Sarra Sedghi

Atlanta

Food and Culture Writer at Freelance

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ðŸ¥³ Atlanta's DIY party scene!

2 weeks ago | roughdraftatlanta.com | Sarra Sedghi |Katie Burkholder

June 10 - Happy Tuesday and welcome to the table! ‼️ I have some breaking dining news to share: Chef Joseph Harrison has been named executive chef of Aria. Harrison was previously the EC of Common Thread in Savannah. On June 18, he will officially take over the kitchen at Aria from retiring chef and owner Gerry Klaskala. I'll have more on Harrison and his plans for Aria in a story later this week.
😵‍💫 Driver pitfalls with Uber Eats

3 weeks ago | 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.
The Colonnade's grilled pork chops

3 weeks ago | roughdraftatlanta.com | Sarra Sedghi

You just don't mess with the classics - when The Colonnade added grilled pork chops to the menu in the 1980s, the staff had the good sense not to change the dish, aside from adding a deep-fried variant. Undecided diners also have the option of ordering both grilled and fried chops together. The grilled pork chops recipe from The Colonnade is simple - truthfully, it's more of a collection of techniques than instructions - and merely requires a handful of ingredients.
The 6 best dishes we ate in May 2025

3 weeks ago | roughdraftatlanta.com | Sarra Sedghi

Manty and guyurou laghman from Laghman Express (May 6 Family Meal newsletter)3070 Windward Plaza, AlpharettaNew York City-based Uzbek-Uyghur restaurant chain Laghman Express just opened off Windward Parkway in Alpharetta. The restaurant is already drawing crowds, evidenced by the line out the door, full patio, and packed dining room on a recent Friday night.
Meet Jezebel Sauce: The Sweet Heat Sensation You’ll Want to Put On Everything

1 month ago | allrecipes.com | Sarra Sedghi

What do fruit preserves, horseradish, and cracked pepper have in common? They’re all key ingredients in the spicy ,yet sweet wonder known as Jezebel sauce. You’ve likely already encountered Jezebel Sauce as part of an appetizer—specifically, smothered over a block of cream cheese and served with crackers. “My family has been making Jezebel sauce for longer than I can remember and it has always been a huge hit,” says Allrecipes community member Zimm Zimm.
It's serviceberry season. What the heck is a serviceberry?

1 month ago | roughdraftatlanta.com | Sarra Sedghi

Local foragers know that the last stretch of spring is the serviceberry's time to shine. The North American native plant's harvesting season is reaching its tail end. Atlanta foragers, chefs, and bartenders will mark the end of the season with the fourth annual Serviceberry Fest on Tuesday, June 3, in the courtyard of Chef Karl Gorline's restaurant Avize on Brady Avenue.
Tiny Lou's fancy French onion dip and chips

1 month ago | roughdraftatlanta.com | Sarra Sedghi

If you've dined at Tiny Lou's recently, you may have detected a few changes, most notably the addition of Josh Wetshtein as the new executive chef of the restaurant and Hotel Clermont. Wetshtein has been cooking for 25 years, starting as a teenager in his hometown of Akron, Ohio. He attended Le Cordon Bleu in Pittsburgh and spent most of his formative years working in Chicago before moving to Washington, D.C. to work at CUT by Wolfgang Puck.
This Is Why Your Carrots Taste Soapy

1 month ago | allrecipes.com | Sarra Sedghi

But as with any type of fresh produce, sometimes carrots just taste off—and specifically, like soap. Here’s why carrots taste soapy sometimes, whether they’re still safe to eat, and how to prevent them from tasting that way in the future. Blame your weird-tasting carrots on a chemical reaction and improper storage—especially if your carrots are in the same crisper drawer as apples or any other fruit that causes ethylene gas. What does ethylene have to do with carrots?
ðŸ˜® Atlanta Michelin restaurant relocation

1 month ago | roughdraftatlanta.com | Sarra Sedghi

May 22 - It's Thursday! Time for a little "Side Dish."For today's Side Dish, we're offering two recipes, including one for lahmajoun (Armenian flatbread pizza), using what's in season at your local farmers market. Our MARTA dining guide series continues this week and features Lindbergh Center station and Uptown Atlanta. ➕ Plus, we have stories on the openings of an Italian restaurant on the Eastside Beltline and a Uzbek restaurant in Alpharetta.
Chamoy with a recipe

1 month ago | roughdraftatlanta.com | Sarra Sedghi

Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer. For people who live to eat, it's also street food season. Frutas locas, a zesty Mexican fruit snack, is especially popular during the summer, as many key ingredients, like stone fruits, melons, and cucumbers, peak this time of year. But you can't mention frutas locas without the street snack's spicy topping: chamoy. Chamoy is a Mexican condiment made with fruit (apricots, prunes, mangoes, or plums), lime juice, and dried chiles.