Henri Hollis

5 days ago | ajc.com | Henri Hollis

With 20 new restaurants opening around metro Atlanta, May was largely a positive month for the dining scene. However, local diners were forced to say goodbye to some well-established favorites, like the original Taco Mac in the Virginia-Highland neighborhood, chef Pat Pascarella’s West Midtown Italian restaurant Bastone and Jekyll Brewing, the Alpharetta-based brewer of Hop Dang Diggity IPA.

1 week ago | macon.com | Henri Hollis

GW Marketplace in Duluth is beginning to feel like a second home. Chilispot, a new Sichuan chain restaurant, is located in the shopping center, along with two other spots reviewed by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in the past year: Jiang Nan and Dubu Gongbang. The complex is filled with Asian businesses, but Chilispot is extremely similar to Jiang Nan, another out-of-town Sichuan chain that could be considered a direct competitor.

2 weeks ago | macon.com | Henri Hollis

A hot new bombshell landed on the Atlanta Beltline, a retiring top local chef announced his last night in the kitchen, a longtime Cheshire Bridge restaurant shut down for a major renovation and more happenings from the metro area's dining scene in the last two weeks. Yeppa + Co., the casual Italian restaurant from the team behind Forza Storico and Storico Fresco, opened a second location on the Atlanta Beltline's busy Eastside Trail.

2 weeks ago | ajc.com | Henri Hollis

A hot new bombshell landed on the Atlanta Beltline, a retiring top local chef announced his last night in the kitchen, a longtime Cheshire Bridge restaurant shut down for a major renovation and more happenings from the metro area’s dining scene in the last two weeks. Yeppa’s Italian party comes to Krog DistrictYeppa + Co., the casual Italian restaurant from the team behind Forza Storico and Storico Fresco, opened a second location on the Atlanta Beltline’s busy Eastside Trail.

2 weeks ago | macon.com | Henri Hollis

Cooper's Hawk Winery and Restaurant, an upscale chain with more than 60 locations nationally, has opened its first Georgia outlet in Alpharetta. The home of one of the world's largest wine clubs, Cooper's Hawk clearly holds mass appeal. But the food and wine frequently underwhelm. The wine club, which claims more 600,000 members, supports the restaurants, and the restaurants push the club. From the moment you walk into the Alpharetta location, they're trying to sell you a membership.