Spanish Harlem Revives Atlanta Nightlife

Latin-themed lounge delivers great food, cool drinks, hot music and warm service


By A. Scott Walton

There is a rose at Spanish Harlem.
A rose in semi-sheer black leggings, neon sneakers and a skin-tight red t-shirt at Spanish Harlem.
She waits tables. She pours drinks and takes reservations. She cheerfully and meticulously cleans the picture windows that look across the street toward the Sweet Auburn Curb Market.
She politely laughs off questions about why so many ambulances and fire trucks pass by Spanish Harlem, in downtown Atlanta, with their sirens blaring.
“Well, we are right around the corner from Grady Hospital,” the rose shrugs. “It’s just EMS doing their job.”
The rose’s name is “Victoria”. And her presence is emblematic of all that’s good about Spanish Harlem, one of our favorite new spots to dine, drink and relax.
By all indications, she’s just happy to be there.
So were we.
After an initial late-night visit for spicey food and sparkling adult beverages, the Be My Guest crew (check out co-host, Hadi!) recently returned to Spanish Harlem to gain more incite from owner Carlos Ramirez about what attracts patrons to the spot tucked away so unassumingly that one needs a reliable GPS to find it.
Watch the video for a glimpse at what Spanish Harlem is all about.
After all: you must savor any rose; wherever it happens to sprout. Agreed?

New Fashion Rules for Women Over 50?

By A. Scott Walton
Sources as credible and incredulous as Time magazine and NBC’s “Hoda and Kathie Lee” show both report that new rules of propriety are being suggested for fashionable women.
Following these new dictates - reported widely after a poll conducted by the British digest, Chef Diet, came to light – may require women of a certain age to overhaul their entire wardrobes.
According to reports, 2,000 women were probed for their opinions about age-appropriate attire. The response that’s drawn the most headline: all women should stop appearing in public wearing swimsuits of any kind at an aver age of 61. And the cut-off for wearing bikinis should be age 47.
But the survey results don’t stop there. Women weighed in on 13 other age-appropriate categories.
The attire, and “cut-off” dates, include:
Bikini, 47; Miniskirt, 35; Tube top, 33; Stilettos, 51; Belly piercing,35; Knee-high boots, 47; Sneakers, 44; Leather pants, 34; Leggings, 45; Ugg style boots, 45; One-piece swimsuit, 61; Tight vests, 44; Sheer blouses, 40; Long hair, 53; Ponytails, 51.
Do these mandates sit well with you? Or do you dress and think as if age ain’t nothing but a number?