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You have a choice of movies, so don't settle for plain old popcorn. Creative options include (back row from left) Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Popcorn, Sushi Popcorn, Olive Oil Popcorn with Garlic, Rosemary, and Parmesan; and (on their sides from left) Deluxe Movie Night Popcorn, Curry-Lime Popcorn, Frito Pie Popcorn and Hurricane Popcorn. (Styling by Susan Puckett / Chris Hunt for the AJC)
Recipes: Making popcorn really pop
Big Bloomy is one of the goat cheeses produced by CalyRoad at Rock House Creamery. Courtesy of CalyRoad
Made in Georgia: Making cheese is a ‘labor of love’ for this business owner
Fish Thyme’s Lemon Horseradish Dressing Courtesy of Julianne Huynh
RECIPE: Make Fish Thyme’s Lemon Horseradish Dressing
"Provecho: 100 Vegan Mexican Recipes to Celebrate Culture and Community" by Edgar Castrejon (Ten Speed Press, $32.50) and “The Cheese Board Deck: 50 Cards for Styling Spreads, Savory and Sweet” by Meg Quinn and Shana Smith (Potter, $20)
Holiday gifts: A cookbook for every kitchen goal
Dining News
LaRayia's Bodega is opening at Ponce City Market. / Courtesy of LaRayia's Bodega
Vegan bodega opens at Ponce City Market and more dining news from the week
After 40 years Sierra Nevada Celebration IPA is still a welcome holiday treat. / Bob Townsend for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Beer Pick: Celebrate the holidays with 40 years of Celebration Ale
Glassique Cadeau's gift box of art deco coupe glassware can help you serve classic cocktails in style. Courtesy of Glassique Cadeau
Raise a glass to these 12 holiday gifts for drinkers
Drinks from Best End Brewing's Mingle and Jingle Holiday Bar. / Courtesy of Best End Brewing
The Atlanta pop-up holiday, Christmas bars to check out this season
Pizza from the menu of Pielands. / Photo by Ash Wilson
Pielands opens for pizza, subs and cocktails next week in Virginia-Highland
JCT Sunday Supper spread with biscuits, deviled eggs, Farm Stand salad, fried chicken, hushpuppies and fish, oxtail and white cheddar grits, macaroni and cheese, and collard greens. You choose an entree and your table agrees on a few sides to be shared. CONTRIBUTED BY MIA YAKEL
Ford Fry’s JCT Kitchen closing after nearly 15 years in West Midtown
Among the offerings at Bomb Biscuits are (from left) a vegan Florentine biscuit, a Kentucky hot brown biscuit and the Atomic biscuit. Chris Hunt for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
REVIEW: Bomb Biscuits on the rise in Inman Park
More Recipes and Food
You have a choice of movies, so don't settle for plain old popcorn. Creative options include (back row from left) Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Popcorn, Sushi Popcorn, Olive Oil Popcorn with Garlic, Rosemary, and Parmesan; and (on their sides from left) Deluxe Movie Night Popcorn, Curry-Lime Popcorn, Frito Pie Popcorn and Hurricane Popcorn. (Styling by Susan Puckett / Chris Hunt for the AJC)
Recipes: Making popcorn really pop
Made in Georgia: Making cheese is a ‘labor of love’ for this business owner
RECIPE: Make Fish Thyme’s Lemon Horseradish Dressing
Holiday gifts: A cookbook for every kitchen goal
Half cakey, half fudgy, and a crunchy meringue top make for the perfect middle ground brownie. (Courtesy of Nicole Lewis)
RECIPE: A way to settle the great brownie war
Winter is prime time for sipping syrah
RECIPE: Baked brie is perfect for party season
Cookbook review: The sweet taste of convenience
Chocolate truffles from the Chocolaterie. Courtesy of the Chocolatier
Stock Up: Enjoy Southern chocolate for the holidays
Put Thanksgiving leftovers to use with these recipes
A peak time for pecans
Stock Up: 3 ideas for culinary holiday gifts for friends, family and pets
The AJC's food writers have some suggestions for your Thanksgiving table, including Cheesy Squash Casserole (top), Cranberry-Fig Chutney (center left), Sausage and Apple Cornbread Dressing (center right) and Iris’s Celery Root, Apple, and Hazelnut Salad (bottom). Styling by Ligaya Figueras / Chris Hunt for the AJC
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RECIPE: Make the Ginger Room’s Coronation Chicken Salad
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RECIPE: Thanksgiving leftovers? Make turkey ramen
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210402 Atlanta, Ga: Green Pea and Goat Cheese Crustless Quiche. for 5:30 Challenge. (Chris Hunt for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
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210806 Atlanta, Ga: Heirloom Tomato Sandwich with Bacon Mayonnaise (left side upper), Improved Classic Tomato Sandwich (left side lower) and Grilled Tomato and Chimichurri Sandwich (right side). Food cover story on the art of the tomato sandwich. Styling credit Kate Williams. (Chris Hunt for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
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The Tenderloin Tower. The filet of beef is best when cooked on a grill or Big Green Egg but can be cooked in the oven if preferred. Courtesy of Jim Shad
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Adventures in Food
There’s more than one way to boil an egg. Calvin B. Alagot / Los Angeles Times / TNS
There’s more than one way to boil an egg (or care for a parent) during a pandemic
Elizabeth Moore of Green Olive Media
Pandemic forces Atlanta hospitality PR agencies to adapt
In May, a group of Brookhaven residents purchased 100 meals and donated them to U.S. Postal Service workers in Brookhaven. Courtesy of Matt Gunter
Produce for postal workers, and other good deeds
Louis Frank Jones, 89, worked his last shift at the Varsity in late March, a few days before the restaurant shut down all operations at the Midtown location to mitigate the spread of the pandemic. CONTRIBUTED BY BECKY STEIN PHOTOGRAPHY
Retired Varsity carhop shares 63 years of ‘What’ll Ya Have’ memories
Marie Rodriguez helps a customer from behind acrylic panels during the lunch rush at Matthews Cafeteria on Main Street in Tucker on July 17, 2020. The dining institution, established in 1955, ask customers to wear masks, added the acrylic dividers, made separate entrance and exit doors and have drive-up service.
Please don’t help yourself: Buffets take a beating during coronavirus
Former Atlanta Journal-Constitution food writer and dining critic John Kessler recently traveled to Nashville to check on his daughter Mary during the pandemic. CONTRIBUTED BY JOHN KESSLER
A daughter’s pandemic request: Teach me to be a better cook
Community Cooks
Roasted Veggie salad with caramelized onions, toasted almonds, shaved parmesan, and lemon vinaigrette. / Courtesy of William Sartain
RECIPE: Roasted vegetable salad is colorful, crunchy, salty and sweet
The Ingalls family’s Summery Orange-Lime Meringue Pie is a take on the classic lemon meringue pie, made with the ingredients they had on hand. Courtesy of Teresa Ingalls
Community Cooks: Lilburn family has fun cooking together on YouTube
One of Georgia Van’s favorite recipes is this corn dip, seen hot out of the oven.
Community Cooks: This easy corn dip recipe can be used as part of two meals
One of student Ahanu Banerjee’s favorite recipes: Linguine all’aglio, olio e peperoncino. CONTRIBUTED BY AHANU BANERJEE
Community Cooks: At Emory, East meets West with pandemic cookbook
Devika Patridge is the daughter and granddaughter of Atlanta chefs.
Community Cooks: Local chef shares recipe for veggie kabobs full of grilled flavor
Paella cooked in a tin pie pan has become a quick and easy summer favorite for Lynn Ford and her family. CONTRIBUTED BY LYNN FORD
Community Cooks: Make Paella Foil Supper on the grill
Southerners long have used Coca-Cola to make a sauce for braising brisket. CONTRIBUTED BY RENEE BROCK, FOOD STYLING BY WENDELL BROCK
Community Cooks: This brisket recipe uses Atlanta’s hometown soft drink
Immune Boost Gummies are made with elderberries, ginger root, turmeric and peppercorns. CONTRIBUTED BY DR. DEE
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Made in Georgia
Big Bloomy is one of the goat cheeses produced by CalyRoad at Rock House Creamery. Courtesy of CalyRoad
Made in Georgia: Making cheese is a ‘labor of love’ for this business owner
3Bros Cookies' stroopwafels come unadorned, or dipped in white chocolate, milk chocolate or ruby chocolate. Courtesy of 3Bros Cookies
Atlanta family business offers a taste of the Netherlands
Beef jerky, a favorite at Stripling’s General Store, always is found right at the cash register, for easy impulse purchases. Courtesy of Portfolio Center
Made in Georgia: Success is like making sausage for this beloved general store
Pitts' Original products include applesauce, apple butter, apple cider vinegar, apple ginger kombucha and apple juice. Courtesy of Dana Pitts
Made in Georgia: Doctor and his family have made a business out of apples
Savannah Sauce Co. began producing bacon salsa, owner Mike Roberson said, because “everyone loves bacon.” Courtesy of Moye Colquitt
Made in Georgia: Grandmother’s preserves inspired sauce company
Georgia Jams fruit spreads come in full-size jars, but also in mini jars perfect for picnics and charcuterie boards. Courtesy of Hype
A gift bag of muscadines led to Fayetteville native’s fruit-spread business
Tip Top Proper Cocktails recently added three shaken cocktails to its product line: a daquiri, margarita and a bee’s knees. Mia Yakel for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Made in Georgia: Local company’s line of canned cocktails now flying high
Juliana Shields started the Vinegar Co-op as a way to repurpose leftover wine. Courtesy of M. Davis
Made in Georgia: Repurposing leftover wine turns into a business
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