Georgia Trend. March 2025. While many restaurants are struggling to fill in open positions, Brightside Café in Buford says it has a waiting list of workers. The owners go above and beyond when making a job offer – with balloons, signs and cheering because they believe that every person should be celebrated. And getting a […]

Khabar Magazine. March 2025 print. What to do when you are craving classic American comfort foods like pizza and wings but are also hankering for good old chatpata flavors? Head on to the TANDOORI PIZZA AND WINGS CO. in Colony Square.

Good Grit Magazine. Spring 2025 print. Mend Coffee Shop in Atlanta provides a reimagined space for people with disabilities.

Good Grit Magazine. Spring 2025 print. Each day, thousands of locals and visitors walk, bike, and ride scooters along the popular Atlanta Belt Line, stopping at one of the many bars and restaurants that dot the popular 22 mile attraction. Behind the smiling faces of these strangers, there is often hidden loneliness or depression—the stress […]

Georgia Trend Magazine. Feb 2025 print. Osteria Olio takes you on a trip around Italy through your palate and is a lovely addition to the growing fine-dining scene in Athens.

Georgia Trend. Jan 2025. When I first moved to metro Atlanta in 1997, everyone directed me to Buford Highway – an iconic stretch of international restaurants that offered unique flavors from all over Asia and Latin America. It was an unparalleled culinary journey! And over nearly three decades, I have seen many food halls and […]

Georgia Trend. Dec 2024 We all have our preferred neighborhood restaurants where we go to comfort our cravings. But if you’re seeking a variety of culinary options in a beautiful setting, you may want to head to the biophilic wellness community of Serenbe, about 35 miles southwest of Atlanta. Spend the day or a weekend […]

Khabar Magazine. November 2024 print. At a time and place when an Indian lunch feels inaccessible, this innovate restaurant offers an easier way to enjoy fresh Indian food at the office.

Georgia Trend Magazine. Oct 2024 print. Sitting atop Lookout Mountain, Auld Alliance is the first Scottish/French fine-dining restaurant in the country.

HuffPost. Sept 2024. Mexican chef Jesus “Chuy” Mendez-Fragoso talks about what illegal immigrants need to become documented and to contribute economically. Jesus “Chuy” Mendez-Fragoso is the owner of multiple bar and restaurant concepts in Birmingham, Alabama, including The Louis Bar and Unos Tacos in the Pizitz Food Hall, Adios Bar, and upcoming Salud, plus he’s a franchise owner […]

Khabar Magazine. September 2024 print. In the mood for the familiar spice and heat of Indian food but tired of the same old chicken tikka masala and paneer makhani? We point you to just the right spots in town to satisfy the craving for “familiar but different”—restaurants specializing in cuisines from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Tibet, Nepal, […]

Georgia Trend. July 2024. This year’s participants represented a number of different cuisines including Mexican, Italian, Indian, Thai, and Mediterranean. 

Georgia Trend Magazine. July 2024 print. This Asian restaurant in Atlanta is for all the senses.

Khabar Magazine. May 2024 PRINT. It’s past midnight, and throngs of friends and family have gathered on the streets of Surat in the western state of Gujarat in India. They have come out for their “second dinner”—where the star ingredient is the egg. The large, hot tavaas of the many street cart vendors are sizzling […]

Discover Chamblee. 2024 print. Buford Highway is one of the most multi-cultural culinary corridors in the nation.

Savor Magazine. 2024 print. Georgia’s cultural diversity is reflected in the vast number of restaurants serving flavors from all offer the world. From conforming pho to savory empanadas, a world of dishes promise a delicious trip around the globe.

Georgia Trend Magazine. April 2024 PRINT. Driving along Atlanta’s Edgewood Avenue takes you through an interesting section of quirky bars with neon lights and eclectic restaurants offering soul and vegan concepts. It is no surprise that acclaimed international celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson picked this neighborhood for his first restaurant location in Atlanta. At Marcus Bar & […]

Georgia Trend Magazine. March 2024. This couple is serving English-Southern high tea at The Ginger Room in Alpharetta.

Khabar Magazine. March 2024 PRINT. There is no shortage of places around metro Atlanta to get your fix of Indian street food—so why open another establishment, you may ask? Because this one brings the legacy of one of Delhi’s most famous sweet shops and restaurants to Atlanta. If you grew up there, be prepared for […]

Georgia Trend Magazine. Feb 2024 print. A steampunk-style twisted scrap-metal tree welcomes you to a colorful dining room. The almost 20-foot-tall Tree of Life sculpture is the work of local Nigerian artist Jonathan Imafidor and serves as an ambitious centerpiece in the restaurant. A long bar sits between the dining room and a sizable climate-controlled patio overlooking […]

HuffPost. Jan 2024. Shai Lavi is an Israeli immigrant and the founder/chef of The Third Space in Atlanta. His culinary concept offers diners a place to nourish their soul through food and community. Lavi wanted to re-create the family dining experience from his home in Israel that never felt “lonely” or solitary and ate farm-to-table ingredients. Strangers […]

Georgia Trend Magazine. Dec 2023. Recently, award-winning celebrity chef, author, and restaurateur Chef Marcus Samuelsson partnered with the National Peanut Board to curate a special, upscale dining experience at Marcus Bar & Grille that was as nutty as it was nostalgic. The Ethiopian-born, Swedish-raised chef, who owns 12 restaurants, has traveled all over the world and found that peanuts […]

Khabar Magazine. Dec 2023 print issue. Indian restaurants sorely failed to make a mark in the recently launched Michelin Guide for Atlanta. Here are six things they can do to step up their chances to get the highly coveted Michelin star. October was somewhat of a milestone in the annals of the dining scene in […]

Georgia Trend Magazine. Nov 2023. Atlanta’s culinary scene has been on a positive trajectory for past two decades. We have produced a great selection of international restaurants, inspired southern chefs and attracted the country’s best talent here. So it is no surprise that Atlanta is finally being recognized as a foodie city fit for epicurean […]