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Find fresh local lamb at Heritage Farm
Photograph by iStockphoto.com While most markets sell lamb frozen, Heritage Farm’s Greg and Lainya Hutchins go one better by delivering their prized pastured lamb fresh. They coordinate harvest and...
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Rainbow chard with lemon and garlic
Spinach fades quickly in Southern gardens, but chard—another dark leafy green with a mild but vibrant flavor—can last well into summer. A close relative of the beet, chard is a natural match to bright...
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New Westside market crams a lot of farm into a city space
If there’s one word to describe the new Westside Provisions District Farmers Market, it has to be “dense.” Snuggled into an unnamed lane off Howell Mill Road, between Yeah! Burger and Yoforia frozen...
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Peachtree Road Farmers Market offers do-good eats benefiting Meals on Wheels
Illustration by Sami Cappa Once a month at the Peachtree Road Farmers Market, chefs whip up small bites with ingredients sold on-site. Dishes go for $5 to $10, and the money raised buys farmers’ unsold...
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4 great Atlanta dining events to check out in June
Photograph courtesy of Rock the Cure June 6 Rock the Cure Since 2007, this annual brews-and-blues event at SweetWater has raised more than $400K for Type 1 diabetes research. June 13 Brookhaven Beer...
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Old Fourth Ward Farmers Market opened Saturday with three vendors
O4W founder Dozie Ike (left) and Trenton Morris (right)Photography by Deborah Geering Do you know what Atlanta’s eastern intown neighborhoods could use? A Tuesday afternoon farmers market. Not everyone...
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5 tips for D.I.Y preserving and canning
Photograph by Whitney Ott As much as I hate standing in my steamy kitchen night after night, sliding skins off blanched tomatoes and peaches, I love eating locally grown food year-round and opening my...
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Green bean, potato, and Sungold salad
The main ingredients of this salad are often among the first of summer. Bright, crisp beans are fair consolation as spring salad greens fade from local farmers markets. Note that the vinegar will...
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4 great Atlanta dining events in July: Atlanta Street Food Fest, Attack of...
Photograph by Caroline C. Kilgore All month Cooking Camp for Kids The Cook’s Warehouse hosts weeklong summer camps for kids as young as six who are interested in kitchen basics. July 11 The Atlanta...
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Arugula, Blueberry, and Couscous (ABC) Salad
At the peak of blueberry season, don’t limit your consumption to breakfast and dessert. Blueberries also add a pop of color and flavor to summer salads. In this main course salad, balance the peppery...
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Shell your fresh peas at the Brookhaven Farmers Market
Photograph courtesy of Mollyville Farms What’s more Southern than a bag of fresh-shelled field peas simmering in a rich potlikker? Varieties of these legumes—zipper, pinkeye purple hull, creams—debut...
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Buying fresh corn? Watch out for earworms
Photograph by Gabriela Iancu Local, organic corn with kernels as sweet as candy make their season debut in mid-July, but watch for earworms, says Michael Hendricks, manager of Indian Ridge Organic Farm...
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Farmer Fund charity calendar debuts
Steven Satterfield and Darby Weaver of Sun Dog FarmPhotograph by Stacey Bode Here’s your chance to really, ahem, get to know our local chefs and farmers. Organizers are keeping the details under wraps,...
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HOToberFest returns with aged beer straight from the barrel
Photograph by Chris Rank HOToberFest is back after a two-year hiatus, and this time organizers Alan Raines and Tryon Rosser have their sights set on discerning beer sippers. Scaled down since 2013,...
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Barley, corn, and tomato salad
Pearl barley cooks quickly, making it a convenient grain for fast weeknight dinners. You’ll find the other main ingredients in this main course salad—sweet corn, tomatoes, peppers, and zucchini —at...
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3 Atlanta dining events to check out in August
Photograph by Travis Hudgeons August 14–15 Atlanta Bar-B-Q Festival Professional and amateur smoke masters battle at Atlantic Station. August 30 Atlanta Meatball Festival Chefs compete for meatball...
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3 great Atlanta dining events in September
Photograph by Emily B. Hall September 4–6 AJC Decatur Book Festival Regional food stars (and cookbook authors) like Hugh Acheson, Nathalie Dupree, and Kevin Gillespie whip up some culinary magic on the...
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FoodRx supplies Good Samaritan patients with farm-fresh produce
A little farm in west Atlanta wants to help spread the gospel of good food to neighbors who may need it the most. The Good Samaritan Health Center in Bankhead recently launched FoodRx, a program that...
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App alert: Local Roots creates a virtual produce market
Illustration by Marco Goran Romano Up to your elbows in zucchini? Atlanta-based iPhone app Local Roots has a solution for home gardeners with an overabundant harvest on their hands. Users set up their...
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4 great Atlanta dining events in October
October 3 Das Best OktoberFest This traveling festival comes to Atlantic Station for a day of beer, schnapps, brats, and polka dancing. Photograph by iStockphoto.com October 10 Brookhaven Chili Cookoff...
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4 best bets at the Atlanta Cheese Festival
Photograph by Caroline C. Kilgore Curd it get any better than this? The Atlanta Cheese Festival comes to the Atlanta Botanical Garden for the third year on October 9 from 5:30 to 10 p.m. “Our company’s...
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Chef Jamie Adams’s Insalata Cruda
Il Giallo, a coastal Italian restaurant, will open this month in Sandy Springs with Jamie Adams, former executive chef of the defunct Veni Vidi Vici, running the kitchen. His Insalata Cruda features...
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3 great Atlanta dining events in November
Photograph courtesy of Cabbagetown Chomp and Stomp November 7 Chomp and Stomp Celebrate Cabbagetown’s namesake with a slaw-eating contest, bobbing for Brussels sprouts, and a 5K in Cabbagetown Park....
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Must-have dessert: A Cup a Cake’s coconut rum cake
Photograph by Caroline C. Kilgore Until five years ago, Marlene Baker had never put beaters to batter. Luckily, Baker—the self-taught creator of A Cup a Cake’s golden, delicate coconut rum cakes—is a...
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Growing sweet potatoes can be tricky business
Photograph by iStockphoto.com You might not realize that the sweet potatoes on your holiday plate represent a fairly big commitment for farmers. While a radish reaches maturity in about a month, a...
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Mini Apple Pies
Photograph by Deborah Geering From Icing Cake Design & Sweets Boutique in Avondale Estates come these little streusel-topped pies perfect for any upcoming holiday parties. For easy serving (no...
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3 great December dining events in Atlanta
Photograph by iStockphoto.com December 3 Vodka and Latkes Young professionals gather to celebrate Hanukkah at Rose Bar in Buckhead. $30 at the door. December 6, 13 Teddy Bear Tea Kids and their teddy...
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Holiday gift idea: 3 cookbooks from Georgia chefs
Photograph by Josh Meister; styling by Kendall Stowell Steven Satterfield’s Root to Leaf and Hugh Acheson’s The Broad Fork may have garnered most of the attention this year, but don’t miss these three...
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Roasted trout on parsnip potato latkes with date and spinach salad and apple...
Roasted trout with latkesCourtesy of Twain's Many know Twain’s Brewpub & Billiards in Decatur as a prime watering hole with games to boot, but that hasn’t stopped Savannah Haseler, the restaurant’s...
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3 great Atlanta dining events in January
January 5, 12, 19, 26 Wine Tuesdays Dive into a select wine region at Le Bilboquet, where, starting at 6 p.m., wines will be paired with bites from chef Jean Louis Sangare. January 11–13 Transforming...
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Georgia Farmers Market Association is helping grow local markets
Illustration by Tamer Koseli For advice on everything from recruiting vendors to meeting regulations for selling eggs, farmers market organizers finally have a group they can turn to. With seed money...
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7 healthy foods made in Georgia
Georgia Honey Farm Raw Wildflower Comb Raw honey is packed full of antioxidants and can help heal wounds and improve digestive function. Eat it alone or with the comb, which can be crumbled over...
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3 Valentine’s Day cooking classes for Atlanta food lovers
For amateur bakers Master the art of meringues (maple-bacon and chocolate-cherry) in this hands-on class at Sur La Table in Phipps Plaza. February 13. $69 per person. For breakfast in bed inspiration...
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Where to buy macarons in Atlanta
Photograph by LuAnne DeMeo There’s hardly a more appropriate Valentine’s Day treat than the macaron, a little colorful puff of almond meringue cookie sandwiched with ganache or jam. Atlanta is now home...
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Find throwback sweets at Collier Candy Company
Photograph by LuAnne DeMeo Take a trip back in time at Ponce City Market’s Collier Candy Company, a throwback to bygone sweet shops. The tidy rows of tempting confections include old-fashioned...
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Should dogs be allowed at farmers markets?
Courtesy of Marietta Square Farmers Market Last fall, a week before Thanksgiving, shoppers at an Atlanta farmers market watched in horror as one leashed dog attacked another. Onlookers tried...
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4 great Atlanta dining events in March
Green Market at Piedmont Park kicks off this monthPhotograph courtesy of Piedmont Park Conservancy March 5 Atlanta Brunch Festival Held in Historic Fourth Ward Park, it’s the city’s first celebration...
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Local arugula in the winter? Thank a hoop house.
Photograph by Mitch Lawson Ever wonder how locally grown spring produce like arugula and turnips ends up in winter markets? We owe that bounty to the hoop house, a shelter made of polyethylene walls...
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The key to a great spring salad? Add these local, flavorful sprouts.
Photograph by Rawan Althomali Salads are usually the last item to get excited about on a dinner menu. That’s not the case at Atlas, where a smear of housemade buttermilk ricotta comes piled with three...
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3 Atlanta dining events to check out in May
Starting May 3 Ponce City Farmers Market on the BeltLine Community Farmers Markets opens a new market at the shed, just off the Eastside Trail of the Atlanta BeltLine. Open 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays,...
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Local spotlight: Beautiful Briny Sea salt
$8 to $20 per tinPhotograph courtesy of Beautiful Briny Sea After restaurateur Suzi Sheffield moved to Atlanta in 2012, she took up a new hobby: blending her own seasoned salts, with flavors ranging...
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Brian Jones brings fine-dining finesse to Kennesaw State’s cafeteria
Photograph by Todd Burandt Photograph by Todd Burandt When Brian Jones left his position as executive chef at Restaurant Eugene, he didn’t jump to another fine-dining institution. He went back to...
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Community Farmers Markets releases first seasonal cookbooks
Photograph by Caroline C. Kilgore Atlanta’s largest collective of farmers markets has launched a new series of seasonal cookbooks. In May, Community Farmers Markets released the first edition, Spring....
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4 great Atlanta dining events in August
August 12–13 Atlanta Bar-B-Q Festival Teams compete for cash and bragging rights at Perimeter Mall, while the rest of us pig out on brisket, chicken, and ribs from local restaurants. August 13 Decatur...
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Life Hack: Tsamma watermelon juice makes a great cocktail mixer
Photograph by Savanna Sturkie If your summer has been sadly void of watermelon-based cocktails, there’s an easy fix: Tsamma watermelon juice. “The dangerous thing about Tsamma is that there’s not an...
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Would you buy beef from the back of a trailer? You should if it’s from...
Photograph courtesy of Carlton Farms Under most circumstances, we wouldn’t buy meat from the back of a trailer. Carlton Farms ground beef is one exception. Carlton’s cattle spend their entire lives on...
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4 Atlanta dining events in September
Photograph by iStockphoto.com September 10 Taste of Soul Details are limited for this inaugural soul food festival, but plan on ribs, greens, and other home-cooked specialties from local food trucks...
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Reviving the Sapelo Island red pea
You may have heard of Sea Island red peas, the popular heirloom legume sold by Anson Mills. Now business partners and Geechee descendants William Thomas and Jerome Dixon are reviving another heirloom,...
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Local find: Verdant Kitchen’s ginger syrup
Verdant Kitchen’s line of ginger-flavored foods was just beginning to step up from local farmers markets to regional supermarkets when Oprah changed everything. After she proclaimed the Atlanta...
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Asha Gomez’s new cookbook draws parallels between Southern India and the...
Puffy ginger hoecakesPhotograph by Jason Varney Southern India and the American South are thousands of miles apart, but Spice to Table chef Asha Gomez sees an abundance of similarities between her...
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