Kennesaw’s Big Shanty Smokehouse adds market to menu of offerings

Kennesaw’s Big Shanty Smokehouse has been serving up comfort food for a dozen years, winning over fans with its ribs, smoked pork, beef brisket, and pulled “Q” chicken.  Now, as its customers navigate through an uncertain time, the restaurant is hoping to provide comfort in a different way.

Here's how one Athens initiative hopes to flatten the curve of economic losses

Health officials want to flatten the curve of coronavirus cases, but other organizations hope to flatten the curve of economic losses for local restaurants.

Chick-fil-A launches meal kits as more people cook at home

The chicken chain is also ramping up its retail efforts selling bottles of its Polynesian sauces at retailers.

Alpharetta business 'pies it forward' during pandemic

An Alpharetta pie bakery cooks up a plan to serve those on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic -- while helping itself to stay in business at the same time.

Trump orders meat processing plants to remain open

The order will use the Defense Production Act to classify meat processing as critical infrastructure to keep production plants open, according to the Associated Press.

Cute for a cause: Designers create fashionable face masks

Until a vaccine is developed, we may need to wear face masks for at least a year and as a result, they may become a fact of daily life.

Former 'Top Chef' judge explains why he won't be reopening his Atlanta, Athens restaurants

Monday, restaurants across the state unlocked their doors and turned on their “open” signs after Gov. Brian Kemp announced he would allow some businesses to reopen.

Amid pandemic, homebrewing surges in popularity

Fans who are trying to stay home say the hobby keeps them occupied and takes their mind off the news, according to the Associated Press.

'Food supply chain is breaking,' Tyson Foods chairman says as processing plants continue to close

The chairman of Tyson Foods has issued a stark warning to Americans following the shuttering of multiple meat processing plants across the country: “The food supply chain is breaking.”

Studying the 'Sweet Science' at Doraville boxing gym

A Doraville boxing gym is offering live workouts on social media, giving people a little taste of the “sweet science” from right in the comfort of their own home.  

South Florida shop makes face masks from alligator, python, iguana skins

A South Florida man is making stylish face masks that could help the environment. Brian Wood says pythons are invasive species that he hunts and turns into masks.

Famed Atlanta food hall navigates pandemic challenges

Several restaurants inside Atlanta's popular Krog Street Market will continue to serve customers through take-out and delivery options only, even as restaurants across the state begin to reopen next week.