John Kessler

Reader photos

We asked readers which Atlanta-area restaurants they thought should make our 2013 Spring Dining Guide The Atlanta 50: Where To Eat? Readers sent photo nominations of restaurants providing innovative, interesting and influential dining experiences. Find the best of these nominations in a photo stream on AccessAtlanta.com.

Jenny Turknett

Taste of the Nation

Atlanta’s restaurant community just celebrated its 25th year supporting Taste of the Nation, which raises money for Share Our Strength‘s No Kid Hungry campaign. Taste of the Nation events occur around the country, but Atlanta’s has been the most successful, raising over $712,000 this year and more than $10 million since its inception.

Jon Watson

PimentoGate

In what he is dubbing “PimentoGate,” Wright Thompson at ESPN broke the story that there has been a change to the world-famous pimento cheese sandwich recipe at the Masters. Since parting ways with Ted Godfrey, owner of the fried chicken chain Wife Saver and most recent man behind the pimento, Augusta National has not been able to get that magic recipe quite right.