Ligaya Figueras
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta, GA, United States
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Review: Pop-ups at Full Commission are so so good
Any day of the week but Wednesday, you can hit up Full Commission for a full-on dining experience brought to you by one of three pop-ups in residence: So So Fed, Brave Wojtek and Mighty Hans. → Read More
Atlanta Orders In: New Smyrna restaurant has fun with Haitian fusion
Ashley and Zeke Jean-Louis hope to introduce more locals to Haitian flavors with Zeke’s Kitchen and Bar, which opened in late October in a small strip mall on South Cobb Drive in Smyrna. → Read More
Atlanta micro bakeries attract biscuit lovers, those with a sweet tooth
Our latest metro Atlanta dining discoveries are mouthwatering sensations from a pair of one-person operations: Hutchinson’s Finest Biscuits and Pastil Artisan Bakery. → Read More
Atlanta Patio Pick: The show goes on at City Winery
The patio at the recently-reopened City Winery at Ponce City Market in Atlanta offers a menu from new executive chef in Will Artley, who spent the past two decades of his 30-plus-year culinary trajectory in Washington, D.C. → Read More
Atlanta Orders In: Spelman grad goes big with 3 ghost-kitchen restaurants
Spelman College grad Star Naidu is the owner of Khana Americana, an Indian fusion takeout and delivery business she operates out of the Cloud Kitchen space on Atlanta’s upper Westside. She also operated Mama's Americana and Bantai’s Kitchen. → Read More
How We Dine: Pandemic changes to dining scene a lot to digest
Restaurant takeout became the new normal during the COVID pandemic. So did outdoor dining in winter, fast-food drive-throughs, and retooled menus. → Read More
Recipes: Holiday leftovers get a makeover
The kitchen is filled with leftover holiday meals, savory nibbles and sweets. Don’t let them go to waste. Here are dozens of creative ideas for transforming these tidbits into delicious — mostly nutritious — dishes for breakfast, lunch and dinner and anytime in between. → Read More
The best metro Atlanta restaurants for ordering food to go during the pandemic
Where are the best Atlanta restaurants to get takeout in the age of COVID-19 dining? Here is a list of suggestions the AJC dining team in metro Atlanta. → Read More
Atlanta restaurants prepare to dress for cold weather
Metro Atlanta restaurant owners discuss how they're preparing their businesses for the winter by installing heaters, heated tents and even igloos. → Read More
Still crippled by pandemic, Atlanta restaurants struggle to hang on
What restaurants in Georgia, other states need to survive financial impact of COVID-19 → Read More
Atlanta Food & Wine Festival celebrates 10th anniversary this month
Find out what to expect from the 2020 Atlanta Food and Wine Festival, including virtual classes and workshops and socially-distanced dinner with regional chefs. → Read More
El Ponce sticks with pickup and delivery
Go behind-the-scenes at El Ponce in Midtown as it navigates doing business during the coronavirus pandemic. → Read More
Coronavirus has Atlanta restaurateurs rethinking menus
Small plates, chef’s counters pose problems for dining during pandemic → Read More
Latest Georgia restaurant guidelines come with wave of new openings
Gov. Brian Kemp issued his latest executive order outlining business regulations during the coronavirus pandemic. The amendments that pertain to restaurants relax capacity limits for dine-in service, increasing the maximum table size from six to 10. → Read More
Welcome to the new age in dining
Metro Atlanta restaurants adopt changes from temperature checks to spaced-out tables to dividers to keep patrons safe → Read More
‘New restaurant world’ begins Monday
Some metro Atlanta restaurants will reopen on April 27, under Gov. Brian Kemp's plan to ease coronavirus restrictions on businesses, but no one can predict what the dining world will look like when they do. → Read More
Some metro Atlanta restaurants reverse decisions to reopen
Some operators that had announced plans to open reversed their decision, including business partners Mychel “Snoop” Dillard and rapper 2 Chainz who own Escobar Restaurant and Tapas Lounge in Castleberry Hill. Marietta Square Market also will not be reopening its patio to dining next Wednesday. → Read More
These metro Atlanta restaurants are reopening as coronavirus restrictions are lifted
An updated list of the metro Atlanta restaurants planning to reopen when Georgia coronavirus-related restrictions are lifted on April 27 under an order by Gov. Brian Kemp that allows some businesses to reopen if they follow social-distancing guidelines. → Read More
Amid physical separation, dining industry communes online
Georgia restaurants were on track to generate about $25 billion in total revenue in 2020 before the coronavirus forced the vast majority to close, according to Karen Bremer, CEO of the Georgia Restaurant Association.Besides dollar signs, consider the job losses. → Read More
How Giovanni Di Palma’s Little Italy dining concepts are keeping up with pizza demand
Giovanni Di Palma, founder of popular Antico Pizza, was only four days into the launch of his new Sicilian pizza and slice shop, located in the back of Gio’s Chicken Amalfitano, when he had to cease dine-in service. → Read More