Tag: Bacchanalia
30 years after hosting the Olympics, Atlanta has transformed into a sports powerhouse
Hosting the FIFA World Cup 2026™ is the latest chapter in a 30-year transformation that began with the 1996 Olympic Games, which accelerated the city's growth, strengthened public-private partnerships, elevated its cultural and culinary profile, and established Atlanta as one of the world's leading destinations for major sporting events.
Exclusive Interview: Bacchanalia founder Anne Quatrano’s next venture is an upscale breakfast-and-lunch spot called Summerland
James Beard Award–winning chef and restaurateur Anne Quatrano—mastermind of Star Provisions and the Michelin-starred Bacchanalia—is ready to reveal her next project: a fine-dining breakfast and lunch restaurant called Summerland.
Staplehouse, Spring, O by Brush, and Omakase Table earn their first Michelin stars
A nervous energy hung in the air as chefs, mixologists, and restaurateurs mingled with media and sponsors at the 2024 Atlanta Michelin Guide Ceremony. Would Lazy Betty, Mujo, Hayakawa, Bacchanalia, and Atlas hold onto...
Surprises and snubs from the inaugural Atlanta Michelin Guide ceremony
By now you’ve certainly heard the news: five Atlanta restaurants boast one Michelin Star, with nearly 40 others receiving other distinctions from the prestigious international dining guide. Atlas, Bacchanalia, Hayakawa, Lazy Betty, and Mujo won big, while other longtime favorites like Aria, Kyma, Rumi’s Kitchen, and Umi were skipped over altogether. Here's what some Atlanta chefs and restaurateurs had to say about the awards and a few other observations and interesting tidbits from Tuesday's ceremony.
Lazy Betty, Bacchanalia, Hayakawa, and more awarded Michelin Stars
The suspense is over. Atlas, Bacchanalia, Hayakawa, Lazy Betty, and Mujo are officially one Michelin Star restaurants. 45 total restaurants rounded out Atlanta's inaugural Michelin Guide—here's what made the cut.
Restaurants have become more accommodating of dietary restrictions, but it’s still tough with diabetes or hypertension
For a while I turned it into a joke. “I’m a food critic who is diabetic and lactose intolerant,” I would say, explaining to some chef or another why I wasn’t going to try their cheesecake. Unfortunately, as I continue to evolve into my ultimate form as a cranky old lady, I keep adding new and exciting medical problems with new and very tiresome things I am not allowed to eat.
Floataway Cafe will close December 23, but the recipes will live on
After 25 years on Zonolite Road, Floataway Café will close on December 23, but that doesn't mean it's the end of for some of the restaurant's most-loved dishes.
15 things to order for Valentine’s Day takeout in metro Atlanta
From heart-shaped pizzas to extravagant multicourse meals to candy charcuterie boards, there's plenty of fun ways to celebrate from the safety of your home.
60 years of covering Atlanta: The 1990s
A dig through our archives unearthed a cinematic rendering of Georgia just before the turn of the millennium, including our first review of bacchanalia, politics and the CDC, Wayne Williams, Richard Jewell, LaFace Records, Marla Maples, and more.
10 favorite Atlanta restaurants now open for takeout that you may have missed
The places on this list spent extra time on their reopening plans, with some only recently resuming business under a takeout-only model and others introducing both takeout and socially distanced in-person dining.

















