Sarra Sedghi

1 day ago | allrecipes.com | Sarra Sedghi

Love them or hate them, you can’t argue that cherry red hot dogs are an iconic part of summer. Whether you encounter them at a ballpark, backyard barbecue, or on a road trip pit stop (Jimmie’s Hot Dogs in Albany, Georgia, I am talking about you!), chances are that a bright red hot dog will sear its way into your warm-weather memories. Nostalgia aside, though, we can also agree that bright red hot dogs are a little, well, weird.

1 day ago | roughdraftatlanta.com | Sarra Sedghi

The grill-friendly take on pljeskavica from Chef Adi Komic of Bosnian comfort food pop-up Krupana is a cross between a Balkan hamburger and an American smashburger. "This burger has been a staple since day one [of the pop-up], but sometimes I'll intentionally leave it off the menu just to force people to get something else," Komic said. The term "pljeskavica" refers to the meat patty, which varies throughout the Balkan peninsula.

4 days ago | roughdraftatlanta.com | Beth McKibben |Sarra Sedghi

May 8 - It's Thursday! Time for a little "Side Dish."For today's Side Dish, we're offering two recipes, including one for a vegetable-laden carbonara using in-season vegetables from your local farmers market. We also have a full rundown of April restaurant openings, from Alpharetta to Midtown to Gay, GA, an hour-plus south of Atlanta.

5 days ago | roughdraftatlanta.com | Sarra Sedghi

After nine years at Inman Quarter in Inman Park, Char Korean Bar & Grill will close the week of May 12. Owner Richard Tang confirmed the closure with Rough Draft but didn't specify an exact date. However, he did indicate that Char Korean will likely close by the middle of next week. In addition to tariffs and a weakening economy, Tang also said that changes in the neighborhood factored into his decision to close Char Korean.

1 week ago | roughdraftatlanta.com | Sarra Sedghi

The second location of NFA Burger opens on May 15 in the former Rina space at Avalon in Alpharetta. It's a slight anomaly for the development - Avalon's restaurants lean more full-service than fast-casual, with the closest comparable tenants to NFA Burger being Gusto and Chick-fil-A. The Avalon opening comes sooner than expected.