While there are plenty of official celebrations to attend, restaurants and venues around Atlanta will host special events of their own.

What started in 1983 as a small jelly kitchen in the backyard of a Rabun County home is now is Hillside Orchard Farms, producing more than 700 products a year.

Meals on Wheels Atlanta’s culinary director Robert Gerstenecker uses his fine dining background to create Purposeful Gourmet Foods, a product line to benefit MOWA.

The metro Atlanta dining scene added a score of restaurants in September and saw just a handful of closures, some of which are temporary as restaurants relocate.

Ted’s Montana Grill will be taking over a long-empty lot on Marietta Square that was once referred to as the “Marietta Mudhole.”

After 32 years of serving comfort food, Eats on Ponce de Leon Avenue will close Oct. 18.

October's mix of Southern-made food and kitchen products includes chicken bone broth, a deluxe grilling pan, pralines from New Orleans and vegan chorizo.

From sandwiches to cocktails — and a homemade pie festival — get a taste of this Atlanta neighborhood.

This month’s roundup of coastal Georgia dining news takes a deep dive into plans for the first Hostess City Food & Wine Fest in Savannah.

Amaro is one of the best digestifs for relieving the feeling of being overly full. And its rich, bitter qualities make for a tasty nightcap — either neat or on the rocks.