The 10 best dishes I ate in Atlanta in 2016
2015 was punctuated with the December opening of Staplehouse, which has since been labeled by many as one of the best restaurants in the country. When I started making this 2016 list, I pinged my...
View ArticleB’s Cracklin’ BBQ is hosting a breakfast pop-up
Erika Council’s cinnamon rollsPhotograph by Erika Council Ever since Bryan Furman opened B’s Cracklin’ BBQ in Atlanta last fall, he’s wanted to serve breakfast. His much-loved Riverside restaurant...
View ArticleB’s Cracklin’ pitmaster Bryan Furman lands his name on a bottle of Heinz
The Carolina-style Heinz barbecue sauce with Furman’s namePhotographs courtesy of Bryan Furman. B’s Cracklin’ Barbecue pitmaster Bryan Furman is getting more national recognition—this time in the...
View ArticleTaste oysters from all over the South this weekend—and help Georgia’s local...
At the Landlocked Oyster Fest and Benefit this Sunday, you can try oysters from 19 different farmers, 15 of whom produce in the Southeast. Georgia oyster farmers take up just two slots on that...
View ArticleBarbecue: B’s Cracklin’
Pork ribs, collard greens, macaroni and cheese, and hoecakes at B’s Cracklin’ BarbequePhotograph by Johnny Autry This Atlanta location of pitmaster Bryan Furman’s barbecue joint—the original is in...
View ArticleBreakfast meets barbecue at B’s Cracklin’s Bomb-Ass Biscuit Pop-Up
Bryan Furman and Erika CouncilPhotograph by Andrew Thomas Lee Seven lucky Saturdays in 2017 had B’s Cracklin’ Barbeque chef and owner Bryan Furman and Southern Soufflé blogger Erika Council serving...
View ArticleIf you don’t exclusively use wood to smoke your meat, is it still true barbecue?
John Shelton Reed, an eminent sociologist from the University of North Carolina, has an unusual retirement hobby. He has made it his cause to honor traditional pit barbecue and discredit other cooking...
View ArticleMeet 3 of Atlanta’s best pitmasters
B’s Cracklin’ BBQ‘s Bryan Furman The reluctant king In two short years, Bryan Furman has risen to the top of Atlanta’s barbecue game. The former welder, who started out with a modest ’cue stand in...
View ArticleWhat it’s like to watch an Atlanta Hawks game inside the revamped State Farm...
A view of the court from one of the new open standing-room areas, near Killer Mike’s Swag Shop.Photograph by Myrydd Wells After spending the summer closed while crews ripped out walls, applied fresh...
View Article8. B’s Cracklin’
Pitmaster/proprietor Bryan FurmanPhotograph by Andrew Thomas Lee See all 75 Best Restaurants Every cloud has a silver lining, even the cloud of smoke that began billowing from the roof of B’s Cracklin’...
View ArticleThe 20 most anticipated Atlanta restaurants of 2020
Bianco pizza at GranaCourtesy of Gianna Mercandetti It’s not only a new year, but a whole new decade. What does that mean for Atlanta’s thriving culinary scene? New places to eat and drink, for one....
View ArticleAtlanta’s 50 Best Restaurants: Takeout Edition
Tlayuda at Taquería La OaxaqueñaPhotograph by Cori Carter With most restaurant dining rooms still shuttered due to the pandemic, we’ve compiled a list below of all the restaurants from last year’s 75...
View ArticleIt’s more important than ever to support Black-owned restaurants. Here are 17...
Bryan Furman cuts ribs at B’s Cracklin’ BBQPhotograph by Andrew Thomas Lee In light of the pandemic, be sure to check a restaurant’s Instagram or website for its most up-to-date info on dine-in, patio,...
View ArticleBarbecue is smokin’ in Atlanta: What’s next for Bryan Furman, Fox Bros., Lake...
Brisket from Lake & Oak BBQPhoto by Tom Pritchard The past few weeks have brought a flurry of announcements from some of the most popular pitmasters in Atlanta and the Southeast. Celebrity...
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