Tag: Hugh Acheson
Peek inside By George, Hugh Acheson’s new downtown restaurant
Two-time James Beard Award-winning chef Hugh Acheson, of Empire State South, is opening a restaurant in the newly renovated Candler Hotel downtown. Take a first look inside.
24. Empire State South
With a handsome, library-like aesthetic—complete with a rolling ladder gracing the back bar—Empire State South feels like it’s been around for longer than its nine years.
Why I never want to shake a bartender’s hand
There are many reasons to go to Athens—one of the main ones is its amazing food and bar scene. Plus: in the course of navigating the notoriously touchy-feely people of the restaurant industry, there is only one move that makes me uncomfortable: the bartender handshake.
Empire State South
It’s been eight years since celebrity chef Hugh Acheson opened Empire State South. A lot has changed since then, but Empire State South remains a destination restaurant in a part of Midtown that has too few of them.
Re-review: Empire State South’s surprising next chapter
It’s been eight years since celebrity chef Hugh Acheson opened Empire State South and challenged Atlanta’s notion that Southern food is something preciously preserved in the past. But a lot can change in eight years. Empire State South’s next chapter, under newly installed executive chef Adam Waller, marks a deliberate return to the basics.
Products with Purpose: Make a difference when you purchase these local goods
Meet needs across the city—and around the globe—with these handmade and hot items.
How Atlanta restaurants are showing support for border families
Ticonderoga Club's Paul Calvert and Little Tart Bakeshop's Sarah O'Brien are working to rally Atlanta restaurateurs to support the efforts of those trying to help children who have been detained and separated from their families at the U.S. border.
The verdict on 6 newcomers to Atlanta’s dining scene
Mini-reviews of the Local Pizzaiolo, the White Bull, Noona, Achie's, Genuine Pizza, and Dixie Q
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Food and drink discoveries in Athens
It will take more than one Athens getaway to sample all of the delectable food and drink options, but there’s no better time to get started.
Punch Bowl Social opens March 24 at the Battery with bowling, karaoke, and a Hugh Acheson menu
The 25,000-square-foot entertainment venue will feature private karaoke rooms, eight bowling lanes, a bocce court, two outdoor ping-pong tables, foosball, skee-ball, shuffleboard, 1980s arcade games, and virtual reality games.