Crisp Roasted Duck with Peach Barbecue Sauce

From "Basic to Brilliant, Ya’ll" by Virginia Willis. There is no doubt a well-prepared, well-executed roast duck can be a bit of trouble for not a whole lot of meat. You will notice this recipe serves two to four, not the normal four to six.

Exclusive: Three new shops announced for Avalon

Alpharetta’s mixed-use development Avalon continues to boost the shopping options for OTP-ers. We got the scoop on three new boutiques it plans to add to its retail lineup come spring.

I Have This Thing

Imagine this: One morning you wake up and you have this thing. It’s right there on your chest, not your breast, but your chest, as though you are in the habit of wearing cheap metal pendants—and you actually have that habit, since on your last birthday your daughter made you a necklace out of rubber bands and colored paper clips—and all of a sudden you developed an allergy to that metal.

March 2012

Before my wife and I were married nine years ago, we met for an afternoon with the minister who would officiate at the wedding. My wife was raised Episcopalian, while I grew up Catholic—Irish Catholic, to be precise, which means I’m very stubborn about my guilt. At any rate, Christy and I had decided to get married in her hometown church, which is Episcopalian. If you’re Catholic and go to an Episcopal service for the first time, it feels very familiar, like running into an old friend who recently had a haircut. Of course, that’s just my opinion. To some stalwart Catholics, a more apt analogy is that an Episcopal service is like running into an old friend’s twin—they may look alike, but they’re fundamentally distinct.

Oktoberfest in Atlanta: Munich on Marietta Street, dinner at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens, FadOktoberfest

Oktoberfest at Wrecking Bar on Sept. 22, 12:00 p.m.
Serving food specials including Bernhard’s Bavarian Pretzels and Delia’s Chicken and Patak Bratwurst and drink specials including a small batch of Oktoberfest beer.

Munich on Marietta Street at Der Biergarten on Sept. 22 through Oct. 7
Celebrations begin with a German style block party consisting of live music, beer, and food. The festivities will conclude in early October with “Oktoberfest Olympics,” incorporating a beer belly contest and a mustache contest.

Oktoberfest at Brick Store Pub on Sept. 29, 1:00 p.m.
Tapping of ceremonial cask at 1:00 p.m. Drink and food specials throughout the day, plus tableside accordion music.
50 Best Things to Do in Atlanta

Watch Blondie’s famous routine at the Clermont Lounge

No tour of Ponce is complete without paying respects to Blondie as she crushes Pabst Blue Ribbon cans in her inimitable style.
Trinity Mercantile & Design

Neighborhood gem: Trinity Mercantile & Design

Trinity Mercantile & Design, which reps a wide variety of lines from Jaipur Living rugs to Tritter Feefer case goods, provides comprehensive retail and design services for Decatur residents.

Southern Kosher

You have asked me, as a Southern writer, to produce a short personal essay on my Southern identity. I cannot do it.

With his new cookbook, Atlanta chef Todd Richards wants to change the way we view soul food

Todd Richards found that one of the biggest obstacles for black chefs is the lack of economic resources for opening their own restaurants. That's why he sees his new cookbook, Soul, as a transformative text to make soul food higher in economic value.
U2

U2 in Atlanta: An oral history of the band and the city’s shared journey

U2’s intersections with Atlanta over the years have gone beyond the city as a requisite tour stop. For a band from Europe intent on deconstructing the myth of America, Atlanta—its imperfect icons, its musicians, its leaders—has been a specific, if rarely noticed, part of U2’s journey, not only for the city’s social justice movements of the past but for the present, too. In anticipation of U2’s first Atlanta concert in nine years, two generations of Georgians talk about the band.

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