The Georgia Restaurant Association (GRA) announced the finalists for the 2025 Georgia Restaurant Association Crystal of Excellence (GRACE) Awards. Now in its 17th year, the GRACE Awards celebrate outstanding achievement and hospitality excellence across Georgia’s restaurant and foodservice industry. 2025 GRACE AWARDS FINALISTS + HONOREES LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT HONOREE Philip … [Read more...] about Georgia Restaurant Association Announces Finalists for the 2025 GRACE Awards
Georgia Restaurant Association Announces Finalists for the 2025 GRACE Awards
Offering a Plant-Based Menu Can Still Allow Flexibility for Chefs
When Manhattan restaurant Eleven Madison Park, which had transitioned to an all-vegan menu in 2021, reversed course earlier this year, many in the industry wondered why. If they took pride in becoming the world's first 3-Michelin Star vegan restaurant, why change? The answer was in a recent letter penned by Chef Daniel Humm, chef and owner of Eleven Madison Park. He … [Read more...] about Offering a Plant-Based Menu Can Still Allow Flexibility for Chefs
Finding the Balance Between Dining and Activity at “Eatertainment” Venues
The concept of “eatertainment” isn’t new, especially for today’s adult generation. Even before Dave & Buster’s, there were McDonald’s PlayPlaces and Chuck E. Cheese, venues that combine dining with entertainment or activities. There isn’t a date night more classic than dinner and a movie, nor one as wholesome as a light bite followed by mini golf. Food and activities … [Read more...] about Finding the Balance Between Dining and Activity at “Eatertainment” Venues
Chefs and Mixologists Offer Classes to Grow Awareness and Build Community
Restaurateurs in Atlanta are usually willing to share tips and tricks with their patrons. Some of the city’s premier chefs and bartenders take it a step further, offering cooking and mixology classes for audiences of all sizes and skill sets. Today’s classes run the gamut – from teaching the basics to behind-the-scenes experiences creating gourmet meals. They can be found … [Read more...] about Chefs and Mixologists Offer Classes to Grow Awareness and Build Community
Mary Mac’s Celebrates 80 Years on Ponce
Mary Mac’s Tea Room is celebrating its 80th Anniversary on Monday, Oct. 20. Since opening in 1945 on Ponce de Leon Avenue, Mary Mac’s Tea Room has grown from a single dining room with seating for 75 to six dining rooms and a full-service bar spread across 13,000 square feet. Though the restaurant has evolved over the decades, its kitchen still carries on the same traditions … [Read more...] about Mary Mac’s Celebrates 80 Years on Ponce
