Tag: Decatur

New Zealand native Jake Harvey arrived in Atlanta via New York, his first stateside stop as a budding hip-hop producer. Owner of the newly opened Heaps, his savory-pie emporium and eatery in Decatur, Harvey is serving the meat pies that were a staple back home.

James Beard Award-winning chef Terry Koval, owner of the Deer and the Dove and B-side in Decatur, launched his newest venture: a wine and amaro bar called Fawn. At just 35 seats, its designed to be intimate and inviting. Located next to Café Alsace, it offers a flexible menu easily allowing guests to stop in for a drink and snack, full meal, or dessert and nightcap.

Soon after co-owners Ean Camperlengo and Ross Winecoff opened Mothers Best Fried Chicken last December, they were slammed, with lines out the door to Church Street. In a struggling restaurant world full of misses, they’d managed to score a hit.

It just takes one mention of Atlanta for Omari Hardwick to start beaming about his hometown. “I’ll always give Atlanta credit for shaping who I am,” he says. “There’s a quality to Atlanta that allows black people to be unapologetic and gives them permission to try something that’s interesting and true.” Even now, at the age of 51, Hardwick (known for his roles in Starz’s Power, Army of The Dead, and most recently, Star Trek: Section 31 on Paramount+), says he remains “unapologetically confident” whenever he walks into a meeting or audition.

After pop ups at the S.O.S. Tiki Bar and Sceptre Brewing, Mothers Best fried chicken opens December 6 in the former Calle Latina space in Decatur. (Calle Latina moved down the street.) Boasting fried...

You can hear, smell, and feel a sizzler long before it gets to your table. Served on a screaming-hot metal platter, sizzlers consist of a charred main dish and several colorful sides that arrive in a cloud of smoke, crackling and broiling. Nathu’s in northeast Decatur offers several varieties of the dish, all in a classic Indo-Chinese style—a fusion cuisine that combines Indian flavors with Chinese cooking techniques.

Find superette Saturdays at Pure Quill in Edgewood, vegan pizza in Little Five Points, and a new upscale Mexican spot in Decatur

New Zealand native Jake Harvey founded Heaps pies in 2018, selling these savory, pastry dough-encrusted meals at farmers markets and breweries around Atlanta. Six years later, he’s opening a brick-and-mortar shop in Decatur.

Fireworks, food, music, and Braves baseball—here are 10 fun events happening this Fourth of July in metro Atlanta.

A vibrant newcomer spices up the Mediterranean mix in Virginia-Highland, a modern take on hibachi opens in Dunwoody, and a new (but familiar) coffee shop comes to Decatur.