Exclusive: NoriFish unveils its new hand roll omakase menu at Ponce City Market
Chef Sean Park’s NoriFish—a sushi spot known for hand rolls, nigiri, and seafood sourced from Tokyo—is joining Ponce City Market’s Central Food Hall with a menu of its own. NoriFish will debut a unique, omakase-style hand roll menu.
Lyla Lila’s chef Craig Richards’s new restaurant Elise at Woodruff Arts Center is a welcomed second act
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The verdict on 2 new Atlanta restaurants: The Chai Box Cafe and Eats
Monica Sunny's put down roots on Howell Mill Road with The Chai Box Cafe, Atlanta’s first-ever chai-focused cafe. Plus: Eats has found a new home within Wild Heaven Beer at the Lee + White complex, steps from the Beltline’s Westside Trail.
Former NBA courtside reporter Kristen Ledlow launches kids clothing brand
Former NBA reporter and Johns Creek resident Kristen Ledlow founded Positionless, a durable leisurewear brand for children. Ledlow found it hard to source clothes she loved for her son—especially ultrasoft sweat sets he didn’t ruin quickly. So she made them herself.
Chef Ming Pu’s ramp and red shrimp dumplings are worth traveling for
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Fuyuhiko Ito’s new robata grill and sushi restaurant Sozou now open at Spring Quarter
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A seasoned Georgia chef joins Madison’s dining scene
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Marietta native won $50K in Shaq’s Dunkman World Championship
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After five years of delays, Spina Pizza is finally opening at Atlanta Dairies
Spina Pizza has been “opening soon” for so long that owner-chef Anthony Spina Jr. can laugh about it now. After years of delays, the long-awaited pizzeria at Atlanta Dairies will open August 27.
Chef Ming Pu’s ramp and red shrimp dumplings are worth traveling for
Chef Ming Pu isn’t afraid to be a pioneer. His new restaurant, TANA, is the first in Louisville focused on the cuisine of his birthplace.
Exclusive: NoriFish unveils its new hand roll omakase menu at Ponce City Market
Chef Sean Park’s NoriFish—a sushi spot known for hand rolls, nigiri, and seafood sourced from Tokyo—is joining Ponce City Market’s Central Food Hall with a menu of its own. NoriFish will debut a unique, omakase-style hand roll menu.
Lyla Lila’s chef Craig Richards’s new restaurant Elise at Woodruff Arts Center is a welcomed second act
Elise is the second act from Craig Richards, chef-owner of Midtown’s Michelin-recommended Lyla Lila. Housed on the Woodruff Arts Center campus, Elise maps with a French-Italian landscape.
Fuyuhiko Ito’s new robata grill and sushi restaurant Sozou now open at Spring Quarter
Three years after it was first announced, chef Fuyuhiko Ito’s long-awaited Sozou has arrived in Midtown. The restaurant is the third concept in the building from culinary director Fuyuhiko Ito and his wife, executive pastry chef Lisa Ito.
The verdict on 2 new Atlanta restaurants: The Chai Box Cafe and Eats
Monica Sunny's put down roots on Howell Mill Road with The Chai Box Cafe, Atlanta’s first-ever chai-focused cafe. Plus: Eats has found a new home within Wild Heaven Beer at the Lee + White complex, steps from the Beltline’s Westside Trail.
Marietta native won $50K in Shaq’s Dunkman World Championship
Jordan Southerland who grew up in Marietta wowed crowds with his vertical flight. He took home a $50,000 prize for his Dunk of the Night.





























