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Jennifer Zyman is a Testing Editor at Food & Wine, where she tests and reviews everything a home cook could ever need. She is also a freelance food and travel writer and video creator. Her work has appeared in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Atlanta Magazine, Bon Appétit, Eater Atlanta, The Kitchn, National Geographic, Serious Eats, Southern Living, Thrillist, and Travel + Leisure. She also hosted the podcast The Food that Binds.

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Jennifer Zyman
Food writer and editor, product expert, and video creator.
Review: Pancake Social—come for the pancakes, stay for the breakfast sandwich
Jul 2

Jul 2 Review: Pancake Social—come for the pancakes, stay for the breakfast sandwich

Sarah Lawrence
Atlanta Magazine

Atlanta has a new bougie brunch option.

Review: District M brings ambitious, high-end Japanese to Sandy Springs
Jun 6

Jun 6 Review: District M brings ambitious, high-end Japanese to Sandy Springs

Sarah Lawrence
Atlanta Magazine

It's clear chef Jackie Chang hopes to capture some of the sushi fanatics who frequent Buckhead's Umi.

Review: Japanese barbecue chain Gyu-Kaku gives Atlantic Station some dining cred
May 7

May 7 Review: Japanese barbecue chain Gyu-Kaku gives Atlantic Station some dining cred

Sarah Lawrence
Atlanta Magazine

This is your best bet for a pre-movie steak and beer.

How Ammazza, Gu’s Kitchen, and Nina & Rafi stack up against their original locations
Mar 7

Mar 7 How Ammazza, Gu’s Kitchen, and Nina & Rafi stack up against their original locations

Sarah Lawrence
Atlanta Magazine

Three restaurants rise again—but how do they hold up?

Review: D92 brings excellent Korean barbecue to Decatur
Feb 13

Feb 13 Review: D92 brings excellent Korean barbecue to Decatur

Sarah Lawrence
Atlanta Magazine

D92 Korean BBQ is the second restaurant from the owners of Duluth's 9292.

Here’s why the Grandma Pie is off the menu at Nina & Rafi
Jan 10

Jan 10 Here’s why the Grandma Pie is off the menu at Nina & Rafi

Sarah Lawrence
Atlanta Magazine

When O4W Pizza owner Anthony Spina first told me he wasn’t going to serve his fan-favorite Grandma Pie at Nina & Rafi, the new BeltLine restaurant he and Billy Streck opened at the end of 2018, I was surprised.

Saltwood’s weekday salad bar is Midtown’s best-kept lunch secret
Dec 7

Dec 7 Saltwood’s weekday salad bar is Midtown’s best-kept lunch secret

Sarah Lawrence
Atlanta Magazine

The Midtown lunch crowd has been pretty good at keeping this lunch secret to themselves.

Review: Estrella channels Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula from a BeltLine-adjacent rooftop
Dec 7

Dec 7 Review: Estrella channels Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula from a BeltLine-adjacent rooftop

Sarah Lawrence
Atlanta Magazine

Restaurants specializing in specific regional Mexican food—ranging from the hearty and meat-heavy dishes found on the ranches of the north to the rainbow of moles that hail from the state of Oaxaca in the south—are rare in Atlanta.

Chef Zeb Stevenson to open Redbird in the former Bacchanalia space
Nov 30

Nov 30 Chef Zeb Stevenson to open Redbird in the former Bacchanalia space

Sarah Lawrence
Atlanta Magazine

Chef Zeb Stevenson is planning to open his first restaurant, Redbird, with partner Ross Jones in the summer of 2019.

You need chef Zeb Stevenson’s papaya squash pie on your Thanksgiving table
Nov 13

Nov 13 You need chef Zeb Stevenson’s papaya squash pie on your Thanksgiving table

Sarah Lawrence
Atlanta Magazine

Phil and Patricia Bennett of Green Ola Acres in McDonough work hard to preserve heirloom varieties of vegetables, some of which are endangered.

Review: Hattie B’s Hot Chicken delivers a fiery kick to Atlanta
Nov 7

Nov 7 Review: Hattie B’s Hot Chicken delivers a fiery kick to Atlanta

Sarah Lawrence
Atlanta Magazine

As its name suggests, Hattie B’s Hot Chicken serves hot chicken, a style of bird born and perfected in Nashville (and, so far, unrivaled elsewhere) that’s coated in an earthy and fiery slick of spiced fryer oil after it’s been cooked to a golden crisp.

Meet 3 of Atlanta’s best pitmasters
Sep 6

Sep 6 Meet 3 of Atlanta’s best pitmasters

Sarah Lawrence
Atlanta Magazine

In two short years, Bryan Furman has risen to the top of Atlanta’s barbecue game.

Review: Momonoki brings the beauty and craft of Tokyo and Taipei to Midtown
Aug 31

Aug 31 Review: Momonoki brings the beauty and craft of Tokyo and Taipei to Midtown

Sarah Lawrence
Atlanta Magazine

You can learn a lot about the origins of Momonoki, a new fast-casual joint in Midtown, from the Instagrams of Taiwanese-American chef Jason Liang and Taiwanese pastry chef ChingYao Wang (who’s also his wife).

Chamblee’s Tip Top Kosher Market has a hidden Israeli restaurant in the back
Aug 16

Aug 16 Chamblee’s Tip Top Kosher Market has a hidden Israeli restaurant in the back

Sarah Lawrence
Atlanta Magazine

Israelis David Malka and Yehonatan Hazot opened Tip Top Kosher Market last August.

Atlanta's Antico Pizza Napoletana: Something Lost, Something Gained
Aug 9

Aug 9 Atlanta's Antico Pizza Napoletana: Something Lost, Something Gained

Sarah Lawrence
Serious Eats

The first time I ever dined at Antico Pizza Napoletana was the night before it opened to the public in September 2009.

Why Israeli grillmaster Shay Lavi is an Atlanta chef to watch
Aug 3

Aug 3 Why Israeli grillmaster Shay Lavi is an Atlanta chef to watch

Sarah Lawrence
Atlanta Magazine

A master griller of both meat and vegetables, Lavi is now preparing to open his own cafe downtown.

Chef to Watch: Maricela Vega, a.k.a. Chicomecóatl, crafts beautiful, plant-based Mexican dishes
Jun 12

Jun 12 Chef to Watch: Maricela Vega, a.k.a. Chicomecóatl, crafts beautiful, plant-based Mexican dishes

Sarah Lawrence
Atlanta Magazine

The busy chef is making her mark on Atlanta one pop-up at a time.

Anna Russ left a career in oncology research to start a holistic tea company: Teaney
Apr 23

Apr 23 Anna Russ left a career in oncology research to start a holistic tea company: Teaney

Sarah Lawrence
Atlanta Magazine

For 20 years, Anna Russ worked in oncology clinical research that aimed to discover and test new drugs for cancer treatment.

Heirloom Market BBQ reopens after a fire destroyed its smokehouse
Apr 18

Apr 18 Heirloom Market BBQ reopens after a fire destroyed its smokehouse

Sarah Lawrence
Atlanta Magazine

This past Friday night (which just happened to be the 13th) Heirloom Market BBQ’s smokers caught fire, causing the popular barbecue spot to temporarily close.

Big Daddy’s Taco serves up fun Indian-Mexican fusion tacos in Chamblee
Apr 17

Apr 17 Big Daddy’s Taco serves up fun Indian-Mexican fusion tacos in Chamblee

Sarah Lawrence
Atlanta Magazine

A lot of people take food way too seriously, and, I admit, I can be one of those people too.

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