D. Taylor's Food & Travel

The Varsity Terminal C, Hartsfield-Jackson Airport Sometimes you know you are doing wrong but you think it won't be so bad.  What a mistake I made going to The Varsity at Atlanta Airport.   I was running a bit later than I like in getting to the airport for flight so, I figured I'd have a bite for breakfast at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport on my way to Minneapolis. The  Chick-fil-A on Terminal C had a long line but the Varsity next door had very little of a line. I thought, "I like The Varsity downtown for lunch; I'll give this on a chance for breakfast." What a mistake.  I should have moved on when they informed me they didn't have any coffee. Their machine was broken.  Oh well, I ordered a sausage and egg biscuit, hash browns and a tap water.  $7.79.  What?  Yup $1.79 for a tap water. Same as a soda, they even ring it up as a soda. More than a coffee would have been had their machine been working. Talk about a ripoff. The hash brow...

Cinco is a "casual yet sophisticated" Mexican restaurant with four locations in the Atlanta area.  I have only been to the Atlanta location which is on Akers Mill Rd near the Cumberland Mall. It is upscale casual with plenty of space between tables, black cloth napkins and interesting decoration.  There are two very different atmospheres within the restaurant, one darker section with mostly padded leather booths and the other an open feeling room with lots of windows, tables and chairs. I mentioned to a friend that Cinco had one of the better Sunday brunch buffets I had been to recently, so we decided to meet our friends for brunch. My wife and I arrived first and were deeply disappointed to see a sign on the door which indicated they weren't having the brunch due to Cinco de Mayo.  We watched a couple of other couples arrive, see the sign and turn around to go elsewhere.  I called my friend to see if he wanted to go somewhere else. He said he was just pulling in...