The local food movement grows by Stephanie Dazey A unique social movement has taken root in Atlanta. Small urban farms continue to pop up within the city limits, bringing farm closer to table than ever before.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

A Korean culinary oasis just off Buford Highway by Brad Kaplan There’s a certain joy in reaching a restaurant that’s hard to find, especially when the food warrants the search. Yet Tuh hides on the backside of a building that itself hides a few hundred feet off Buford Highway, down a long curving driveway.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

Janine Falvo presents high-concept cooking in Midtown’s Renaissance Hotel by Besha Rodell A funny thing happened at the beginning of this season of “Top Chef.” One of the contestants, a woman named Janine Falvo, claimed Atlanta as her home.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

Five of Atlanta’s best purveyors duke it out by Brad Kaplan “Made in house” is a term that may be overused, but there is one place where it truly counts: charcuterie. All over Atlanta, in restaurants spanning cuisines from Italy to France to Latin America, and especially the cuisine of the contemporary South, the “made in house” badge shines brightly on plates of charcuterie.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

Asha Gomez refines and redefines Indian food by Besha Rodell Remember when we understood Chinese food through dishes like chow mein and egg drop soup? We synthesized our understanding of an entire ancient culture and cuisine by way of cheap takeout.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

Modern Mexican cuisine in the heart of downtown by Besha Rodell Is there really any way to improve on guacamole? Of course there are bad versions of guacamole, made with subpar ingredients or too many spices.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

Buckhead gets a global option at Phipps Plaza by Besha Rodell Shopping and dining. It was never a concept that held much appeal to me, and yet it’s a revered tradition, particularly among ladies of leisure.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

Finding the right ‘barstaurant’ by Eric Celeste It was the Tex-Mex place that sent me over the edge. The Tweet from WhatNowAtlanta.com came over the transom explaining that a Tex-Mex restaurant was scheduled to open near Seventh and Peachtree streets, two blocks from my apartment and smack-dab in the middle of Midtown.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

Late-night dining in East Atlanta Village by Besha Rodell I’m sitting at a table on a patio surrounded by graffiti on one of the coldest nights of the year. It’s a patio but not a patio in that it has walls, wooden walls, but they’re not really walls, not in the traditional sense.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

Chef Art Smith’s new restaurant in the InterContinental Buckhead by Besha Rodell It is an act of supreme hubris to waltz into Atlanta and presume to have something to tell us about Southern food. Of course, it can be done.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]