Luxetips Events! Grand Opening of Maki Fresh Sushi

Hello Divas!

Life is full of ups and downs, the key is to try to remain even tempered.  

Last week I attended the grand opening of Maki Fresh, a new casual Japanese dining experience in the heart of Buckhead.  The concept behind Maki Fresh is you can enjoy freshly made delicious sushi and other yummy fare in a casual yet hip setting.  

The decor is very modern with an asian influence.  The music was soft with a techno/pop vibe.  Maki Fresh is a cool place to hang out with friends after a long day of work!

There was plenty of delicious sushi, sliders, and rice bowls for the tasting.  Believe me the sushi was insane! I loved the Kyoto and Tiger Roll.  The Kyoto roll is made with a blend of fresh crab meat, fresh salmon, avocado, with a yummy spicy sauce. Simply divine!

And if sushi is not your thing, the menu also offers salmon, chicken salad and burger sliders.  The rice bowls were scrumptious! And they have the most delicious green tea chocolate chip blondies. 

There were tons of folks at the grand opening and all were having a good time!  

If you like libations, the restaurant serves sake, beer and wine.

The grand opening event benefited Bert Big's Adventure.  If you don't know, Bert Weiss of Q100 yearly sends terminally ill children and their families on a trip of a lifetime to DisneyWorld!  It is a great organization!

Burt Weiss and friends.

Owner, John Cassimus of Maki Fresh

More beautiful Atlanta folks!

Maki Fresh is located in the Peachtree Battle shopping plaza at:

 2349 Peachtree Rd NE

Atlanta, GA 30305 (map)
404-869-6600 

Toodles!

Luxetips Events: Grand Opening of Genki Noodles & Sushi Virginia Highlands

Hello Divas!

I hope your life has been full of blessing and love!

Last Wednesday I was invited to the grand opening of Genki Noodles & Sushi at their newest location in Virginia Highlands.  Virginia Highlands is a swanky neighborhood in Atlanta that is filled with great restaurants, bars, boutiques and speciality stores.

Caren West PR promoted this event and they did an excellent job.  The event had all the right elements:  beautiful people, great food, a DJ and very creative and delicious drinks.  What I loved about the restaurant is that it has plenty of open space.  If you are seated up front, you have an open and unobstructed view of the happenings on Highland avenue.  And there is a back patio with open air and ceiling fans! Nice.

The menu  at Genki Noodles & Sushi is comprised of sushi and a variety of noodle dishes.  There are also some pretty tasty appetizers too!  We had an opportunity to taste the Cheese Kari Kari and it was amazing.  It a blend of  crab, cream cheese, red peppers and scallions, wrapped in a lightpastry and served with wasabi cream and sweet soy sauce. Yum!

The sushi was pretty good also and they had some very "cool" names.  Above is the Virginia Highlands roll.

And the poker face roll! 


Genki has a variety of noodle and rice bowls ranging from vegetarian to seafood, chicken and beef.  They also have a beef rib bowl!  I have never seen that before.  I am sure the rib lovers would enjoy it.


Genki has a full bar and we were able to sample lots of cold sake, champagne cocktails and Barcardi Mojitos.  


The food is good and affordable.  Most dishes range in price between $10 and $20 and they also have a $6 kid menu!  I love kid menus!


Genki Noodles & Sushi is located at 1040 North Highland Avenue.  Be sure to check them out! 


Toodles!