http://www.toodoobuckhead.com/john Johns Blog - Part of the TooDooBuckhead.com Entertainment Network Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:20:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.toodoobuckhead.com/john/100/best-cookies-in-buckhead/ http://www.toodoobuckhead.com/john/100/best-cookies-in-buckhead/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:11:22 +0000 John http://www.toodoobuckhead.com/john/?p=100 I went by Henri’s Bakery recently to pick up a dozen cookies for a client gift.  As always everything was fantastic.  The cookies are the best in the city.  I highly recommend Henri’s which has been setting the standard for bakeries in Atlanta for over eighty years now.  It is located at 61 Irby Avenue, Atlanta, Georgia 30305 right in the heart of Buckhead.

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