food and culture
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Q&As
Q&A: Baddie’s Burger House Founder Discusses Sole Ownership, Tate Expansion
Joe Nedza’s mission is to build strong people through leadership development as the founder and owner of Baddie’s Burger House and Hot or Not Chicken Co. in Athens. The entrepreneur opened the first Baddie’s in December 2022 in the Five Points neighborhood. The restaurant serves smash burgers, hand-cut fries and…
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Athens-Clarke County
Athens Farmers Market Prescribes Fresh Food for Community Health
Saturday mornings in Athens are often synonymous with Bulldogs football, but for many, they are just as much about picking the right berries as they are about picking off the quarterback. From 8 a.m. to noon, shoppers flock to Bishop Park to fill their baskets with all the fruits and…
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Doing Journalism
The Lead: AJC’s Olivia Wakim on Food Reporting
Olivia Wakim understands that every great meal tells a story. As a digital content producer on the food and dining team at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Wakim narrates the flavors and origins of the Atlanta culinary scene. Having graduated from the University of Georgia in 2023, she is already making her…