Tag: Milton

In 1914, Charlie and Orania Sarandou emigrated from Greece to Pittsburgh, bringing family recipes for chocolate and ice cream. They built a modest chocolate shop and soda fountain that passed from generation to generation, evolving to include a chocolate factory and later, gourmet milkshakes. In 2003, Dana Edwards Manatos, the great granddaughter of the Sarandous, created a business plan—as part of a college program—to make her mother’s chocolate shop less of a seasonal business and drive year-round sales. Milkshake Factory was whipped into existence.

Nick Leahy—chef and founder of now-defunct Aix, Tin Tin, and Nick’s Westside—is embracing life in the suburbs. He runs Vice Kitchen butcher shop and retail store in Johns Creek, owns cattle, and operates a slaughterhouse called North Georgia Meat Company. Next up: he’s creating two new restaurants at the Market District Crabapple complex in Milton, each utilizing meat from the farm.

He’ll utilize seasonal produce from the 200-acrev Milton farm, as well as its from local purveyors, to create “healthy and interesting” coffee bar food. He’ll serve items like chia parfaits, overnight oats, fresh juice, gourmet toasts, housemade Stroopwafels, and nutrient-rich breakfast cookies, along with a seasonal lunch fare such as tomato soup, vegetable bowls, and salads. Children can enjoy Bento box-style meals, quesadillas, grilled cheese, gelato sundaes, and s’more hot chocolate.

At Joyous Acres in Milton, a rescue that started as a family pastime is bringing the healing power of animals to local elders.

Looking for great doughnut shops in metro Atlanta? Whether you’re craving a classic doughnut with a simple glaze or artisanal treats fit for Instagram, these Atlanta shops know their way around fried dough. Here are 13 to try.

For one new Atlantan, lockdown in a high-rise was too much. Another longtime Midtown resident said, "To hell with it, let's get an RV."

Anytime weather permits, the steel doors are open at Rachel Milling’s Milton house. Inside and outside are fluid here, with the resort-like pool, porch, living room, kitchen, and breakfast room all flowing together.

Jasmine Stewart, who at 12 years old won Fox’s MasterChef Junior, somehow finds time to make dinner at home on occasion—when she’s not cooking at a charity event, filming her Jasmine’s Delightful Desserts video series, or juggling school, cheerleading, and Model U.N.

Last year, chef Todd Hogan (Branchwater, Branch & Barrel) shared his plans to open an upscale steakhouse called the Republic in Alpharetta’s Liberty Hall. It will become Prairie American Kitchen & Hearth, while his restaurant, Indigo, will change concepts to become Duke’s Roadhouse.

Factors contributing to this Milton master bedroom: the wife loves purple, the husband didn’t want the bedroom to be too feminine, the designer likes modern, and the house had ’90s-era high ceilings.