Tag: buford highway farmer’s market

Rooted in pre-Hispanic traditions and shaped by Spanish influence, Mexican candies are a flavor- and history-packed treat. While you’ll find these candies at many Mexican markets in Atlanta, Buford Highway is the mother lode. Stop by Buford Highway Farmers Market for bags of Mexican candy, or visit Dulce Fiesta & Party Rentals’ stall at Plaza Fiesta to grab a selection of individual treats.

We asked a cohort of Atlanta chefs and tastemakers to share their favorite spots for cheap eats around town.

Consider this your ultimate directory of neighborhood markets, gourmet and specialty shops, butchers, international grocers, and national and regional retailers.

One of the chief pleasures of shopping at a well-stocked international grocer: Lay’s potato chips. Here are a few bags we picked up around town recently.

From ketchup to caviar, we've rounded up several interesting beverages, gifts, dinner shortcuts, and condiments.

We asked owner Harold Shinn—whose father, a Korean immigrant, opened the market in 1974 to serve the area’s growing Asian population—to share a little about the family business, which has since expanded to cater to Atlanta’s Hispanic and Eastern European communities and beyond.

Eric Kim's debut cookbook, Korean American: Food That Tastes Like Home, expands upon his family’s history, which is intertwined with the growth of metro Atlanta’s Korean population, the largest in the South.

Find ceviche plantain chips, beef-flavored seaweed crackers, and matcha biscuit sticks at the Buford Highway Farmers Market

John Song grew up eating on Buford Highway. After years away, the food drew him back.

They taste like cooked apple, cotton candy, or caramel custard