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Byline: Yvonne Zusel, yzusel@ajc.com and Ligaya Figueras Ligaya.Figueras@ajc.com DINING The James Beard Foundation has announced the semifinalists for its 2023 restaurant and chef awards, and the list includes multiple chefs [...]

Byline: Yvonne Zusel DINING JAMES BEARD AWARDS& A longtime historic Atlanta restaurant is being honored with a James Beard Foundation Award. Busy Bee, which has been open at 810 Martin [...]

Byline: Yvonne Zusel Sankranti, a restaurant that has dubbed itself the Indian version of fast-casual restaurants Chipotle and Panda Express, is now open for delivery in Dunwoody. It will soon [...]

Byline: Yvonne Zusel DINING OUT SOUPS Spring is on the horizon, but were not out of the chilly woods quite yet. Luckily, there are plenty of new places in metro [...]

Byline: Yvonne Zusel New York-based burger chain Shake Shack opened its fifth metro Atlanta location in Alpharetta. The eatery at 11780 Haynes Bridge Road offers a space with a patio, [...]

Byline: Yvonne Zusel DINING HOLIDAY Want to keep the romance at home this Valentines Day? Check out these to-go meals and dishes from local eateries. By George. The French-inspired restaurant [...]

Byline: Yvonne Zusel The chef behind Cajun restaurant Adeles, which closed in Roswell in November after a decade in business, is back in the same space with a similar dining [...]

Byline: Yvonne Zusel DINING SCENE Its a new year, and a new opportunity to explore Atlantas expanding dining scene. More than 150 restaurants opened in metro Atlanta in 2021, and [...]

Byline: Yvonne Zusel Its a new year, and a new opportunity to explore Atlantas expanding dining scene. More than 150 restaurants opened in metro Atlanta in 2021, and 2022 is [...]

Byline: Yvonne Zusel DINING PATIOS Baby, its cold outside, but that doesnt mean enjoying a meal and a drink in the great outdoors is off-limits. The patios at these metro [...]

Byline: Yvonne Zusel BAKERY Rhodes Bakery, a Cheshire Bridge landmark for more than 60 years closed, has closed. A location at 880 Holcomb Bridge Road in Roswell that has been [...]

Byline: Yvonne Zusel A Cheshire Bridge landmark for more than 60 years will close its doors this week. Friday marked the final day for Rhodes Bakery, which has been at [...]

Byline: Yvonne Zusel Baby, its cold outside, but that doesnt mean enjoying a meal and a drink in the great outdoors is off-limits. The patios at these metro Atlanta bars [...]

Byline: Yvonne Zusel Get ready for the holidays, raise a glass to a beer dinner and more this month in metro Atlanta. A celebration of chocolate and wine Join award-winning [...]

Byline: Yvonne Zusel DINING HOLIDAY Looking for a Thanksgiving meal to go, hold the turkey? These metro Atlanta restaurants and catering services have you covered. B.A.D. Gyal Vegan. Celebrate the [...]

Byline: Yvonne Zusel HOLIDAYS MEALS Hosting Thanksgiving this year? Make it easy with the takeout meals from these metro Atlanta restaurants. 5 Church Atlanta. Get a feast for four ($220), [...]

Byline: Yvonne Zusel DINING A Houston restaurant specializing in what it calls elevated chicken and waffles has opened an Atlanta ghost kitchen. Taste Bar + Kitchen recently debuted in the [...]

Byline: Yvonne Zusel DINING South African restaurant Biltong Bar has turned into Cape Town coastal-inspired eatery the Cape Restaurant & Beach Bar at Alpharetta mixed-use development Avalon. The Cape, part [...]

Byline: Yvonne Zusel DINING PAPA ALIS A plant-based restaurant specializing in Latin food is set to debut in Tucker this month. Papa Alis will host a soft open party from [...]

Byline: Yvonne Zusel There are plenty of ways to stay busy in October if you love to eat and drink, from checking out a new food festival in Midtown to [...]

Byline: Yvonne Zusel DINING FALL DRINKS Pumpkin spice lattes are ubiquitous, once the first hint of a chill hits the air. But, if youve had your fill of PSLs, as [...]

Byline: Yvonne Zusel DINING Plant-based burger chain Slutty Vegan is expanding again, with a fourth metro Atlanta location. The new eatery will open in the next few weeks at 2131 [...]

Byline: Yvonne Zusel THINGS TO DO FOOD EVENTS You can aid a good cause, celebrate Black-owned restaurants and help maintain a garden while dining out this month in metro Atlanta. [...]

Byline: Yvonne Zusel After going mostly virtual last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Atlanta Food and Wine Festival and its popular tasting tents is back in person this [...]

Byline: Yvonne Zusel EXCLUSIVE DINING Buckhead Diner, one of Atlantas most iconic restaurants, has permanently closed its doors after more than 30 years. Trillium Management Inc. purchased the property at [...]

Byline: Yvonne Zusel Local sports bar chain Taco Mac has closed its Lindbergh location after 15 years, citing, among other things, safety challenges as a reason for the closure. The [...]

Byline: Yvonne Zusel TRY 5 CELEBRITY VIRTUAL KITCHENS Celebrities like George Lopez, Wiz Khalifa, Mariah Carey and Tyga are all already multi-hyphenates, but in the past year, theyve each added [...]

Byline: Yvonne Zusel DINING WHATS NEW Dash & Chutney is set to become the latest stall to open at the Chattahoochee Food Works in the Works development. The new restaurant, [...]

Byline: Yvonne Zusel U.K.-based Wagamama, which offers a menu of Japanese, Chinese and Korean-inspired dishes, is slated to open its first Georgia location in the coming months. The restaurant, the [...]

Byline: Yvonne Zusel COPING WITH CORONAVIRUS VENUES Another Atlanta business is changing its safety policy in the wake of rising rates of COVID- 19 infections and the proliferation of the [...]

Byline: Yvonne Zusel Whos Got Soul Southern Grill debuted last month at 3580 Breckinridge Blvd. in Duluth. Owner-Executive Chef Keith Kash previously opened the Whos Got Soul Cafe in Lawrenceville [...]

Byline: Yvonne Zusel THINGS TO DO FOOD EVENTS Quench your thirst with hard seltzer and beer, slurp down some oysters and celebrate Brookhaven restaurants this August. Brookhaven Restaurant Week Brookhaven [...]

Byline: Yvonne Zusel 1996 OLYMPIC GAMES IN ATLANTA RESTAURANTS In 1992, Anne Quatrano was at a crossroads. She and her husband, Clifford Harrison, had lost their jobs in Long Island [...]

Byline: Yvonne Zusel Editors note: In this periodic series, we chat with metro Atlanta restaurant workers. Is there a restaurant worker you want to nominate for Restaurant Insider? Do you [...]

Byline: Yvonne Zusel DINING Award-winning pitmaster Rodney Scott is slated to make his long-awaited Atlanta debut this week. Rodney Scotts Whole Hog BBQ will open Tuesday at 680 Murphy Ave. [...]

Byline: Yvonne Zusel THINGS TO DO FOOD After going mostly virtual last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Atlanta Food and Wine Festival and its popular tasting tents is [...]

Byline: Yvonne Zusel FOOD RESTAURANTS During the thick of summer, when the air turns soupy, chilled soups are the perfect way to cool down on a hot day. Here are [...]

Byline: Yvonne Zusel Atlanta& Get news for all Intown neighborhoods on Twitter: @atlnewsnow& A bar specializing in darts is coming to Atlanta. U.K.-based Flight Club is slated to open in [...]

Byline: Yvonne Zusel DINING RESTAURANTS& Farm Burger is set to reopen today inside Midtowns Whole Foods, after being closed for more than a year because of the pandemic. In addition [...]

Byline: Yvonne Zusel THINGS TO DO FOOD EVENTS Get a taste of a restaurant before it opens, drink up at a whiskey dinner and celebrate July Fourth in style with [...]

Byline: Yvonne Zusel Pins Mechanical Company, a game bar that will also feature several dining and bar spaces, is set to open in downtown Atlanta as part of the South [...]

Byline: Yvonne Zusel DIGGING DEEPER BREWERY INDUSTRY Kendell Worden was excited to be among New Realm Brewings first employees when she was hired in March 2017 as the companys beer [...]

Byline: Yvonne Zusel NEW RESTAURANTS Looking to try something new? Check out these metro Atlanta restaurants and breweries that opened this spring. Intown Atlanta The Abby Singer. This Midwestern-inspired restaurant [...]

Byline: Yvonne Zusel RESTAURANTS When Mel Toledo shuttered his restaurant Foundation Social Eatery at the end of 2019, he promised it wouldnt be long before hed find a new space [...]

Byline: Yvonne Zusel ALPHARETTA& When Mel Toledo shuttered his restaurant Foundation Social Eatery at the end of 2019, he promised it wouldnt be long before hed find a new space [...]

Byline: Yvonne Zusel ATLANTA MIDTOWN A longtime Atlanta restaurant closed over the weekend, with a neighboring concept set to close later this year. Einsteins closed after dinner service Sunday at [...]

Byline: Yvonne Zusel Popular Summerhill barbecue restaurant Woods Chapel BBQ is expanding with a second location at Krog Street Market. Dubbed Woods Chapel BBQ Shortstop, a nod to Summerhills baseball [...]

Byline: Yvonne Zusel TOP STORY& Atlanta& All intown neighborhoods can follow along for the latest news on Twitter: @atlnewsnow& INMAN PARK& Longtime customers of Inman Park mainstay Il Localino were [...]

Byline: Yvonne Zusel Its the color thatll likely grab your attention first if youve never tried a dessert made with ube. The bright, highly Instagrammable purple of the cakes, Pop-Tarts [...]

Byline: Yvonne Zusel AROUND METRO ATLANTA DINING Supremo Taco, Filipino pop-up Kamayan ATL and Three Heart Coffee have been locked in as vendors at Kirkwood mixed-use development Pratt Pullman District [...]