WHERE TO GO FOR YOUR JOE AND A NOSH Need a caffeine fix? You’re in luck. Atlanta is overflowing with excellent coffee shops. Whether you’re looking to keep it hip or cozy, the city’s wealth of java joints has a cup for everyone. CHROME YELLOW TRADING COMPANY With crisp and modern interiors, Chrome Yellow is ...

Meet Octavian Stan and Daniela Staiculescu, owners of Condesa Coffee These days, it seems that everyone has a side hustle. But what happens when your side hustle starts to get as big as your main gig? Such is the case for Octavian Stan and Daniela Staiculescu, who turned their passion for coffee into a sideline ...

One of Atlanta’s hottest new restaurants is leading by example Atlanta may not be a European city, but did you know we have our very own castle? Across from the High Museum on 15th Street, you’ll find “the Castle,” a historic landmark built in the early 1900s by Ferdinand McMillan. This castle has women in ...

Xocolatl’s Elaine Read and Matt Weyandt think outside the heart-shaped box Valentine’s Day is around the corner, but before you pick up a heart-shaped box of chocolates, you might want to consider shopping locally owned Xocolatl instead. Sure, it’s crafted with sustainably sourced cacao and uses only whole ingredients (no extracts, no oils), but it’s ...

A millennial couple give their Poncey-Highland bungalow a modern farmhouse feel Jess Hunt-Ralston, a communications officer at Georgia Tech and the creative force behind the lifestyle blog Where With Elle, had been dating her now-husband, Chad, for less than a year when they decided to buy a house together in 2012. She was in her ...

Executive Pastry Chef, Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta Lasheeda Perry grew up in Philadelphia and was introduced to the world of culinary arts at age 15. A discerning culinary teacher, Mrs. Stephenson, introduced Perry to Careers Through Culinary Arts (C-CAP), a program that helps train under-served students who express an interest in hospitality. In 2012 she ...

Executive chef, Better Half After operating their supper club, PushStart Kitchen, for two years, Zach and Cristina Meloy opened Better Half on the Westside in 2013. The intimate space holds fewer than 50 people and never fails to delight with creative, ever-changing dishes. An ITP expatriate, Meloy now lives in Woodstock, but the foodie chef ...

A master of fried chicken, Todd Richards keeps bellies happy with fried hot chicken sandwiches at his Krog Street Market stall. When he’s not at Richards’ Southern Fried, he’s at White Oak Kitchen on Peachtree Street, so his recreational time is a little tight. He lives near work and likes to go to restaurants in ...

Co-owner and executive chef, The Federal and Bantam + Biddy Shaun Doty is a transplant from Oklahoma and a star of Atlanta’s dining scene. After a couple concepts that eventually shuttered, Doty found success with his casual chicken eatery, Bantam + Biddy. In November, he amazed Atlantans with his take on the French bistro, The ...