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Ford Fry Is Closing King and Duke in Buckhead This Month

By Beth McKibben

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Where to Score Awesome Oyster Deals During Happy Hour Around Atlanta

By Beth McKibben

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22 Restaurants for a Sensational Seafood Meal Around Atlanta

By Eater Staff

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15 Atlanta Restaurants to Partake in Happy Hour Deals

By Eater Staff

How One Chef’s Food Vision Made It From Iran to Atlanta

By Sarra Sedghi

No Restaurant or Chef Medals Awarded This Year to Atlanta’s James Beard Finalists

By Beth McKibben

This Is What’s Replacing Ford Fry’s JCT Kitchen at Westside Provisions

By Beth McKibben

Ford Fry Is Bringing His Tex-Mex Restaurant Superica to Howell Mill Road

By Beth McKibben

Ford Fry Is Closing His Longstanding Southern Restaurant JCT Kitchen at Westside Provisions

By Beth McKibben

Italian Restaurant Brezza Cucina Relocates From Ponce City Market to Atlanta’s West Side

By Beth McKibben

It Appears Brezza Cucina Is Closed at Ponce City Market, But Could Reopen Elsewhere

By Beth McKibben

Ford Fry Reopens Marcel and BeetleCat for Dine-In Service Beginning May 18

By Beth McKibben

The Number of Atlanta Restaurants Not Reopening This Week Continues to Grow

By Beth McKibben

Ford Fry Reopens Five of His Atlanta Area Restaurants for Takeout on Monday

By Beth McKibben

Ford Fry Closes His Remaining Atlanta Restaurants to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19

By Beth McKibben
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Atlanta Restaurants Closing Temporarily Amid COVID-19 Concerns

By Beth McKibben

Dueling Piano Bar Park Bench Bows Out of Buckhead After 30 Years

By Beth McKibben

Chef Cleophus Hethington’s New Dinner Series Is Inspired by African Diasporic Food

By Mike Jordan

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Pitmaster Bryan Furman Is Mounting B’s Cracklin’ Barbecue’s Riverside Comeback

Bryan Furman discusses how’s he’s coping after the fire, a new B’s location, and bringing on biscuit breakfasts with Erika Council full-time

By Mike Jordan

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Where to Eat Around Blandtown, Berkeley Park, and Marietta Street Artery

By Beth McKibben

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Atlanta’s Prime Spots for People Watching

By Jess Graves

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There’s Still Time to Make Those Easter Brunch and Supper Plans

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The Essential Food and Drink Events to Attend in April

By Beth McKibben

Details Trickle in Regarding Ford Fry’s Latest Tex-Mex Restaurant, Little Rey

By Beth McKibben

Blackbird Opens for All-Day French Dining on Marietta Street Downtown

By Beth McKibben

Ford Fry’s Chicken al Carbon Restaurant Little Rey Could Open in April

By Beth McKibben

Westside Brewpub Calls It Quits After a Decade

By Beth McKibben

Decatur Chef’s Latest Restaurant Includes Neapolitan Pizza and a Rooftop Bar

By Beth McKibben

Atlanta’s Dining Experts Name 2018’s Best Dining Neighborhoods

By Beth McKibben

Atlanta Chef Ford Fry Just Wrote a Tex-Mex Cookbook

By Beth McKibben

Former Atlanta Chef To Open a Gulf Seafood Restaurant in Birmingham

By Beth McKibben

Weekend BeltLine Walkers Could See Klingons and Storm Troopers Sipping Margaritas Here

By Beth McKibben