Holeman & Finch names chef de cuisine and other Atlanta dining and restaurant news from this week

In case you missed it, here’s what happened in the Atlanta food and dining scene this week.

Credit: Yvonne Zusel

Credit: Yvonne Zusel

Food and restaurant news

Spencer Gomez, former sous chef at Kevin Gillespie's Gunshow, has been named chef de cuisine at Linton and Gina Hopkins' Holeman & Finch. He also previously served as chef de cuisine at local favorite The Branded Butcher.

Castleberry Hill restaurant Smoke Ring is unveiling its new jerky bar on Monday. The bar will feature seven jerky varieties including pork and beef for $8, rabbit, duck, alligator and bison for $10 and venison for $11. All of the jerky is smoked and packaged in house by chef Jordan Wakefield and bartender Chase Alger.

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Yvonne Zusel

Yvonne Zusel has been with the AJC since 2010. She worked on the digital news and arts and entertainment teams before joining the food and dining team.

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