Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community

An open-design room with wood floors and a tall Christmas tree. Chair and large houseplant in the foreground

Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community December 12, 2024

Sessions Stand Holiday Market on Friday Dec 13

Photo above by Brian Benefield [This is the latest installment of “Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community” by Brian Benefield] As the countdown begins to Christmas day, everything speeds up. There is…

Brian Benefield with his wife Cecilie and his mother Yvonne

Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community November 29, 2024

Be thankful, and keep talking

Photo above: Brian Benefield with his wife Cecilie and his mother Yvonne By Brian Benefield [Brian is the author of the periodic column “Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community”] As we…

Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community November 5, 2024

Talking Turkey and A Random Encounter With Alton Brown

Photo above by Brian Benefield [This is the latest installment of “Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community” by Brian Benefield] I recently chatted briefly with my neighbor, renowned chef, and food science…

Tamale alongside some sort of grilled patty

Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community October 22, 2024

La Carreta is Back and Better Than Ever

Photo above by Brian Benefield [This is the latest installment of “Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community” by Brian Benefield] After suffering the tragedy of a fire well over a year ago,…

An overhead view of a bowl of soup packed full of restaurants

Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community October 4, 2024

The Soup the Whole Soup and Nothing but the Soup

[This is the latest installment of “Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community” by Brian Benefield] October is finally here, and some people get excited about all things pumpkin spice when the weather…

A whimsical Halloween arrangement of candies on sticks, most of them shaped like jack-o-lanterns

Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community September 25, 2024

Sweet Living Bakery is Living the Dream

Photo above provided by Sweet Living Bakery [This is the latest installment of “Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community” by Brian Benefield] I met Daysha and Mark Mayfield on their production day…

Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community August 26, 2024

Micah-Angelo’s Pizza Fantastica, is just that

Photo above by Brian Benefield [This is the latest installment of “Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community” by Brian Benefield] Micah-Angelo’s has only been open for about a month but people are…

Shelves full of books at The Reading Attic bookstore

Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community July 24, 2024

Life’s an open book at The Reading Attic on Marietta Square

photo by Brian Benefield [This is the latest installment of “Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community” by Brian Benefield] I called The Reading Attic on a whim, wondering if the owner, or…

Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community June 26, 2024

Heirloom Market BBQ is a cultural flavor explosion

Photo above from the Heirloom Market BBQ Facebook page, used with permission [This is the latest installment of “Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community” by Brian Benefield] Summertime in Atlanta means many…

The front of a former fire station converted to Johnny McCracken's Celtic Firehouse Pub

Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community June 11, 2024

History and Friends are Made at Johnnie MacCracken’s Celtic Firehouse Pub

Photo by Brian Benefield [This is the latest installment of “Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community” by Brian Benefield] Sometimes, you just want to hang out with friends at a local spot…

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