F&B Scene: Atlanta
By Carson Demmond
There has always been destination dining in Atlanta, whether it’s for a chili cheese dog from a car hop at The Varsity,
fried green tomatoes at Mary Mac’s Tea Room or the finer pleasures of glazed veal sweetbreads with Georgia pecans
at Bacchanalia. But over the past few years I have watched my hometown experience a gastoculture boom, with young
talent migrating to the city to embrace the quirks of southern fare and veterans of long-respected dining establishments creating the sort of places where they’d like to hang out on a night off. Taking full advantage of the bounty of
nearby farming communities, they’re revisiting their roots, geeking out over breaking down whole animals and riffing
on cocktail classics. There has never been a more exciting time for eating and drinking in ATL.
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WINE & SPIRITS
JUNE 2013
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Wine & Spirits - June 2013