Different things to sample on my new dining menu

Goodbye. And hello.

We the food folks at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution have decided to mix things up a bit and, as a result, this will be my last regular column on EveningEdge.com.

John Kessler writes food features and a column about food and more for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution E-mail John Kessler Recent Kessler columns Your fool-proof checklist for Thanksgiving  Hours of low-temperature cooking yield tender, juicy meat  Different things to sample on my new dining menu         More John Kessler Related: John Kessler's blog: Food & More John Kessler's recipes Meridith Ford Goldman's Table Talk Jeanne Besser's Feeding Frenzy Evening Edge Atlanta Restaurant reviews and search Recipes from Atlanta restaurants Favorite Atlanta recipes

Starting in a little over a week I’ll begin writing a new column in the AJC’s new Sunday Arts & Leisure section that will focus on dining — not reviews but stories about restaurants and the people behind them. Dining critic Meridith Ford Goldman will continue writing critical reviews for accessAtlanta.com and will also begin a weekly column in this space.

What else? I’m going to start a blog in the new year that will cover a broad spectrum of topics — dining, cooking, food shopping and generally exploring the food scene around Atlanta. And at some point thereafter I will relaunch the First Look series of online videos about interesting new dining spots around town. Look for the new blog on accessAtlanta.com.

It has been a pleasure writing this column for the past three years. I hope that I didn’t expound too often or too self-indulgently about whipping up dinner for my family on the spur of the moment, Japanese food, fresh fruit in season, the culinary joys of Buford Highway, growing vegetables, yogurt and grilling strange cuts of meats but, as you may guess, those are my passions.

On the other hand, I may have given short shrift to any number of subjects, including hot dogs, Ruby Tuesday and making decorative marzipan figurines.

So, thanks so much for reading and please check out my new column and my blog. I’m still looking for a name for the latter and am entertaining any ideas that come my way. How about “Adventures of a Gastrobub?”

Yeah, I didn’t think so …