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 […]

Georgia Trend. Feb 2025. Most people don’t associate fine dining with the airport, let alone the world’s busiest airport. Usually, if you are catching a flight, you may have a few minutes to stand in line to get a cup of coffee or some fast food from one of the airport’s eateries. But the service […]

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 […]

Georgia Trend. Nov 2024 As you head to Thanksgiving celebrations and holiday parties, can you imagine not being able to eat or drink at all? Food is such an integral part of society that someone who cannot participate in the simple act of dining with others can often feel isolated. That’s how Katherine Wolf felt […]

Georgia Trend Magazine. Oct 2024. For a cup of coffee to be called specialty coffee, the beans must have received a score of more than 80 points (out of 100) on the Coffee Review scale. The grading scale is set by the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA), an organization dedicated to make specialty coffee a thriving, equitable, […]

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

Georgia Trend. Sept 2024. When I walked around the Vining Farmers Market on a recent Thursday afternoon, I was amazed by the selection of prepared international foods available. Entrepreneurs were selling Caribbean ginger juices, Filipino style empanadas, lucuma fruit ice cream and ube baked goods. As I browsed through the offerings, an eager woman invited me to […]

Georgia Trend Magazine. August 2024. From Switzerland and Belgium to Ecuador and Indonesia, I have had the privilege to taste some of the best chocolates in the world! I have visited countless chocolate factories, taken chocolate-making lessons and met renowned chocolatiers. But what I recently saw right here in Suwanee, is mind blowing in terms […]

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.

Georgia Trend. June 2024. Have you dealt with stained teeth or hangovers after drinking wine? Wine is meant to be a natural product that should not cause stains or headaches, but the commercialization of winemaking has brought with itself, frequent side effects. “If you buy your wine from grocery stores or wholesale retailers (such as […]

Georgia Trend Magazine. June 2024 print. Travel along Georgia’s countryside for sweet berries, vineyards and homemade ice cream.

Georgia Trend Magazine. May 2024. Thanks to the passion and efforts of one family, we now have a Georgia seed-to-still bourbon distillery with women at its forefront! Doc Brown Farm & Distillers is located in Senoia. Though the co-founders ­– Paige Dockweiler, Amy Brown, and Amy’s oldest son, Daniel Williams (a commercial pilot by day) – come from a multi-generation […]

Georgia Trend Magazine. April 2024. We have heard that food is a common denominator that brings people from different cultures, religions and backgrounds together. It is no surprise then, that people flock to the city of Alpharetta each spring to celebrate the season with food, music and activities.

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.

Georgia Trend Magazine. Feb 2024. Atlanta’s all female pastry team at the new Signia by Hilton hotel. ~ Click here to read the post on Georgia Trend Magazine.

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 […]

Georgia Trend Magazine. Jan 2024. As the new year begins, we start with new resolutions – some of which may be to eat healthier, spend less money, or exercise more. Lately, matcha has become a popular health drink offered at coffee chops, as an alternative to specialty coffee and tea. You may have seen matcha […]

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 […]

Georgia Trend Magazine. November 2023. If you are a novice homebrewer or ever dreamed of having a profession in beer, be inspired by Robert Young, III. Young is an Atlanta native, who started drinking beer in college (as many do) and discovered his true love for the drink as he traveled through Germany and Czechia […]

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 […]