Journalist + editor + producer + content strategist
Atlanta-based bilingual
award-winning journalist
developing and leading storytelling that connects people, culture and ideas from editorial strategy to production and creative collaborations.
Her work in English and Spanish has been featured in the Los Angeles Times, Atlanta Magazine, Eater, Discover Atlanta, Telemundo and more.
Right out of the oven
Here is a list of my recommended must-try restaurants in Atlanta. Consider this as a great start.
At Atlanta’s trailblazing Gunshow restaurant, Chef Cody Chassar is redefining the city’s dining scene with bold creativity and ingredient-driven menus. As the fourth chef de cuisine since Kevin Gillespie launched the restaurant in 2013, Chassar blends immersive tableside service, seasonal farm produce, and a fearless culinary philosophy that keeps Gunshow an Atlanta icon.
Celebrating its 16th year, the BronzeLens Film Festival has established Atlanta as a vital center for multicultural cinema, spotlighting powerful storytelling from filmmakers of color. Founded in 2010 by Kathleen Bertrand (born from a vision at the Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau), the festival has grown into a year-round movement featuring curated screenings, workshops, panels, and community events—all with a mission to elevate Black and diverse voices in film. Highlights of the 2025 festival include screenings and workshops, the Women Superstars Honors, the Filmmakers Ball, and the BronzeLens Awards, taking place August 20–24.
Chef Claudia Martinez and Artie de los Santos, both children of immigrants, open dessert bar in Eastside Atlanta.
The Atlanta Ice Cream Festival is celebrating its 15th year. The 2025 festival is free and takes place July 25, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. It’s not just about dessert — there is a Wellness Zone. Founder Kevin James created the festival to celebrate joy, community and holistic wellness. Black-owned and local businesses are a big part of the experience.
There was a quiet kind of pride in the air at the Lyric Opera House in Chicago. As the 2025 James Beard Awards unfolded, Atlanta had one strong representative in the room: Aria, the beloved Buckhead institution, nominated for Outstanding Hospitality — and the only finalist from Georgia this year.
For 25 years, Aria has set the standard for elevated dining in Atlanta — not just because of its seasonal menus or intimate interior (complete with that iconic chandelier), but because of how it makes you feel. Eating at Aria isn’t pretentious or intimidating; it feels like being invited to an intimate dinner party at a friend’s house.
Food from all over Mexico and Latin America is found at Plaza Fiesta. Here is the ultimate guide on where to go and what to eat.
Before some of your favorite Atlanta restaurants open for service—especially on extra busy days—they provide a nourishing lunch for the staff. Famously known as a family meal, it is more than just food. It’s fuel for building community and furthering cultural education.
Atlanta has long been recognized for its significant contributions to music, film and the arts. The A has been making waves in the fashion industry, establishing itself as a burgeoning hub of style and innovation.
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Hop on Buford Highway and experience the pulse of Atlanta’s rich tapestry. Stretching across approximately 10 miles from the heart of the city, and just off of I-285, this vibrant corridor pulsates with the energy of countless immigrants who’ve made Atlanta their home. It’s more than just an urban thoroughfare; it’s an immersive journey of flavors, sights, and sounds from around the world.
Just a Taste
Here is a list of my recommended must-try restaurants in Atlanta. Consider this as a great start.
At Atlanta’s trailblazing Gunshow restaurant, Chef Cody Chassar is redefining the city’s dining scene with bold creativity and ingredient-driven menus. As the fourth chef de cuisine since Kevin Gillespie launched the restaurant in 2013, Chassar blends immersive tableside service, seasonal farm produce, and a fearless culinary philosophy that keeps Gunshow an Atlanta icon.
Before some of your favorite Atlanta restaurants open for service—especially on extra busy days—they provide a nourishing lunch for the staff. Famously known as a family meal, it is more than just food. It’s fuel for building community and furthering cultural education.
Named after its shell-like appearance, la concha is the quintessential pastry of Mexico and has now become a symbol of Latinidad across the U.S., and sometimes in corners you might not imagine, like the South.
Being a taquero is a kind of art in the kitchen. However, they are scarce in the South. Ramon Martinez came from Mexico to help Chef Santiago Gomez open the taqueria El Santo Gallo in Atlanta.
Eumir Gutierrez, better known as DJ EU, is a driving force behind Latin music’s movement in Atlanta and the South.
Yehimi Cambron, the Mexican-born artist, activist and public speaker, is a monument-maker of immigrants in Atlanta and the South.
La ciudad de Atlanta se ha convertido en el lienzo de varios artistas de ascendencia Latina que han hecho de esta ciudad su segunda casa. Las calles de Atlanta se han convertido en vitrinas que muestran su talento y arduo trabajo.
Meet the man behind Hightown’s “Osito”, a multidimensional villain starring in Starz’s crime drama series. (Feature published in Oz Magazine.)
Latinos in the film industry are not just now joining the party. They have been busy putting in the work all these years earning their seat at the table. Now, they are ready to shatter glass ceilings - even in Georgia.
I am an absolute nobody. Yet, Marvin Lemus gave me the time of the day to talk about his Netflix show Gentefied. My stalking skills are not to be credited for this opportunity - even though I really exploited them here. It was merely the incredible humbleness of Lemus.
This is how it went, why Gentefied speaks suitably to me as a Latin immigrant, and how Lemus doesn’t give a shit if the “blanquitos” get it or not.
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“United We Roar” is Atlanta’s soccer anthem. It’s a genre-bending track that pulls from Atlanta hip-hop, HBCU drumlines, Dembow, salsa, cumbia and the many cultures that make up the Atlanta of today. It was produced by DJ Eu, Chunky Sounds and Joey Casanova. Lyrics by Waka Floka, Butch Vega and Calderoky.