Cliff Bostock
CL Correspondent
Bostock is a long time Atlanta food critic who was a "foodie" before "foodies" ever became a thing. He's been eating his way across the tables of Atlanta restaurants for more years than he will admit, finely honing his taste buds in the search of epicurean ecstasy.
Bostock is also known for his thought-provoking "Paradigms" column as well as "Headcase" — yes, the name says it all — both of which have intrigued Creative Loafing readers with his acute analyses of ever-changing contemporary contemplations.
You may learn more about Cliff Bostock by visiting his professional website, cliffbostock.com, his archived personal blog: http://cliffbostock.com, and/or soulworks.net (includes archived writing).
Articles By This Writer
GRAZING: Swole eggplants at Nur Kitchen, Krystal mendacity, strange little pyramids, lovely kiwis Article
Thursday April 7, 2022 04:58 PM EDT
Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, or West Asian — a rose by any other name…
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GRAZING: Eating the world over in the ATL Article
Thursday February 3, 2022 04:18 PM EST
Our food critic eats to the beat
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GRAZING - January 2022 Article
Tuesday January 4, 2022 04:25 PM EST
Cliff Bostock's January 2022 Grazing Recommendations
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GRAZING: Pho Cue and banh mi, Mercer Article
Thursday December 2, 2021 05:20 PM EST
Texas-Vietnam mash up, plus a bargain among rising food prices
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GRAZING: Thai, (real) Mexican, and DIY Article
Thursday July 1, 2021 02:12 PM EDT
From Buford Highway to Chattahoochee Avenue — that’s a lot of territory, indeed
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GRAZING: Hot dogs, sideshow freaks, black cats, amnesia, and Sausage Boy Article
Monday May 3, 2021 12:42 PM EDT
Grazing surveys some Atlanta hot dogs
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GRAZING: Tacos, chimichangas, pupusas – and ‘banana’ pudding Article
Tuesday December 8, 2020 09:33 AM EST
The pandemic makes critics self-critical but Hispanic street food still tastes really good
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GRAZING: A quizzical inquiry: Why is a transient cat eating better than her human host? Article
Saturday October 3, 2020 10:26 AM EDT
Not all great chefs feed humans. We’ll get to that, but first I should explain that I’m not a homebody. I’ve always seen my psychology clients in my home office in Grant Park, but I’ve done most of my writing in coffee shops. I even dedicated my 400-page doctoral dissertation to the staff of the Ansley Starbucks. Now, thanks to COVID-19, I have no choice but to sit in place at home. That brings... |
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GRAZING: Ten ways COVID-19 has changed the foodie experience in Atlanta Article
Wednesday September 9, 2020 09:49 AM EDT
During the pandemic, treat yourself to dinner and yourself
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GRAZING: Grana and Delbar provide two new opportunities for patio plague dining Article
Wednesday August 5, 2020 04:44 PM EDT
It was mid-July and I had not eaten in a restaurant in four months — not even outdoors. The idea was terrifying. I imagined people huddled on crowded patios, inhaling and exhaling the coronavirus like smoke in a hookah lounge. They would all be 23 and drunk, flaunting their dolphinlike lungs and uncreased skin, or they would be escapees from nursing homes blowing kisses through fingers coated... |
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GRAZING: Talat Market: Where scoring a takeout meal is harder than getting laid in a pandemic Article
Thursday June 4, 2020 11:14 AM EDT
But the reward is the same
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GRAZING: Little Bear: In planning for six years, open two weeks, currently takeout only Article
Friday May 1, 2020 12:09 AM EDT
Jarrett Stieber ‘radically’ transforms the dining experience
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GRAZING: Eat calmly: Your panic is weaponized by the authoritarians Article
Monday April 6, 2020 11:32 AM EDT
It’s hard to write enthusiastically about restaurants when they’ve become precarious stages for a public health drama. As I am writing this, Mayor Bill de Blasio has ordered New York City restaurants and bars to close and, just as I turn this in, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has mandated the same for Atlanta. The coronavirus pandemic is causing mass hysteria unlike any most Americans have seen... |
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GRAZING: Sketches of Spain Article
Monday March 2, 2020 04:08 PM EST
The good life invades the BeltLine, Mamak offers vegan, the Harp spurts 40 intoxicants
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GRAZING: Does capitalism taste bad? Article
Friday January 3, 2020 11:48 AM EST
Check out Food Terminal and B’s Cracklin’ Barbecue
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Tagged In
50 YEARS - 1978: Cliff Bostock, Atlanta's First Openly Gay Columnist Article
Wednesday February 1, 1978 09:00 AM EST
GAY PRIDE: A boomer's long, personal journey from shame: 'The bridge from shame to pride is built of necessary anger and forgiveness' - Cliff Bostock, Oct 2020
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Cliff's top 10 affordable Atlanta restaurants Article
Monday December 26, 2016 03:00 PM EST
Our longtime columnist names his favorite budget-friendly standbys of 2016
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Omnivore - CL nominated for 2 AFJ awards Article
Wednesday May 20, 2015 05:48 PM EDT
It's an honor just to be nominated
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Omnivore - Ultimate flattering insult: I'm a pepperoni pie at Timone's Article
Friday September 13, 2013 07:28 AM EDT
Ron Eyester yields to pepperoni lovers
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Omnivore - Cliff's top 10 Atlanta restaurants Article
Wednesday November 7, 2012 09:57 AM EST
Our longtime columnist picks his favorite eateries of 2012
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Omnivore - Hot trends in mystery meats served at political and corporate events Article
Thursday January 19, 2012 03:20 PM EST
We present bacon! Or something quite like it!
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Omnivore - This week's reviews: Noon Midtown, Home Grown GA, Yeah! Burger Article
Tuesday July 6, 2010 11:45 AM EDT
Noon Midtown, Home Grown Ga., and Yeah! Burger
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Omnivore - This week's reviews: Home Grown, Republic Social House, Deadwood Saloon, Baraonda, Super Pan Latino Sandwich Shop Article
Monday August 16, 2010 12:28 PM EDT
Restaurant reviews for this week
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Grazing: First look at Max's Coal Oven Pizzeria Article
Friday July 17, 2009 01:00 PM EDT
Concentrics dives into the pizza wars
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Grazing: First Looks at Ri Ra and Joia Article
Friday July 24, 2009 01:00 PM EDT
Two newbies on Crescent Avenue
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Grazing: The French connection Article
Friday August 14, 2009 06:24 PM EDT
Julie & Julia inspires an evening at Atmosphere
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Grazing: Cajun spice at Crawfish Shack Seafood Article
Friday August 28, 2009 02:00 PM EDT
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One morning, we are all going to wake up and find that we have turned the same color. A post-racial world will eliminate a significant portion of Americans’ conflicts. Until then, there is Buford Highway.
For at least 25 years, the road has been transitioning to an intense multicultural enclave best known for its ethnically diverse restaurants. Stop a moment to ponder the...
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Friday September 11, 2009 02:00 PM EDT
Plus Fox Bros. burger, and chef shuffle at the Glenwood
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Grazing: The Satyricon and modern dining Article
Friday September 18, 2009 05:15 PM EDT
It's impossible to read Petronius' banquet description without thinking of life in our own culture.
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Grazing: First Look: Grindhouse Killer Burgers and Wonderful World of Burgers Article
Friday September 25, 2009 02:00 PM EDT
Atlanta's burger renaissance
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