Food and Dining

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RECIPES

Make mine merry! Expert cocktail recipes for your holiday party.

Learn to make a variety of drinks perfect for holiday hosting, from complex sippers and sparkling toasts to nonalcoholic drinks that let everyone feel included.

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Find festive cocktails, decorations at these holiday pop-up bars in metro Atlanta

More bars and restaurants are taking their holiday celebrations over the top by transforming their menus and decor for the season. Here are more than 20 pop-ups to check out.

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3 creative ways to reimagine Thanksgiving leftovers

Three recipes for repurposing leftovers before Thanksgiving food fatigue sets in.

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Minhwa Spirits wins prestigious global award and more from metro Atlanta’s dining scene

The competition is considered particularly prestigious because it’s judged through blind tastings, putting tiny craft distillers and huge brand names on a level playing field.

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A toast to the SS Edmund Fitzgerald

Memes about the SS Edmund Fitzgerald have flooded social media feeds this month. The tragic, powerful story pairs well with these cocktails from across metro Atlanta.

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RESTAURANT REVIEW

At ‘Love & Hip-Hop’ star’s Red Room Bistro, food feels beside the point

The second restaurant from Karlie Redd, one of the stars of “Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta,” is a destination for social gatherings, events and proximity to celebrity.

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RECIPE

Tangy mojo pork recipe offers respite from traditional fall flavors

Thanksgiving and the holiday season can be an onslaught of butter, sage and pumpkin pie spice. Give your tastebuds a break with this simple, citrus-forward pork recipe.

Openings & Closings

Minhwa Spirits wins prestigious global award and more from metro Atlanta’s dining scene

The competition is considered particularly prestigious because it’s judged through blind tastings, putting tiny craft distillers and huge brand names on a level playing field.

Lauded pastry chef’s dessert and cocktail bar opens Thurs. in El Ponce basement

Atlanta pastry chef Claudia Martinez opens Bar Ana, a late-night dessert and cocktail bar, in the basement of El Ponce.

Wellness-focused restaurant coming soon to Eastside Beltline and more from Atlanta’s dining scene

Buckhead saw some notable restaurant turnover, a popular pop-up announced a brick-and-mortar restaurant and a beverage release party is planned in Decatur.

Food & Drink

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RECIPES

Make mine merry! Expert cocktail recipes for your holiday party.

Learn to make a variety of drinks perfect for holiday hosting, from complex sippers and sparkling toasts to nonalcoholic drinks that let everyone feel included.

Credit: Virginia Willis for the AJC

3 creative ways to reimagine Thanksgiving leftovers

Three recipes for repurposing leftovers before Thanksgiving food fatigue sets in.

Credit: Aaliyah Man for the AJC/food styling by Kate Williams

RECIPE

Tangy mojo pork recipe offers respite from traditional fall flavors

Thanksgiving and the holiday season can be an onslaught of butter, sage and pumpkin pie spice. Give your tastebuds a break with this simple, citrus-forward pork recipe.

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The Hill’s pan-seared pork chop recipe is ‘flavorful and comforting’

The seared porkchop at the Hill restaurant in Serenbe is more complex and flavorful, but not so complicated that the recipe can't be recreated in a home kitchen.

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Lauded pastry chef’s dessert and cocktail bar opens Thurs. in El Ponce basement

Atlanta pastry chef Claudia Martinez opens Bar Ana, a late-night dessert and cocktail bar, in the basement of El Ponce.

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Wellness-focused restaurant coming soon to Eastside Beltline and more from Atlanta’s dining scene

Buckhead saw some notable restaurant turnover, a popular pop-up announced a brick-and-mortar restaurant and a beverage release party is planned in Decatur.

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Wine tips for Thanksgiving hosts, with 3 bubbly recommendations

A few wine-related tips for Thanksgiving hosts, plus three sparkling options that won't break the bank.

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RESTAURANT REVIEW

Tipsy Thaiger transports Thai cocktail bar scene to Roswell

Roswell’s Tipsy Thaiger offers Thai-style cocktails and elevated bar food in a stylish space inspired by Bangkok’s top bars.

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Mujo chef, Castellucci Group announce new Japanese restaurant

Castellucci Hospitality Group and chef J. Trent Harris, the team behind Mujo, will open Japanese restaurant Koshu Club in early 2026 in Buckhead.

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Dine on Thanksgiving feasts made by these metro Atlanta restaurants

Enjoy Thanksgiving dinner at one of these metro Atlanta restaurants or preorder a holiday feast to pick up before the big day.

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RECIPE

Buttermilk makes pecan pie less sweet but just as delicious

Georgia pecans shine in lightly sweetened custard filling.

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RECIPE

How to make Ruby Chow’s silky, creamy corn soup at home

Ruby Chow’s in Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward shares the recipe for its silky, creamy corn soup — a seasonal favorite you can now make at home.

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RECIPES

Atlanta chefs give thanks, recipes for butternut squash

Three metro Atlanta chefs share the butternut squash recipes they're serving at their own Thanksgiving celebrations.