10 Iconic Southern Dishes with a Gourmet Twist in Atlanta
Whether it’s cornbread topped with caviar or hushpuppies drizzled in spicy sorghum, these 10 Southern dishes have a gourmet twist.
Whether it’s cornbread topped with caviar or hushpuppies drizzled in spicy sorghum, these 10 Southern dishes have a gourmet twist.
If you don’t already know Harvin Greene, let me introduce you to your new design crush, real estate idol, and cocktail hour muse. She’s equal parts color queen, businesswoman, tailgate enthusiast, and Southern steel magnolia.
Shena Simmons is the founder of Stewart Simmons—a Southern-rooted, female-led brand redefining how we show up for our teams. She lives in Brookhaven, Ga.
When Chef Nobu Matsuhisa tells you Atlanta feels like waking up by the ocean—but green—you listen. “It’s a beautiful forest,” he says, describing the view from his room at the Nobu Hotel Atlanta. “When I open the curtains in the morning, it’s like green meditation.” Chef Nobu loves Atlanta.
Chef Arnaldo Castillo is executive chef of Tio Lucho’s in Poncey-Highland in Atlanta. Castillo serves up bold, contemporary Peruvian dishes kissed with Southern charm.
The Ultimate Derby Day Snack is this rich, tasty Kentucky Hot Brown Dip Recipe. I’ve been serving it to my Kentucky-born Mother in Law for years.
A sound bath in Atlanta is like a deep breath for your spirit—where you close your eyes, lay on the floor and you’re wrapped in the gentle hum of singing bowls, gongs, and chimes.
Here are seven of our favorite new Atlanta spots that prove you can do “high” and “low” with equal amounts of taste and Southern hospitality.
Chef and cookbook author Alex Hitz is a Southern gentleman who lives in New York City, Palm Beach and Atlanta. He’s a Southern treasure and a delightful storyteller.
Emily Blejwas is the author of The Story of Alabama in Fourteen Foods and the Director of the Alabama Folklife Association. She’s an Alabama cultural historian of sorts.