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Sunday, January 27, 2013

'Naked Chef' Stirs the Pot by Announcing Run for Mayor of Atlanta

Chef Paul Luna of Loca Luna fame is blunt about his message: "I'm Running for Mayor and Kasim Reed Can't Compete."

Chef Paul Luna is not one to mince words or beat around the subject. He has been an outspoken restaurateur and citizen in the City of Atlanta for years now, and recently decided to make the announcement loud and clear that he is running to be Atlanta's next mayor. Creative Loafing described his background like this: The Dominican-born Luna, who was once likened to a Navi tribesman from the movie Avatar by Atlanta magazine's Christiane Lauterbach, has been ruffling feathers here since he first came on the scene in the early '90s to open the upscale Italian restaurant Bice. In 1993, he opened Luna Si, followed by his iconic tapas restaurants Eclipse di Luna in '97 and Loca Luna in '99. The popular Loca Luna restaurant in Midtown was located …

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VianenBrederode

8:33 am on Thursday, February 21, 2013

I'm sorry, the guy has never voted in the US. He's refused to be a part of our political system and now he expects us to us to vote for him why? Certainly not leading by example.   more ›

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