Beth McKibben
Why Atlanta boasts one of the last Trader Vic’s tiki bars in the U.S.
Atlanta’s Trader Vic’s is a living museum to a bygone era in American dining as tiki culture and its breezy libations are rebranded for the modern drinker.
First it was “slow food.” Now restaurants are embracing “slow flowers.”
If your table’s “fresh-picked” centerpiece was actually picked two weeks ago in, say, South America, then flown or driven thousands of miles to its final destination, it subtracts from the flowers’ lifespan. Local flowers often last longer, which ultimately cuts down on cost.