Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream Sundaes; Best Budget Eats

END OF YEAR— Cliff Bostock shres his top ten Atlanta restaurants for dining on a budget. The list has everything from Bantam + Biddy to the newly relocated Stir It Up. [Creative Loafing]

DECATUR— Check out this edition of Happy Hour, featuring Decatur Package Store's Herb Chereck. He's the one partnering with The Pinewood Tippling Room for next month's charity Pappy dinner. [Creative Loafing]

MIDTOWN— Now available at The Spence on Friday and Saturday evenings: liquid nitrogen ice cream sundaes. The $20 dessert feeds two and is made tableside by pastry chef Andrea Litvin. [EaterWire]

EAST ATLANTA— Moreland Avenue coffee shop Hodgepodge has new, extended hours for the new year: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. every Monday through Saturday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundays. [EaterWire]