October’s food and dining news from Savannah and the Georgia coast: Specials Pizza opens; Eastern Wharf Food Truck and Jekyll Island Shrimp & Grits festivals returns.

At least 15 new restaurants opened around metro Atlanta in September, compared to just a handful of closures, including Bon Ton.

This week on the Atlanta restaurant scene, community members mourned the imminent closure of Bon Ton, and Mule Train announced it would soon open.

The husband-wife team behind the pop-up Plate Sale will debut their first brick-and-mortar restaurant, Mule Train, in the South Downtown development on Sept. 30.

This week on the metro Atlanta dining scene, several hotels won Michelin Keys, multiple new restaurant openings were announced, and Nakato created a sushi deal for new moms.

Linton and Gina Hopkins, the couple behind the restaurant group Hopkins & Co., will open a bar and grill called Linton’s in Buckhead next spring.

Funwoody turns five, Pat LaFrieda meats come to Atlanta, several new restaurant announcements and more of this week's Atlanta dining news.

Find out the new restaurant that will replace Baraonda in Sandy Springs, learn about new leadership at Atlantic Station and more happenings from the Atlanta restaurant scene.

August restaurant openings included Sargent in Old Fourth Ward, Siren in Brookhaven and Pataaka in Midtown.

NoriFish and Okiboru opened at Ponce City Market, Baraonda closed in Sandy Springs, Indaco got a new chef and more from the week on the metro Atlanta restaurant scene.