Food Features

Grazing Article

Thursday May 25, 2023 11:59 PM EDT 05/25/2023 11:59 PM

Feast upon Cliff Bostock’s ravings, rants, and observations on dining — and life in the 21 st century — as he and his friends eat their way across Atlanta. | more...

GRAZING: Some food is best in your rearview mirror Article

Wednesday May 24, 2023 03:26 PM EDT 05/24/2023 3:26 PM

You, too, may experience a server with magical powers | more...

GRAZING: Veggie or not, spicy ’n’ hot Article

Friday April 14, 2023 11:54 AM EDT 04/14/2023 11:54 AM

‘Seduced by the wacky stuff’ | more...

GRAZING: The price of “handhelds” is skyrocketing Article

Monday March 13, 2023 12:15 PM EDT 03/13/2023 12:15 PM

So is the price of everything else you order at Atlanta’s half-empty lunch spots | more...

POP-UP CENTRAL: Full Commission, on Memorial Drive in the Larkin, is now home to three of the city’s best pop-ups. A fourth is on the way. (Inset left)THE REIGNING QUEEN: Molli Voraotsady’s Lao pop-up, So So Fed, has been named the city’s best pop-up by Eater Atlanta. She will clear your sinuses and torture your tastebuds in a way that hurts so so good. (Inset right) MIGHTY HANS: His real name is Fu-Mao Sun and he pops up Sundays at Full Commission with a Taiwanese-American brunch. You’ll also find him cooking dinner at Gigi’s in Candler Park.

GRAZING: So So Fed, Brave Wojtek, and Mighty Hans “where tweaking their grandmother’s” recipes comes naturally Article

Thursday January 12, 2023 02:59 PM EST 01/12/2023 2:59 PM

“These pop-up chefs are young, brilliant, usually hilarious, and perhaps not so willing to work for the usual dismal wages of an industry that has long required underpaid misery in order to serve cheerful hospitality.” | more...

GRAZING: A cornucopia of places to eat Article

Monday November 7, 2022 04:31 PM EST 11/07/2022 4:31 PM

Capella Cheese, Anis Bistro, Butaco/Buteco, Maepole, and Casseroles — a rose by any other name | more...

GRAZING: Jerk egg rolls, biscuits, beignets, and banh mi Article

Thursday October 6, 2022 05:59 PM EDT 10/06/2022 5:59 PM

From Summerhill to Duluth covers a lot of territory, indeed | more...

ZERO KITSCH: D Boca N Boca offers Mexican casual fine dining without the usual Day of the Dead decor. Sound tracks do not include mariachi bands. Gracias! Photo Credit: Cliff Bostock

GRAZING: Boca N Boca, Holy Taco and The Feed Store Article

Monday September 12, 2022 10:53 AM EDT 09/12/2022 10:53 AM

You don’t have to go to Buford Hwy. for good Mexican food | more...

THE TRIO OF STARTERS: A cold noodle salad, garnish-them-yourself deviled eggs, and shishito peppers. PHOTO CREDIT: CLIFF BOSTOCK

GRAZING: You no longer have to fly to enjoy One Flew South Article

Tuesday August 2, 2022 01:27 PM EDT 08/02/2022 1:27 PM

But, if you do, don’t fly east and don’t fly west | more...

GRAZING: The crawfish king snake Article

Wednesday July 13, 2022 10:09 PM EDT 07/13/2022 10:09 PM

Sittin’ on the dock of the bay | more...

MY FAVORITE BARISTA OF ALL TIME: This is Sylvester, a neighborhood Tuxedo cat who works part-time at Drip. His main job is sleeping, but vigorous petting will cause him to awaken and ask WTF you want in your coffee.
Photo Credit: Cliff Bostock

GRAZING: Drip — ‘a coffee shop around the corner’ Article

Friday June 3, 2022 09:04 PM EDT 06/03/2022 9:04 PM

Leaving Starbucks for a barista named Sylvester | more...

GRAZING: If you hate brunch, you might love Belle & Lily’s Article

Wednesday May 4, 2022 03:15 PM EDT 05/04/2022 3:15 PM

‘Each entrée you see looks beautiful’ | more...

GRAZING: Swole eggplants at Nur Kitchen, Krystal mendacity, strange little pyramids, lovely kiwis Article

Thursday April 7, 2022 04:58 PM EDT 04/07/2022 4:58 PM

Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, or West Asian — a rose by any other name… | more...

GRAZING: ‘You’ve got to know your chicken’ Article

Tuesday March 1, 2022 12:08 PM EST 03/01/2022 12:08 PM

In the ATL, there is plenty to know | more...

GRAZING: Eating the world over in the ATL Article

Thursday February 3, 2022 04:18 PM EST 02/03/2022 4:18 PM

Our food critic eats to the beat | more...

Grazing: Poco Loco Article

Tuesday January 4, 2022 05:27 PM EST 01/04/2022 5:27 PM

CL RecommendsÂ Poco Loco in Kirkwood | more...

GRAZING - January 2022 Article

Tuesday January 4, 2022 04:25 PM EST 01/04/2022 4:25 PM

Cliff Bostock’s January 2022 Grazing Recommendations | more...

GRAZING: Pho Cue and banh mi, Mercer Article

Thursday December 2, 2021 05:20 PM EST 12/02/2021 5:20 PM

Texas-Vietnam mash up, plus a bargain among rising food prices | more...

GRAZING: Atlanta is a post-pandemic, post-pop-up dining paradise Article

Monday November 1, 2021 04:00 AM EDT 11/01/2021 4:00 AM

“It’s a miracle!” I shouted, looking into the pan atop my antique stove. There, simmering in their own fat and turning crispy, were chunks of pork — the authentic Mexican carnitas I have complained about being unable to find in Atlanta restaurants for 30 years. Lightly aromatic with chiles, garlic, and citrus, the carnitas begged to be folded into tortillas with salsa verde and pico de gallo.... | more...