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 Christa Willis won Food Network’s competition “Chopped”. She shares her journey.

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.

Reservation no-shows can cost restaurants a good chunk of change.

Pata Negra, one of Atlanta’s Best New Restaurants in 2024 by Atlanta Magazine

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. 

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.

Atlanta’s culinary scene has long been celebrated for its diversity, innovation, and vibrant flavors. While historically male-dominated, the food industry is rapidly evolving, with talented women chefs leading in some of the city’s most renowned kitchens. Meet more than 40 women chefs in leadership positions in Atlanta.

Atlanta is home to world-class chefs in a diverse and thriving food scene where a remarkable phenomenon is taking place in the culinary world: Women are not just participating – women are leading.

An all-female 17-chef culinary team helps open Signia by Hilton Atlanta in a male-dominated food industry.

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.

Atlanta has been on the culinary map for a long time. With the launch of the MICHELIN Guide Atlanta, the city has finally received well-deserved attention as a world culinary destination.

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.

As Atlanta entered a global conversation, independent chefs from across Atlanta were also commended and given a space to share their stories and dishes at the MICHELIN Guide Atlanta Launch event.

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.

Chefs in Atlanta work together and collaborate, bringing different stories and flavors to the table.