confit Panini or the wild Georgia shrimp. And don’t skip dessert—the apple tart a la mode is perfect for sharing. Take home a souvenir of one of more than 200 bottles from the wine shop. To add, you can even sign up for a wine class taught by some of the city’s top wine instructors.
Do at the View
955 W. Marietta Street Atlanta, GA 30318 404-541-9060
Bring some excitement to date night at this technologically-savvy restaurant where you are in complete control of your experience. The name Do (dough) represents the musical tone while showcasing their menu of over 12 specialty pizzas offered through a hands-on iPad ordering system. Scroll through the menu and click a button to place your customized order and in a few minutes it arrives to your table, voila! But the fun doesn’t stop there; download the music app to your smart phone and you instantly become the DJ as you select your favorite tunes and music videos to play on supersized wall projectors.
31 TASTEMAKER | January/February 2013