Jennifer Zyman

Ask anyone pho lover which restaurant makes the very best Vietnamese soup on Buford Highway, and you are bound to get a dozen different answers. The usual suspects Pho Dai Loi, Nam Phuong, and Lee's Bakery are all solid choices, but my current favorite is I Luv Pho, which has been quietly serving unbelievable pho for years.

Amorino Gelato brings its flower-shaped gelato and macaron creations to Lenox Square.

Executive chef David Bies says the idea was inspired by the classic Waffle House hash browns (the menu even denotes them in all-too-familiar squares), but he wanted to elevate the dish with a few key ingredients.

At long last, xiao long bao (Shanghai Soup Buns) are having a moment, and the dumplings at Buford Highway's Yong He Zhi Jia are a must.

Tang says CHAR is not a place that takes itself too seriously. A faux dinner combination on the menu called “Jang Song-Taek” includes three pigs, two cows, a sack of fairy dust, two unicorns, four rainbows, and three bugbears for $9999.

Although the dish looks relatively straightforward when it arrives, the flavors are anything but. The firm burrata is placed upon a thick schmear of pistachio butter, draped with a tart plum and peach mostarda, and finished with bright green droplets of sorrel oil and sorrel, bull's blood, and arugula microgreens from Ashland Farms.

Atlanta bars, restaurants, hotels, and food trucks are letting loose with some cool geek-themed food and drink in the spirit of the Con, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year.