Taylor Rooks knows what makes athletes tick
When the Super Bowl kicks off on February 8, Taylor Rooks will be watching live from Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. It’s familiar territory for the Gwinnett County native, who hosts Prime Video’s NBA broadcasts and reports for the streamer’s Thursday Night Football. Rather than being in the thick of the action, she draws on her childhood spent around athletes to show audiences what makes these sporting superstars tick.
One City, Three Ways: Richmond, Virginia
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Leonard Yu, the chef behind Michelin-starred Omakase Table, has 3 new restaurants in the works
Leonard Yu, the chef-restaurateur who has been synonymous with omakase excellence, is preparing to launch a bold new wave of restaurants. In the fall, Yu will partner with Niki Pattharaskositkul of 26 Thai, Pink Lotus, and Blackjack Bar Tapas to debut Table 6, an izakaya and sushi spot in Midtown. Come March, he’ll launch Nori Me, a handroll bar, across from Fellini’s in Decatur. At the same time, Yu is creating an Argentinian steakhouse in West Midtown.
A vagabond heart still singing: Kodac Harrison’s journey of enduring
Kodac Harrison is the Renaissance man of Atlanta’s music and poetry scenes. He may be best known for the weekly open mic poetry readings he hosted at Decatur’s Java Monkey coffee shop (now The Reading Room) from 2001 to 2016. Harrison, 76, was a prominent member of many bands who performed for Eddie Owen at the Trackside Tavern and then Eddie’s Attic—including the Indigo Girls, Caroline Aiken, Shawn Mullins, and Michelle Malone.
Bey Mediterranean Kitchen + Bar reflects Lebanese culture without the cliches
At Bey, the upbeat music filling the dining room sets a festive tone, even on a Wednesday night. The real celebration, though, begins when the dishes hit the table. Opened just over a year ago in Roswell, Bey stands out for its Lebanese dishes made from scratch by chef and co-owner Marc Mansour.
At Cuevacía, William Pitts’s vision evokes a centuries old space paired with Oaxacan cooking
Local restaurateur William Pitts, founder of Saints + Council in Colony Square, recently debuted his newest venture, just steps away from his first. Replacing Sukoshi on Peachtree Street, Cuevacía is an authentic Mexican restaurant designed to transport guests far beyond Colony Square and into Oaxaca’s historic architecture.
Mood Fabrics will debut a new showroom store at Ponce City Market this spring
Project Runway fans rejoice: Mood Fabrics, the 35-year-old fabric store made famous by the show, is debuting a new concept at Ponce City Market this spring.
Start your engines: F1 Arcade brings full-motion racing simulators to the Westside
F1 Arcade, a new-to-Atlanta entertainment venue, opens February 6 in the Interlock on the Westside. Created by one of the founders of Puttshack and Flight Club, Adam Breeden, the high-energy restaurant, bar, and race car simulator venue first launched in London in late 2022 and recently introduced locations in Denver, Philadelphia, and Las Vegas. Here's what we saw during a media preview.
A love letter to Chow Club Atlanta
Chow Club is the best of Atlanta. The monthly pop-up dinner series, cofounded by Amanda Plumb and Yohana Solomon, is a foodie's paradise, featuring home cooks and professional chefs with international roots. Guests sit at communal tables, arriving as strangers and leaving as friends.
Funwoody team brings Southern comfort with their newest restaurant
Funwoody mastermind David Abes, a hospitality veteran whose resume includes stints at Buckhead Life and Here to Serve Restaurants, is opening a Southern dinner spot called {S}table. Scheduled to open the first week in April, it will replace Steak & Grace, which shuttered in January after less than a year in business.
2026 Atlanta 500: Religion, Nonprofits, & Advocacy
These are Atlanta's 500 most powerful leaders. We spent months consulting experts and sorting through nominations to get a list of the city's most influential people—from artists to chefs to philanthropists to sports coaches and corporate CEOs. In this section, we focus on advocacy, nonprofit organizations, and religion.
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At Cuevacía, William Pitts’s vision evokes a centuries old space paired with Oaxacan cooking
Local restaurateur William Pitts, founder of Saints + Council in Colony Square, recently debuted his newest venture, just steps away from his first. Replacing Sukoshi on Peachtree Street, Cuevacía is an authentic Mexican restaurant designed to transport guests far beyond Colony Square and into Oaxaca’s historic architecture.
Taylor Rooks knows what makes athletes tick
When the Super Bowl kicks off on February 8, Taylor Rooks will be watching live from Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. It’s familiar territory for the Gwinnett County native, who hosts Prime Video’s NBA broadcasts and reports for the streamer’s Thursday Night Football. Rather than being in the thick of the action, she draws on her childhood spent around athletes to show audiences what makes these sporting superstars tick.
Leonard Yu, the chef behind Michelin-starred Omakase Table, has 3 new restaurants in the works
Leonard Yu, the chef-restaurateur who has been synonymous with omakase excellence, is preparing to launch a bold new wave of restaurants. In the fall, Yu will partner with Niki Pattharaskositkul of 26 Thai, Pink Lotus, and Blackjack Bar Tapas to debut Table 6, an izakaya and sushi spot in Midtown. Come March, he’ll launch Nori Me, a handroll bar, across from Fellini’s in Decatur. At the same time, Yu is creating an Argentinian steakhouse in West Midtown.
2026 Atlanta 500: Restaurants & Hospitality
These are Atlanta's 500 most powerful leaders. We spent months consulting experts and sorting through nominations to get a list of the city's most influential people—from artists to chefs to philanthropists to sports coaches and corporate CEOs. In this section, we focus on food, restaurants, chefs, hospitality, and tourism.
A love letter to Chow Club Atlanta
Chow Club is the best of Atlanta. The monthly pop-up dinner series, cofounded by Amanda Plumb and Yohana Solomon, is a foodie's paradise, featuring home cooks and professional chefs with international roots. Guests sit at communal tables, arriving as strangers and leaving as friends.
In a new Whitespace Gallery exhibition, artists seek answers in life’s margins
Boundary Layers, a new exhibition curated by Atlanta-based artist Heather Bird Harris, brings together 15 artists to explore how life survives, adapts, and transforms itself under rapid, intense change. As an educator attuned to history and justice, an artist whose work confronts climate change, and a mother grappling with the existential weight of shepherding new life through a warming world, Harris says she often looks to the living world for guidance. Boundary Layers asks painters, sculptors, weavers, ceramicists, and more to do the same.
Mood Fabrics will debut a new showroom store at Ponce City Market this spring
Project Runway fans rejoice: Mood Fabrics, the 35-year-old fabric store made famous by the show, is debuting a new concept at Ponce City Market this spring.
