As a child, Chef Chris Hastings (Hot & Hot Fish Club, Ovenbird) and his family and would go out each May and pick strawberries from the local “pick your own” farms around Charlotte, North Carolina where they lived. The smell and taste of a perfectly ripe strawberry that is still warm from the sun is one of his favorite food memories.

May is Celiac Awareness Month and a fitting time to educate ourselves and raise awareness for this serious autoimmune disease. As more chefs understand the importance of offering gluten-free options on their menus, we’ve put together a roundup of our favorite gluten-free dishes from some of Atlanta’s best restaurants.

A fun, new dining option is headed to Midtown with the opening of Lazy Llama Cantina on Wednesday, Feb. 26. Lazy Llama replaces the 10-year-old HOBNOB Neighborhood Tavern but maintains the same ownership.

Thanks to these Atlanta-area restaurants, you don’t need to travel to New Orleans to get a taste of Mardi Gras.

MS Fine Wine & Dine (formerly Harvest for a Cure) returns for a sixth year on Feb. 26 at The Stave Room at American Spirit Works. The signature gourmet wine and food gala benefits the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, an organization that supports research to help treat and end MS globally, and features the best chefs, sommeliers and top wine collections in Atlanta.

QSR has named the 40 most exciting fast casual concepts with fewer than 40 units, and Cowboy Chicken, gusto! and PITA Mediterranean Street Food are among these innovative brands that are changing the way Americans eat.

The new year brings an exceptional two-course lunch special for $20.20 to Ocean & Acre. Celebrating both local farm communities and the sea, the lunch menu offers a starter choice of soup of the day, house salad, kale salad or chopped salad.

Music lovers can now enjoy a midday meal at Rock ‘N’ Taco, Roswell’s gourmet taqueria and music venue. Featuring “Opening Acts” from chili cheese dip to RNT wings, “Solo Performances” such as carne asada and lobster tacos and “Headliners” like enchiladas and fajitas, the new lunch service will have guests heading back to work or play on a high note.

Whether you actually get Presidents Day off work or you’re just playing hooky on Washington’s Birthday to enjoy a weekday brunch, check out these spots around town that are celebrating the occasion with specials, brunches and more on Monday, February 17.

Starting Thursday, February 13, Georgians finally get the chance to sample Cory Harwell’s reimagined comfort food classics without having to fly across the country when the second location of popular Las Vegas restaurant Carson Kitchen opens in Alpharetta City Center.

Acclaimed chefs Shaun Doty and Lance Gummere of The Federal are introducing new ways to get culinarily cozy this winter with their new $18 Plat du Jour menu. Discerning diners can bank on taste every Tuesday through Saturday as the Midtown restaurant offers a different special every night of the week, including Wednesday’s moules frites and Saturday’s chicken liver fettuccine. Check out each mouthwatering meal.

Wings are still king, but Taco Mac keeps guests coming back for more with exciting new menu items. Drop in for the new Buffalo chicken wrap, smoked pulled pork sliders, a Cuban sandwich and more. Check out the gallery below of some of our favorite new menu items.

If there’s one thing chefs know how to do, it’s put their hearts into their work. Many have been working overtime to create menus to spark just the right sentiments between friends and lovers on Valentine’s Day. From fabulous featured dishes and wines to prix fixe menus, Atlanta-area restaurants are eager to help guests raise the bar on traditional flowers and candy to create celebrations that warm both the heart and the stomach.

This gourmet take on a classic pairing has Virginia-Highland residents and visitors flocking to Murphy’s for a mouthwatering smash burger with sautéed onions, watercress, Dijonnaise, bacon and American cheese on a buttered brioche bun alongside a glass of Côtes du Rhône. This special offer is only available during Wednesday dinner service and costs $35.

Resolved to try something new in 2020? Easily and deliciously done with the array of new restaurant openings across the ATL and beyond. From fast casual to neighborhood gems to fine dining, check out uur most anticipated list for early 2020.