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Cucina Baci, an Italian restaurant, market, and wine bar, soft launches in Buckhead

1 day ago | atlantamagazine.com | Carly Felton Cooper

If you’re an intown parent, you’ve likely attended a birthday party at Buck’s Sports Barn, a tucked-away venue that offers kids’ circus, ninja, and tumbling classes and camps. The kooky space is the brainchild of Paul Rodgers, a businessman who owned restaurants in Florida 30 years ago. Recently, Rodgers returned to the hospitality industry with the opening of an Italian restaurant, market, and wine bar called Cucina Baci.
Sammy’s brings chef-driven sandwiches and specialty coffee to Adair Park

2 days ago | atlantamagazine.com | Carly Felton Cooper

Sam I Am (green eggs, ham, and cheese)Sammy’s, a new sandwich and coffee shop from longtime friends and restaurant veterans Sam Pinner and Jason Furst, is now open in Adair Park. Located at Abrams Fixtures—a mixed-use development home to Ryokou, 7th House, and the Vine Club—the shop brings chef-driven food and drinks to 565 Northside Drive Southwest, bringing to life a longtime dream.
Hitting the streets with Atlanta's annual homelessness survey

3 days ago | atlantamagazine.com | Rachel Garbus

Photograph by Kazim Yildirimli / iStock / Getty Images PlusOn a cold night in January, Diane Hughes, a volunteer with the Point-in-Time Count, approaches a young person in tight jeans, smoking a cigarette outside a midtown Publix. “Hi, there,” Hughes begins. “I’m helping conduct a survey about people experiencing homelessness in Atlanta. Do you have a few minutes to answer some questions?” They nod, cautiously.
These 4 standout metro Atlanta dining spots are worth the drive

6 days ago | atlantamagazine.com | Jennifer Zyman

SsamJang Korean BBQ in Cumberland MallPhotograph by Martha WilliamsAs someone who has written about the Atlanta restaurant scene for 20 years, I routinely get the same question from friends and strangers on the internet: Where should I go eat? My answer is always the same. Get in your car, brave the Atlanta traffic, and drive outside of the city center. When I try to describe Atlanta as a dining town, I explain that its landscape and sprawl most resemble Los Angeles.
A love letter to Fantasyland Records

1 week ago | atlantamagazine.com | Charles Bethea

In an evermore isolating world, a visit to Fantasyland Records invites a return to the simple pleasures of communal browsing. Photograph by John BoydstonI didn’t have a record player back in the early ’90s. But the first word in the name of the shop on Peachtree Road, in Garden Hills, was enough to make an 11-year-old kid beg his mom to pull over and let him wander around inside: Fantasyland Records. It didn’t really belong in broader Buckhead—that much I grasped even then.
7th House offers zodiac-themed cocktails in Adair Park

1 week ago | atlantamagazine.com | Carly Felton Cooper

Drinks from 7th HouseCourtesy of Alex Sher and Catalina SelvagnZodiac signs and the importance folks assign to them can be a polarizing. To some, whether you’re a Sagittarius or a Capricorn can make or break a relationship—or at least predict behavioral characteristics. To others, it’s all a little too “woo woo.” Chris McCord and Alex Sher of Bovino After Dark—an underground prix fixe dining experience at Lee + White—decided to explore the New Age perspective with a cocktail bar in Adair Park.
Two tough fights loom now that Brian Kemp isn't entering the U.S. Senate race

1 week ago | atlantamagazine.com | Bill Nigut

Brian Kemp at an event in 2023. Photograph by Megan Varner/Getty ImagesEmory University political science professor Dr. Andra Gillespie and I arranged to meet at a Kirkwood coffee bar this past Monday morning so I could get her insights about the challenges Democratic U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is likely to face as he stands for re-election next November. As Gillespie is one of the most astute observers of Georgia and national politics, I was eager to hear her thoughts.
High demand, low ABV: Atlanta’s nonalcoholic beer craze is testing local brewers

1 week ago | atlantamagazine.com | Caroline Eubanks

BrewDog Atlanta: Hazy AFPhotograph courtesy of BrewDog AtlantaAtlanta’s zest for nonalcoholic beer has created a bit of a conundrum: The process to create the beer is so complicated that local breweries have struggled to meet the demand. It’s not a lack of interest preventing more nonalcoholic beer options from being produced. Demand is as high as ever, with nonalcoholic drinks making up an estimated $2 billion industry, according to a study by International Wine and Spirits Record.
High Museum of Art launches a new research study to explore the role of art in our well-being

1 week ago | atlantamagazine.com | Tina Charisma

Andrew WestoverPhotograph by Ted Pio Roda PhotographyAnyone who’s a fan of art museums agrees—they’re good for the soul. But how exactly can a visit to a museum boost our well-being, and what can museums do to foster that connection? These questions are at the heart of a new research project underway at the High Museum of Art. The two-year research project, which runs through December 2026, is a partnership with Brenau University, located in Gainesville, Georgia.
Chef Sean Park trades steak for sushi, converting Prefecture to NoriFish in Buckhead

1 week ago | atlantamagazine.com | Carly Felton Cooper

Akami nigiriCourtesy of NoriFish Sushi & IzakayaSean Park opened Prefecture Japanese Steakhouse in the former Restaurant Eugene space in 2023, offering the first omakase-style steak service in the city. It offered various cuts and preparations of wagyu with a la carte options available too. However, the concept wasn’t embraced as much as Park had planned, and he decided to switch to a more proven genre, shuttering Prefecture and introducing NoriFish Sushi and Izakaya in its place.