Sarra Sedghi

1 week 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.

1 week 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.

1 week 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.

2 weeks 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?

2 weeks 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.