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Skills USA National Leadership & Skills Conference returns to Atlanta with culinary competitions
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (193+ words) The Skills USA National Leadership & Skills Conference returns to Atlanta June 1-5, bringing together more than 6, 800 students from across the country to compete in 115 hands-on workforce development events. The conference has long been a major industry gathering, but new one-day guest…...
Pimento cheese recipe from South City Kitchen in Atlanta
2+ week, 6+ day ago (15+ words) This week, we're sharing the recipe for the pimento cheese spread from South City Kitchen....
Lazy Betty co-founder Aaron Phillips no longer executive chef, but retains ownership stake
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (654+ words) Rough Draft spoke with Phillips on Tuesday morning about the changes at Lazy Betty. When asked, Phillips confirmed that he's no longer the executive chef, or involved in daily decision-making for the restaurant "and hasn't been for a few weeks....
" Gwinnett's best burger
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (767+ words) March 27" It's not even April, but the organizers behind the inaugural Norcross Porchfest already have me researching bands and making plans for May 2. Jonathan Corley and Kristen Corley, who is the author behindthe Young Norcross newsletter, have spent the last…...
Emory University's Cox Food Hall gets a design makeover
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (518+ words) Cox Food Hall at Emory University reopened last fall with a brand new look after more than a year of renovations." Designed by Arcturis | Square Feet Studio, the 12, 000-square-foot dining hall now features expanded seating and updated architectural design meant…...
Lazy Betty chef Ron Hsu's metro Atlanta childhood shapes the tone of his debut cookbook
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (1113+ words) Although he grew up Chinese-American and Southern in metro Atlanta, Chef Ron Hsu said he never felt different or alienated as a child. It's a product of growing up in a multicultural city, he said, but also reflects the diverse…...
Four Seasons Atlanta executive chef earns top certification from the American Culinary Federation
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (169+ words) Axel Torres, the executive chef at Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta, earned the Certified Executive Chef (CEC) designation from the American Culinary Federation, the largest professional chef organization in the country. Only a fraction of chefs working in the United States…...
Recipe: Baked salmon with vegetables and sumac-citrus vinaigrette from Siena
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (254+ words) This week, we're sharing a recipe for baked salmon with vegetables and sumac-citrus vinaigrette from Siena in Alpharetta. "Siena is rooted in Mediterranean and Italian cuisine, but rather than focusing on a single region, we draw inspiration from the entire…...
Recipe: Southern potato vegetable stew from Auburn Angel
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (207+ words) SUBSCRIBE: Our daily newsletter >> This week, we're sharing the Southern potato vegetable stew recipe from Sweet Auburn restaurant Auburn Angel. Executive chef and co-owner Robert Butts recalls his mother making this stew during a childhood snow day. Butts' mother shared…...
The top five recipes Rough Draft readers loved in 2025
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (228+ words) Magnolia Room Cafeteria's key lime cake was our most popular recipe of 2025. The cake, one of the Tucker restaurant's top desserts, is based on the former S&S Cafeteria's recipe'and one that is more than 80 years old utilizing fresh orange,…...