Tag: Ryan Hidinger
10 Years later: Ryan Hidinger’s legacy
It’s been 10 years. Ten years since Jen Hidinger lost her beloved husband, Kara Hidinger lost her only brother, and chefs Chris Hall, Todd Mussman, Ryan Turner, and Ryan Smith lost a dear friend and fellow chef. It’s been just over 10 years since the Atlanta community rallied around Ryan Hidinger—known for his work at Bacchanalia, Floataway Cafe, and Muss & Turner’s—after he was diagnosed with gallbladder cancer, raising $275,000 for his medical expenses at what has since become an annual charity gala called Team Hidi.
Giving Kitchen named James Beard Foundation Humanitarian of the Year
Atlantans already know this, but the James Beard Foundation has made it even more clear: The work that Giving Kitchen is doing in Atlanta is some of the most important food-related philanthropic work in the country.
Staplehouse is Bon Appétit’s Best New Restaurant of 2016
After naming Staplehouse as a finalist for the country's best new restaurant in 2016, Bon Appétit magazine announced today that the Old Fourth Ward restaurant has been crowned number one on their annual top 10 list.
Staplehouse to abandon tasting menus, focus on a la carte
“This isn’t about abandoning anything but about embracing something new—something we haven’t been able to put as much time and effort into,” says founder Jen Hidinger. “It’s an opportunity for us to strengthen what we’ve created.”
Is it tricky to run a restaurant when you’re all related?
Staplehouse's Jen Hidinger discusses Grant Park, working with family, and when she started cooking.
GQ names Staplehouse one of America’s best new restaurants in 2016
This is more good news for the local star, which struggled to pick up steam when the doors opened in October of last year.
Review: Staplehouse is worth the trip. Even a plane trip.
Staplehouse is the rare—and I mean really rare—restaurant where the menu devised by the chef, Ryan Smith, served with the balance and in the order he wants, provides a dining experience subtler and more seductive than what you could create for yourself from the a la carte menu.
What were these 8 Atlanta restaurants almost named?
The culinary equivalent of a first impression, a restaurant’s name is the quickest way to stand out from the competition. Can you figure out what could have been for these 8 Atlanta restaurants?
Was the tasting menu to blame for Staplehouse’s slow start?
Staplehouse is the most anticipated restaurant to open in the last five years, maybe even in the last decade. But if you had walked in for dinner shortly after it opened in October, you wouldn’t have known it.