Carly Cooper

After five years at Tiny Lou’s, executive pastry chef Charmain Ware-Jason has departed the French brasserie and taken over the dessert program at Murphy’s, one of Atlanta’s most enduring neighborhood restaurants. Rather than reinvent the menu, she’s approaching it with restraint, working within a framework shaped by longtime staples like key lime pie, Tollhouse pie, […]

Austin Goetzman has returned to Aria as executive chef, coming full circle more than a decade after first working in the established Buckhead kitchen. He now steps in to lead a restaurant whose modern American cuisine has earned back-to-back James Beard Award finalist nods for Outstanding Hospitality in 2025 and 2026. The French Laundry–trained chef […]

Chef Myles Moody and sommelier Rachael Pack are growing their footprint in Virginia-Highland. Their newest concept So. Fox opens July 2, just steps from Kinship Butcher & Sundry. While the couple is known for highly structured tasting menus at their pop-up k

What do you make when you have almost nothing? Now playing at the Alliance Theatre, Basura answer that question with music, community, and hope. The new musical, featuring song by Gloria Estefan and her daughter Emily Estefan, draws from the true story of Paraguay's Recycled Orchestra—a group of young musicians who transformed discarded materials into instruments and reshaped their futures. The show builds on that story, which was previously told in the documentary Landfill Harmonic , expanding it into a portrait of resilience.

A new restaurant at the Forum Peachtree Corners is aiming to reframe what Persian dining in metro Atlanta can look and taste like. Created by Pooya Naraghi, Golestan leans into tradition, drawing heavily from Naraghi's upbringing and the kind of cooking typically reserved for family tables.

Where to grab a bite before and after the match Halftime is when you can finally slow down and enjoy some well-earned snacks and bevs.

On July 22, chef and restaurateur Anne Quatrano is debuting a restaurant rooted more deeply in her own life than any she’s done before. Called Summerland, the breakfast-and-lunch spot takes its name—and much of its spirit—from Quatrano’s farm in Cartersville, a place she returns to repeatedly in both design and menu. “This is the most […]

Shortly after shuttering Palo Santo in West Midtown due to failed lease negotiations, brothers Felipe Rivera and Eduardo Rivera are opening a new high-energy restaurant, one with a familiar-sounding name. Botánico Cocina & Social Club is slated to launch in August in the former Lure space on Crescent Avenue, trading Palo Santo's modern Mexican focus for a broader look at Latin American food and cocktails.

Atlanta United supporters know that matchday magic isn't confined to Mercedes-Benz Stadium . Across the city, a network of official partner pubs turns every game—including FIFA World Cup™ matches—into full-blown parties. From neighborhood dives to bustling breweries, Irish pubs to modern taprooms, these spots have big screens, buzzing crowds, and enough pints to fuel the chants and make strangers feel like family.

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