Dunning’s favorite Atlanta shops: Authentique in Inman Park, Meringue and Young Blood in Virginia-Highland
Brew: I love Monday Night Brewing! They asked Scoutmob to name their Belgian-style beer. We had a contest and came up with Fu Manbrew . . . They wanted a mustache theme.
Bedside table: A candle in “Blue Jean” scent from Authentique, an old Polaroid of my grandmother looking fabulous, a tiny piece by street artist Evereman
Sweet treat: It’s a toss-up between the mocha pie from Pie Shop in Buckhead—made from Belgian chocolate and Batdorf & Bronson coffee—and the grapefruit-mint pop from the poster boys of local, aka the King(s) of Pops.
Accessory: At the Inman Park Festival, I found this big belt buckle turned necklace, and I wear it all the time.
Local inspiration: I wish I could snap my fingers and make my house look like the Warhorse [coffee shop] at the Goat Farm.
Best find: The owner of Paris on Ponce helped me put legs on an old door to make it a table. Now it’s my favorite piece.
Reading: “Just Kids” by Patti Smith, because I want to be a part of the cool kids’ club
Cheap eats: I love Buford Highway, especially Gu’s Bistro and Sushi House Hayakawa. I can’t fathom why we don’t have more good sushi here.
It is Liza Dunning’s job to seek out unique products. She’s one of the founders of Scoutmob, the Atlanta-based startup known for mobile deals, now in thirteen cities. As “editor in chiefness,” she helped develop the company’s quirky voice and mustached image. With last summer’s launch of Scoutmob Shoppe, an e-commerce marketplace for indie craftsmen and designers, her latest role is shop curator. She’s currently focusing on home goods, which often end up in her own Cabbagetown abode. “I like all my things to have a story,” she says, “whether they had a past life or I know the person who created them.”
This story originally appeared in our October 2013 issue.
