This site is a labor of food love. My aim is to let my readers know about good (and bad) food here in Atlanta and around the world. I simply offer you my perspective on the restaurants I visit in Atlanta and around the world and hope you find it useful. In a perfect world, I'd go to all the places I review a few times before writing it up. I can't always afford that (you'll notice there is no advertising on my site), but still attempt to give you guys a good mix of first impressions and full-fledged reviews based on multiple visits. When you read a post, please take the date of the review into account. I try to revisit as much as possible, but I can only eat out so much and there are new spots opening every day. Assuming professionalism is paramount (even though this is just a blog), I try to be a responsible reviewer because I realize restaurants are not inanimate objects--they are the dreams and livelihoods of real people. I am not interested in being inflammatory just for the sake of it. That being said...if your food is not on point, I will call you on it. No amount of charm or praise can change what I see, smell and taste when I dine at your establishment. Save it for the others who can be bought. My responsibility is to my readers and I take great pride in being ethical.
My name is Jennifer Zyman. I was born in Rio de Janeiro to Mexican-born parents—who are both avid travelers and food lovers. I spent most of my formative years in Atlanta and graduated from Emory University and California Culinary Academy in San Francisco. After graduating from culinary school, I worked as a cook in San Francisco, but quickly realized the schedule did not give me the balance I craved. The life of a cook is quite possibly one of the most demanding jobs and the pay does not even begin to compensate you for what you give of yourself. I have nothing but respect for the men and women who toil away in the kitchens of the world in the name of good food. I wish I had what it takes. After 4 years in San Francisco, I decided to return to Atlanta because the cost of living was way too high and subsequently started "The Blissful Glutton," where I document my culinary experiences in Atlanta and beyond with reviews and photos—mostly at the prompting of family and friends who were sick of me talking about food all the time. I am now a freelance food writer and photographer for publications like Creative Loafing and Atlanta Magazine.
Please feel free to email me at theblissfulglutton@gmail.com I love getting reader mail, but don't always get to it immediately—please be patient.
