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Trashionistas
Sound the Sirens! Just try not to watch the train wreck that is The Real Housewives of Atlanta.
By Amanda Brown Heckert; photographs by Alex Martinez

Kitchen Confidence
We don't need Top Chef to show that Atlantans know their way around the stove. Want proof? We present our definitive list of iconic Georgia cookbooks.
>> PLUS Get inspired by these dramatic kitchen makeovers. By Bill Addison and Suzanne Oliver
ONLINE EXTRA A selection of recipes from the cookbooks

FOOD & DINING
Review Abattoir
Culinary Character Julia LeRoy of the Bookhouse Pub

LIFE & STYLE
Style Earth-friendly jeweler Kathleen Plate
Home A bathroom renovation on a budget—before and after
Travel Chicago
Head to toe Antique rug mavens Andrea and Jason Moattar

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Starting Block Comedian David Cross is cross with his hometown
Reel Life A new documentary chronicles Cabbagetown's quirks
The Shelf National Book Award winner Pete Dexter's latest, Spooner
Five Points Books, DragonCon, and B.B. King
> VIDEO: A video visit to DragonCon
In Tune The Lovell Sisters
Music Interview with R&B hit-maker Bryan-Michael Cox> EXTENDED VERSION
> LISTEN: Sample music editor Kimberly Turner's picks for the best Bryan-Michael Cox songs

COLUMNS
Firsthand The top of the Bank of America building
Hollis Gillespie Trading the lush life for the good life

September 2009

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