Well, since you were a struggling musician at the time, did you have a favorite spot to eat on the cheap? Fellini's Pizza! Fellini's is more my style. But there is more than one Fellini's. I like the one on Peachtree Road. It's open late - that's great for a musician - and it's cheap.

Where did you head when you wanted down-home Southern food? The Flying Biscuit. They have these amazing giant biscuits and bacon.

How did you feel about the Waffle House phenomenon? Love it! Martin Luther King had a dream, and I think Waffle House was in it. It's a supernova of cultures - the most diverse room in all of Atlanta at any given moment is a Waffle House. It's where, at the end of the night, different cultures, viewpoints, and appetites all come together to enjoy the same ­lowest-common­-­denominator meal. The first night I ever came to Atlanta, I was taken to a Waffle House. As long as you are in the Southeast - this is great for touring - you can walk into a Waffle House and feel right at home. They are all the same! So if I'm traveling to Columbus, Georgia, or Chattanooga, I can walk into a Waffle House and feel like at least I'm in the Southeast. I propose that as a bumper sticker: "At least I'm in the ­Southeast."

Where do you splurge when you swing through Atlanta nowadays? Bluepointe. Good place to eat. I went with Elton John one time and had a blast. It's like a sushi hybrid. It's great.

Tell me an Atlanta secret. If somebody cuts you off in Atlanta, they didn't mean to. They weren't looking. If somebody cuts you off in New York, they have somewhere to get before you.





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John Mayer's Atlanta wonderland

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Bluepointe, Asian-Fusion, moderate, (404) 237-9070