Food and Dining

McCaviar is how we’re doing Valentine’s Day now

EXCLUSIVE

A second location of Chops Lobster Bar is heading to Centennial Yards

Yes, Atlanta restaurants know you’re stealing forks, glasses and other things

Restaurant churn slows in January with more openings than closings

RECIPE COLLECTION

Build a Super Bowl spread for under $100 with these recipes

New cookbook store and an annual fundraiser strengthen Savannah food scene

The AJC saved my mother’s restaurant — and brought me home

Openings & Closings

EXCLUSIVE

A second location of Chops Lobster Bar is heading to Centennial Yards

Chops Lobster Bar, the longtime Atlanta steakhouse from Buckhead Life Restaurant Group, will open a second location in downtown's Centennial Yards development later this year.

Restaurant churn slows in January with more openings than closings

January was a net-positive month for the metro Atlanta restaurant scene with 11 openings against seven closures.

New cookbook store and an annual fundraiser strengthen Savannah food scene

February 2026 highlights in Savannah include a new cookbook store emphasizing global flavors and the return of a major fundraiser for the Forsyth Farmers Market.

Food & Drink

RECIPE COLLECTION

Build a Super Bowl spread for under $100 with these recipes

Football’s biggest day of the year is Sunday, and we’re here to make sure you get through the night under $100. Here’s a Super Bowl menu that goes easy on the bank account.

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Bring the cookout indoors with easy broiled lamb burgers

Make a comforting cold-weather meal using a few tips for bringing your cookout favorites inside.

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There’s no quicker breakfast than South City Kitchen’s overnight oats

Try this simple, nutritious recipe from South City Kitchen that Atlanta Journal-Constitution readers requested because they found it "intriguing."

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RECIPE

Bring the cookout indoors with easy broiled lamb burgers

Make a comforting cold-weather meal using a few tips for bringing your cookout favorites inside.

RECIPE

There’s no quicker breakfast than South City Kitchen’s overnight oats

Try this simple, nutritious recipe from South City Kitchen that Atlanta Journal-Constitution readers requested because they found it "intriguing."

Chili garlic crunch, elderberry honey and more Southern-made products to try

From candied citrus peels to lemon pepper sauce and white balsamic vinaigrette, here are 12 Southern-made products to try this month.

Popular Filipino restaurant moving, and more from the Atlanta dining scene

Plus, a beer collaboration with Creature Comforts and the debut of F1 Arcade in west Midtown

From appetizer to dessert, 4 dishes to try this February

Looking for what to eat in Atlanta this February? These four dishes — from izakaya bites to a tropical dessert — offer standout flavors across the city.

The AJC saved my mother’s restaurant — and brought me home

The AJC's new senior Food and Dining editor, Monti Carlo, comes home to Atlanta — and asks it to speak back.

Check out these 40 soup recipes to keep you warm this winter

When the weather dips below 50 — or, God forbid, below freezing — in Atlanta, there’s no tastier way to warm up than with a steaming bowl of soup, chili or stew.

How to ‘friction maxx’ your way in the kitchen through Atlanta’s winter weather

In a culture obsessed with removing every obstacle between desire and fulfillment, friction maxxing asks a radical question: what if ease isn’t always the goal?

Lunar New Year celebrations, Bad Bunny parties and more February food events

This February in metro Atlanta, check out Lunar New Year festivities, attend Bad Bunny halftime show parties and fill up on oysters.

What Bartstool Sports’ Dave Portnoy had to say about Atlanta’s pizza

Bertolozi’s owner weighs in on the ‘Portnoy effect.’