
Beth McKibben
Editor-in-Chief at Rough Draft Atlanta
Editor in Chief + Food & Dining @RoughDraftATL Former Editor of Eater Atlanta [email protected]
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roughdraftatlanta.com | Beth McKibben |Sarra Sedghi
June 5 - For today's Side Dish, we're offering two recipes, including one for a strawberry-peach quinoa dessert. There are also stories from our SCAD journalism mentees on why college students are turning to TikTok for cooking advice and what it's really like driving for delivery apps like Uber Eats. ➕ Plus, we have roundups of the best dishes we ate last month from restaurants around Atlanta and a slew of May restaurant openings you might have missed.
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3 weeks ago |
roughdraftatlanta.com | Beth McKibben
ICYMI the last remaining intown location of Taco Mac closed in Midtown earlier this week. Located on Peachtree Street, the sports bar and restaurant closed abruptly on Monday, just three weeks after the sudden closure of the original location in Virginia-Highland.
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3 weeks ago |
roughdraftatlanta.com | Beth McKibben
June 3 - Happy Tuesday and welcome to the table! Before jumping into today's "Family Meal," I wanted to alert you to the closure of the last remaining intown location of Taco Mac. The Midtown location of the sports bar and restaurant closed abruptly yesterday on Peachtree, just three weeks after the sudden closure of the original location in Virginia-Highland.
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roughdraftatlanta.com | Beth McKibben
Mothers Best will expand into the former Decatur Station Food Mart later this summer, doubling the footprint of the Church Street fried chicken restaurant and adding up to ten seats in a new bar area as well as a second restroom. The expansion will also allow owners Ean Camperlengo and Ross Winecoff to expand the food and beverage menu and open the downtown Decatur restaurant for service seven days a week.
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4 weeks ago |
roughdraftatlanta.com | Beth McKibben
Check out this brief roundup of recent restaurant openings and announcements of upcoming restaurants you might have missed in May. Uno Más Taqueria, from the owners of Westside Motor Lounge, is now open at the One Alliance Center in Buckhead, near Little Alley Steakhouse. The all-day restaurant and bar is currently open weekdays from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The Westview location of Slutty Vegan became a new vegan sandwich restaurant from owner Pinky Cole.
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On June 18, Chef Joseph Harrison will take over the kitchen at Aria, ushering in a new era for the Buckhead restaurant institution, founded by Chef Gerry Klaskala 25 years ago. https://t.co/rmKJxvzbG5

The inaugural Michelin Guide to the American South drops Nov. 3, in Greenville, SC. The new dining guide folds in the Atlanta guide. Outside of metro Atlanta, however, the American South guide will not feature any other Georgia restaurants. https://t.co/FkoRlDq87p

Check out this brief roundup of recent restaurant openings and announcements of upcoming restaurants you might have missed in May. https://t.co/ddmMMkC4I9