Local Food Guide - Atlanta

In Season Now:

Apples, arugula, basil, beets, eggplant, garlic, muscadines, lettuce, mushrooms, okra, field peas, pecans, peppers, persimmons, sweet potatoes, radishes, soybeans, summer squash, winter squash, tomatoes, watermelon

Why Atlanta Has the Best Local Food

by: McCharen Pratt | Sep 17, 2012

Atlanta is not a timid city. We’ve got the biggest aquarium in the world, the busiest airport in the world, top tier sports franchises, a news network you may have heard of, and more. Surrounded by so much largesse, it might surprise you to know we can also get back down to basics -- local farms and local foods are two tasty areas where Atlanta excels. In fact, when it comes to local food, we’re ...

McCharen Pratt

Atlanta Locavore

The best advice McCharen Pratt ever received was: "Try a bite of everything!" It was a job requirement when she worked for a cookbook company years ago, and now it's a mantra for life. She likes to try new recipes, because even the failures are delicious. Her chocolate chip cookies will knock your socks off.