Food
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‘Marbling Matters’: Retired Firefighter Raises Quality, Ethical Beef
Quint Breedlove is a senior majoring in journalism in the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia. This story was produced during the annual Woodall Weekend Workshop in 2023.
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Wefood Market Cuts Food Waste Selling Excess for Less
Wefood, located in Copenhagen, Denmark, was the world’s first store to sell surplus foods, which extend the “best before” date but are still safe to consume. This also includes items with incorrect labels or damaged packaging but not fresh things like milk and yogurt. All are sold for a 30-50%…
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Easy as ABC? Athens B Corporations Pave New Ways to Sustainability by ‘Getting Down to Business’
You might not have heard, but there is a growing trend in the business world for businesses to get B Corporation certified. Once certified, these B corporations operate as for-profit companies that can boast their achievement of reaching the “gold standard” for sustainability and ethical business practices. Many are…
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Over the Rainbow? How ‘Eating the Rainbow’ Might Not be as Beneficial as Eating Sustainably Grown, Local Produce
In honor of the recently celebrated National Rainbow Day, we’re digging deeper into the colorful trope of the popular health tip “Eating the Rainbow,” and its emphasis on eating a variety of colorful produce to benefit your health. However, shifts in modern-day agricultural practice often exploit the farms’ soil…
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Northeast Georgia Farms Face Hardships Amid Recent Labor Shortages, Inflation
The past year has brought numerous challenges for the nation’s industries, two of the most impactful being record-high inflation and labor shortages. An industry tightly tied to Georgia’s economy that has felt the strain — the agriculture industry. The labor shortages have arisen in the past few years and industries…
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Review: Gyro Wrap’s Return Introduces New Generation to Signature Dishes
One of the most difficult parts of leaving my hometown of Pensacola, Florida, for college in Athens was bidding farewell to the Syrian family recipes and my mother’s talented hands that put dishes like sour sumac tabbouleh on the dinner table after every long day. That was until I found…
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Review: The Foundry Could Elevate Your Game Day Fare
In a town known for restaurants that provide unique flavor combinations integrated into classic Southern cuisine, The Foundry’s new menu adds complexity to standard game day fare. After the pandemic hit Athens in spring 2020, The Foundry put a hold on its restaurant and bar, instead concentrating on its event…
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Review: Slutty Vegan’s Fun is Short-Lived
Aisha “Pinky” Cole changed the game when she brought vegan fast food to the late-night Atlanta scene in 2018. Slutty Vegan, which opened its fifth of seven locations in Athens in May, aims to provide yummy, but healthy options for “vegan desert” areas (Athens has around only five restaurants…
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home.made’s Brunch Returns with Fusion of Southern, Contemporary Influences
I expected home.made’s revival of its Sunday brunch to be the reflection of yet another minimalist, all-lowercase-name, lifeless restaurant. I was met with a delightful surprise that the chef and owner, Mimi Maumus, offers a pleasant hodgepodge of menu items that contain elements of Southern culinary style blended with their…
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New Thai Restaurant in Athens Offers Dreamy Dishes
I walked into Puma Yu’s — a new Southeast Asian restaurant in Athens — an avid hater of all things coconut and almond adjacent. I left stupefied, knowing that over the next few days I’d crave the almond-flavored tart filled with mango and pineapple, pillowed under a fluffy dollop of…