By Mark Woolsey There’s a new entry on the bagel front in Acworth, and its name might make you blink. Co-owner Valee Desai says their store, dubbed Jeff’s Bagel Run,…
By Mark Woolsey An Illinois-based restaurant chain known for its Chicago-style hotdogs and Italian beef sandwiches is coming to Cobb County. Portillo’s, which has dozens of locations in seven states,…
Image above from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) recall announcement [Editor’s note: as a result of the listeria-contaminated Boar’s Head and the consequent outbreak…
Cobb Travel and Tourism distributed the following news release about the annual Cobb Foodie Week that starts September 7: WHAT: Taste the best of what Cobb County offers during Cobb…
[Editor’s note: as a result of the listeria-contaminated Boar’s Head and the consequent outbreak of foodborne illness and deaths, the Cobb County Courier will note any food recall that is…
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…
by Meghan P. Keating, Clemson University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Rats thrive around humans, for good reason: They feed off crops and garbage and…
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…
Photo: spicy breakfast burrito at Red-eyed Mule, served with mule chips, by Brian Benefield [This is the latest installment of “Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community” by Brian Benefield] I am at…
[photo courtesy of Brian Benefield] [This is the latest installment of “Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community” by Brian Benefield] Have you ever had a good or bad experience in a new…