Senior Lead Digital Content Writer and Strategist
Carly Cooper is a Senior Lead Digital Content Writer and Strategist. She specializes in the food and beverage industry, with a keen focus on crafting engaging content that highlights culinary trends and beverage innovations. Carly's work has been featured in notable publications such as WSB Radio, Garden & Gun Magazine, LLC, Atlanta Magazine, Northeastern Athletics, Simply Buckhead Magazine, PEOPLES VANGUARD OF DAVIS INC, and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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Carly focuses on local food and beverage industry, particularly restaurants in Atlanta. She frequently covers private sector announcements, events, promotional deals, and press releases related to the food and beverage industry.
To effectively pitch to Carly Cooper, consider offering exclusive insights into new restaurant openings or unique dining experiences in Atlanta. Promotional deals or special events at local eateries could also capture her interest.
Given her focus on "Food & Beverage" and "House & Home" themes with a specific emphasis on "Atlanta restaurants," tailor pitches that highlight the latest trends in cuisine as well as innovative culinary concepts within the city. Local chefs' stories or behind-the-scenes looks at popular dining spots might also resonate with her coverage interests.
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By: Carly Cooper
Avondale Estates has a new neighborhood gathering spot: the Book Bird, a recently relocated and expanded independent bookstore at the Dale. It pairs carefully curated shelves and gifts with a full coffee shop and a thoughtfully programmed wine bar. Owned by Brittany Smith and Amie Waltzer, the space invites visitors to linger—whether browsing for books or settling in with a cup of joe.
Fiorenza, a new family-owned Italian restaurant is taking root in Alpharetta. At the center is Jessi Qilafi, who grew up in Florence, began working in restaurants at age 14, and absorbed the rhythms of Italian hospitality firsthand.
By: Carly Cooper
Atlanta has a plethora of restaurants that fit neatly into a single category: Italian, Thai, and Chinese, to name a few. It offers mixology-forward bars, craft breweries, organic wine bars, and non-alcoholic beverage shops. What it hasn’t had, until now, is a non-alcoholic bar embedded within an ethnic restaurant rooted in the chef-owner’s upbringing and […]
By: Carly Cooper
Atlanta has a plethora of restaurants that fit neatly into a single category: Italian, Thai, and Chinese, to name a few. It offers mixology-forward bars, craft breweries, organic wine bars, and non-alcoholic beverage shops. What it hasn't had, until now, is a non-alcoholic bar embedded within an ethnic restaurant rooted in the chef-owner's upbringing and travels.
By: Carly Cooper
Wild Kratts: Ocean Adventure!—a limited-time exhibit inspired by the PBS Kids series—opened in late May at the Children’s Museum of Atlanta. It transforms part of the downtown museum into an energetic, ocean-themed playground that blends STEM learning with physical exploration. Designed for children ages 3 to 9, the exhibit encourages kids to investigate ocean habitats, […]
By: Carly Cooper
Trilith Guesthouse has tapped Jay Swift as executive chef, bringing a marquee culinary name to the 193-room boutique hotel at the Town at Trilith. Since opening in January 2024 near Trilith Studios, the property has become a natural landing spot for filmmakers, creatives and celebrities passing through Georgia’s busiest production corridor. Swift, whose résumé includes […]
By: Carly Cooper
I thought I knew a lot about the Titanic. After all, I watched Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet “fly” on the bow in theaters at least three times back in 1997 (“Never let go, Jack”). My kids learned the basics (big boat sank) at school this year, so they were excited to see it “IRL” […]
Long before it housed CNN’s global newsroom, the downtown complex now known as the CTR was home to a short-lived indoor amusement park—the World of Sid and Marty Krofft. Next year, the space overlooking Centennial Olympic Park will once again return to its entertainment roots. This time, it will become the Looking Glass—an immersive social […]
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 […]
