11 Atlanta Food & Wine Festival Events You Don’t Want to Miss
Arguably one of the biggest culinary events of the year, the Atlanta Food & Wine Festival (AFWF) will be held in Midtown next Thursday (May 29) through June 1. Founded in 2010 by Dominique Love and Elizabeth Feichter, the festival is intended to showcase the food and beverage traditions of the South through classes, dinners, and events led by acclaimed chefs and mixologists.
Q&A with CineBistro’s Isaac Stewart
ATL Food Chatter: November 8, 2011
(To receive the Chatter and other culinary tidbits directly in your inbox, sign up for our weekly dining newsletter)CinéBistro—the seven-unit, Alabama-based chain—is the newest, swankiest entry to Atlanta’s dine-in movie scene. The luxe setup includes a bar for lounging before or after a film, and a menu that ranges from meatloaf sliders and baked goat cheese to crab cakes, blackened ribeye, and warm chocolate and cherry bread pudding.
Gerry Klaskala of Aria talks Atlas at the St. Regis
Walking through the construction site at the St. Regis Atlanta—a mess of concrete and dust that will soon be transformed into upscale American restaurant Atlas—you can tell consulting chef and restaurateur Gerry Klaskala is excited. He practically skips around the room, painting a vivid picture of the space, which he describes as having a modern country club vibe.
Cook’s Warehouse to add fourth location in Cobb this summer
Cobb County cooks are getting a brand-new accessory for the kitchen this summer. The Cook's Warehouse is adding a fourth store to its culinary chain later this year.
Take a peak at Grand Champion BBQ’s opening menu
Grand Champion BBQ will open its third location in Krog Street Market late September or early October. The restaurant, which was named “Best Beef Brisket,” “Best Mac ‘n Cheese,” and “Best Ribs” by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, will open in Inman Park with a limited menu of three meats and four sides.
Where to dine on St. Patrick’s Day
St. Patrick’s Day is known for green beer, drink specials, and overindulgence, but to truly embrace a culture, you also need to taste it. Though bars like Ri Ra, Fado, and Meehan’s will be serving their takes on Irish dishes next Monday on March 17, we thought we’d look to places perhaps a little more focused on the fare.
Here are five Irish dishes and where to try them this St. Patty’s Day.
Brian Lewis further discusses STG Trattoria
ATL Food Chatter: January 10, 2012(To receive the Chatter and other culinary tidbits directly in your inbox, sign up for our weekly dining newsletter)Last week Brian Lewis, owner of Westside hotspot Bocado, announced that he is opening his second restaurant, STG Trattoria, in Buckhead in March. The biggest details, kept artfully under wraps, were the hiring of his dream team: Joshua Hopkins, who recently departed Abattoir, and Adam Waller, former Sotto Sotto sous chef.
Food trucks to make rare foray into South Atlanta on Thursday
If you see a food truck parked anywhere south of I-20, chances are good that it ran out of gas on its way to Westside Atlanta, Inman Park or any of the other half-dozen places in town where people have come to expect to be able to get lunch from a mobile kitchen.
A rough draft of The Lawrence’s new cocktail list
Since opening in April of this year, the Lawrence has been quietly evolving in their dimly lit corner of Midtown. At first, the restaurant was open just a few days a week, now they're open every day but Monday, including brunch service on Sunday. The menu has continually changed, bringing seasonal dishes in and out and adding a bit more emphasis on chef Shane Devereux's affinity for French cooking. And now bartender Eric Simpkins, who initially served a very abbreviated selection of classic drinks, is rewriting their drink list to include a lengthy, inventive array of cocktails.
Former Cardamom Hill chef Omar Powell launches 1494 Supper Club
Last June Omar Powell left his post as chef de cuisine at Asha Gomez's Cardamom Hill. Now he's taken a page from Gomez, who started Spice Route Supper Club, and started his own club called 1494.
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