Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community

A cup of coffee with an elaborate cream swirl on top, a cool beans cardboard cozy below

Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community January 20, 2024

Cold Weather, Hot Coffee at Cool Beans

[Photo: Brian Benefield] [This is the latest installment of “Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community” by Brian Benefield] It has been unusually cold for the South recently, and there is no more…

Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community January 2, 2024

Less is More in 2024

Photo by Brian Benfield [This is the latest installment of “Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community” by Brian Benefield] Looking back on our recent holiday adventures around Marietta, I notice a glaringly…

People at a table surrounded by holiday decorations

Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community December 6, 2023

Holiday Pop-Ups are popping up everywhere in Cobb

Hamp and Harry’s photo by Brian Benefield [This is the latest installment of “Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community” by Brian Benefield] I am unsure when the holiday pop-up trend started, but…

Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community November 22, 2023

Be Thankful. Every. Single. Day.

Photo of his friend John, by Brian Benefield [This is the latest installment of “Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community” by Brian Benefield] My friend John passed away today, and I am…

A very detailed chalk drawing of a pink flamingo beginning to spread its wings

Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community October 6, 2023

Art and Hops Collide at Chalktoberfest

[Feature photo by Brian Benefield] [This is the latest installment of “Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community” by Brian Benefield] October is upon us, and I absolutely love this time of year…

An elaborate spread of glasses of wine on a table with a white cloth

Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community September 12, 2023

Sip, Shop, and be sociable at the Marietta Wine Market

[This is the latest installment of “Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community” by Brian Benefield] We always know someone when walking into the familiar environs of Marietta Wine Market because we’ve been…

A plastic tray with sandwich, potato salad and a pack of potato chips

Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community August 22, 2023

It’s a Family Affair at Daily Bread Cafe

[This column by Brian Benefield is part of the series Cobb Cuisine Culture and Community] About twenty-five years ago, Tonya Bruce walked into the Lunch Basket on Cherokee Street to help…

A Seacuterie (a mix of seafood and other finger foods and sauces on a board)

Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community August 4, 2023

Mac’s Raw Bar & Market Feels Good in All the Right Ways

[This column by Brian Benefield is part of the series Cobb Cuisine Culture and Community] Going to Mac’s Raw Bar & Market feels good, like a comfy pair of jeans or…

Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community July 20, 2023

Catfish Hox Does Fish Right, and So Much More

[This column by Brian Benefield is part of the series Cobb Cuisine Culture and Community] Simple ingredients are often the most difficult to perfect, but when executed precisely, the result…

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