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Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community May 20, 2025

1885 Grill Is True Southern Hospitality

Photo above: pecan pie and bread pudding topped with ice cream, by Brian Benefield [This is the latest installment of “Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community” by Brian Benefield. Photo above by…

A color drawing of a wide assortment of fruits and vegetables

Nutrition January 7, 2025

What are macros? An exercise and nutrition scientist explains

by Tyler Garner, University of Texas at Arlington, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] “I’m tracking my macros.” “I’ll pass on that, it doesn’t fit in…

Drawing of a tray of four bagels, the one on the right with cream cheese

Acworth December 22, 2024

Jeff’s Bagel Run: scratch-made bagels in Acworth

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,…

Color graphic of a hot dog in a bun with mustard

Town Center December 5, 2024

Portillo’s coming to Town Center

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,…

The label from a Perdue chicken nugget package

Health Care September 5, 2024

24 Cobb County stores were on the distribution list for recalled Perdue frozen chicken products

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 County September 4, 2024

Cobb Travel & Tourism’s annual Cobb Foodie Week is back, offering meal deals to support local Restaurants

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…

Photo of label from a Hickory Hollow Jerky product

Health Care August 31, 2024

Hickory Hollow ready-to-eat jerky recalled due to lack of inspection

[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…

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…

A rat standing next to a bottle with the poison skull and crossbones

Science and Technology August 13, 2024

Rat poison is moving up through food chains, threatening carnivores around the world

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…

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…

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Government & Politics May 24, 2025

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