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Atlanta Restaurant News: Bon Ton closes this week and more bit.ly/4hMsDii

Bon Ton closes this week and more from metro Atlanta’s dining scene

This week on the Atlanta restaurant scene, community members mourned the imminent closure of Bon Ton, and Mule Train announced it would soon open.

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Hannah Selinger’s memoir shares stories, recipes from notable restaurants bit.ly/4joWkam

Comfort food recipes served with tales from deep inside restaurant industry

Hannah Selinger’s memoir, “Cellar Rat,” weaves comforting recipes in between raw accounts of working within the restaurant industry.

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7 tips for crispy baked lemon pepper wings bit.ly/46FtMSy

Crispy baked lemon pepper wings: 7 tips that work

Make crispy baked lemon pepper wings with seven practical tips and an easy lemon pepper wet sauce.

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Restaurant Review: Under new management, McKendrick’s approaches change with ‘baby steps’ bit.ly/4xKZatX

Under new management, McKendrick’s approaches change with ‘baby steps’

McKendrick's offers a classic American steakhouse experience, but reviewing the restaurant was anything but straightforward for AJC critic Henri Hollis.

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The 20 best restaurants at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport bit.ly/49fc1ez

The best restaurants in every terminal at the Atlanta airport

Hungry at ATL? These 20 airport restaurants serve food and drink with Atlanta flair and genuinely good flavors.

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Exclusive: South Downtown’s latest restaurant Mule Train to open in Atlanta next week bit.ly/4rroBiu

New restaurant Mule Train will open in Atlanta’s South Downtown next week

The husband-wife team behind the pop-up Plate Sale will debut their first brick-and-mortar restaurant, Mule Train, in the South Downtown development on Sept. 30.

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Oso Smoke & Dough, Bun & Bites and Buen Provecho use pop-ups as test kitchens bit.ly/4yPFF4d

3 pop-ups that function as real-time test kitchens

How pop-ups work as test kitchens, plus this week’s Punk Foodie must-try list.

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Atlanta Food Events: West Midtown Restaurant Week, Ponce 100 celebration bit.ly/4hjbfQC

West Midtown Restaurant Week, Ponce 100 celebration and more Atlanta events

This week in metro Atlanta, check out the first West Midtown Restaurant Week and celebrate 100 years of the Ponce City Market building.

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West Midtown Restaurant Week, Ponce 100 celebration and more Atlanta events bit.ly/4hjbfQC

West Midtown Restaurant Week, Ponce 100 celebration and more Atlanta events

This week in metro Atlanta, check out the first West Midtown Restaurant Week and celebrate 100 years of the Ponce City Market building.

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Make a Fishmonger-inspired blackened fish sandwich without all the smoke bit.ly/4yOACRM

Make a Fishmonger-inspired blackened fish sandwich without all the smoke

How to make a Fishmonger-inspired blackened fish sandwich without smoking up your kitchen.

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This Brussels sprouts salad gets better with time bit.ly/4ro5cPE

This Brussels sprouts salad gets better with time

A Brussels sprouts salad recipe from Greta Podleski’s cookbook, “Every Salad Ever,” provides a new way to look at the normally cooked cruciferous vegetable.

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5 sandwich spots to try around metro Atlanta, with influences from Cuba to NYC bit.ly/4yEiqKg

5 sandwich spots to try around metro Atlanta, with influences from Cuba to NYC

Justin Brown, aka the Real Food Stalker, recommends these five sandwich spots from all across the metro area.

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Make Marcus Samuelsson’s strawberry-basil paleta recipe bit.ly/4rtESUk

Make Marcus Samuelsson’s strawberry-basil paleta recipe

Make Marcus Samuelsson’s strawberry-basil paletas, a fresh and healthy frozen dessert recipe from his new cookbook “Back to Green.”

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5 Georgia hotels win Michelin Keys and more from the Atlanta dining scene bit.ly/4yLYhlI

5 Georgia hotels win Michelin Keys and more from the Atlanta dining scene

This week on the metro Atlanta dining scene, several hotels won Michelin Keys, multiple new restaurant openings were announced, and Nakato created a sushi deal for new moms.

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3 cafes making their own fall coffee syrups bit.ly/4AqzRjq

3 cafes making their own fall coffee syrups

Atlanta’s coffee scene is constantly growing with new cafes, trends and techniques, and it deserves some recognition. This month's cafe column explores housemade fall syrups.

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Mid-Autumn Festival kicks off soon with mooncakes and lanterns bit.ly/4he3WKb

Mid-Autumn Festival kicks off soon with mooncakes and lanterns

Celebrate the 2026 Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival, with mooncakes, lanterns and events across metro Atlanta on Sept. 25.

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Explore Italian cuisine at 3 new restaurants on the edges of metro Atlanta bit.ly/4heE1Cg

Explore Italian cuisine at 3 new restaurants on the edges of metro Atlanta

AJC restaurant critic Henri Hollis' first impressions of Besto in Decatur, Bicicletta in Peachtree City and Fiorenza in Alpharetta.

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Linton Hopkins to open new Buckhead restaurant, plus the return of the Buttery bit.ly/4hwC1X9

Linton Hopkins to open new Buckhead restaurant, plus the return of the Buttery

Linton and Gina Hopkins, the couple behind the restaurant group Hopkins & Co., will open a bar and grill called Linton’s in Buckhead next spring.

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Mercedes-Benz Stadium showcases new food ahead of Atlanta Falcons season opener bit.ly/4hfdvbX

Mercedes-Benz Stadium showcases new food ahead of Atlanta Falcons home opener

Low food and beverage prices and creative menu items continue to win accolades for Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which introduced new food items for the 2026 Atlanta Falcons season.

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7 Atlanta food pop-ups this week, featuring a growing Vietnamese and Laotian pop-up bit.ly/4yEwHXt

7 Atlanta food pop-ups this week, featuring a growing Vietnamese and Laotian pop-up

Seven can't-miss pop-ups this week, plus an interview with the Side Quest (Vietnamese/Laotian cuisine) team.

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