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Numerous Atlanta restaurants are planning special menus, watch parties and more in anticipation of the 2026 FIFA World Cup this June and July. Boone’s, a restaurant and bar serving American cuisine overlooking Bobby Jones Golf Course in Atlanta, plans to host a FIFA World Cup semi-final match watch party on their Overlook Patio on Wednesday, July 15 from 2-5pm with food … [Read more...] about Atlanta Restaurants Make Plans to Welcome World Cup Visitors

Cocktails, made with spirits, a mixer and generally topped with a garnish, have been the bedrock of American bar service revenue since the early 1800’s. They became very fashionable in the 1950’s, when the concept of ‘cocktail hour,’ during which people were encouraged to have drinks before dinner, gained popularity. Cocktail hour gave way to the very popular and profitable … [Read more...] about Flexi-Drinking: Drinking with Intention

The drinks of our youth are back and better than ever By Lara Creasy Let’s face it, the cocktails of the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s were pretty fun. Sipping a Mai Tai or a Mud Slide with a bendy straw and a tiny cocktail umbrella just felt like the weekend or vacation. Drinks like the Appletini and the French Martini (which weren’t actually martinis at all) and the … [Read more...] about Restaurants Return to Nostalgic Cocktails

My ideas for the March beverage cover story started forming during a conversation with my friend Kevin O’Sullivan about the intersection of wine and art. I had called him, as I had a few other industry contacts, in the days leading up to the Georgia market’s biggest annual intersection of wine and art, the High Museum Wine Auction (see sidebar), to ask about the current buzz in … [Read more...] about The Art of the Wine List

How the High Museum Atlanta Wine Auction is welcoming new and younger guests. By Lara Creasy It should come as no surprise to any of us in the industry here in Georgia that the High Museum’s Wine Auction is the largest wine auction in the United States raising money for the arts. Over the past 30 years, the auction has raised more $37 million for the museum. I, for one, … [Read more...] about Open Invitation: High Museum Atlanta Wine Auction

We spend a lot of time talking about coffee in the United States. 72% of Americans drink coffee, and 62% of them drink coffee every day, according to the National Coffee Association. Coffee shops are everywhere, and coffee drinks can be spotted in restaurants, convenience stores and in the hands of most everyone I pass on a typical morning. But what about tea? I’ve been … [Read more...] about Everyone’s Cup of Tea: Emerging Tea Trends