Today was a day of cross-cultural barbecue in Atlanta--two great culinary experiences. Lunch, especially, was one of the best meals I've had in ages.
There are 1001 valid reasons to despise Atlanta. It is a trafficky sprawl of asphalt and bad architecture that is simultaneously dangerous and expensive. But it is a wonderfully multicultural place, a true melting-pot. And the food is just as diverse as the people. If you can't find something delicious to eat there, there is no help for you. So despite it all, I love the ATL!

Lunch at Bien Thuy, in the Northwoods Plaza on Buford Hwy., Doraville
Bun Thit Nuong (vermicelli with charcoal-broiled pork)
Iced Vietnamese coffee with sweetened condensed milk

Dinner at Dreamland BBQ
A slab of pork ribs (I think you can have these delivered just about anywhere, FYI...I'm told they ship them in dry ice the same way the Omaha steak people ship their steaks)