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Have you had a chance to check out our new YouTube show, “The Mix?” We’ve had a blast exploring show stopping cocktail recipes with our hosts, Julie and Phil. In case you’ve missed it, here are some of our favorite cocktail recipes we’ve explored so far, ready for you to try at home! (Step by step recipe and ingredients can be found in the YouTube description as well as linked in the title of each drink.) 

Originally a Brazilian dessert, açai bowls are dangerously addictive. A creamy frozen berry base with fresh fruits topped with granola and coconut, it’s basically THE perfect blend of flavors for your palette. For breakfast, lunch or dinner, açai bowls are spectacular at any hour. If you are passionate about this superfood like we are, check out our fav açai spots in the A.

A gorgeous new cocktail bar, a new College Park brunch spot, and a burger called the “Juicy Lucy” with melty, ooey, gooey cheese cooked into the middle are some of the new things to hit the Atlanta dining scene this summer. Check it out! 

 It’s a hard seltzer taste test on the latest episode of The Mix!  Hard Seltzers have been taking the country by storm, with large brands like White Claw and Truly hitting liquor store and supermarket shelves around the USA.  Plus, microbreweries like Atlanta’s Scofflaw Brewing Co are getting in to the seltzer game.  We’re taste testing all of these to help you pick the perfect ones for that refreshing summer party you’re planning.  For more great info on canned cocktails and other cocktail recipes, visit www.TheMixGa.com

Eating healthy can be near impossible when we live in a city that’s as great for eating as Atlanta, but there are some food hacks and tricks you can apply to your life to make it a little easier. Here are some favorite hacks from our guest blogger, Jamie Bodner, personal trainer and owner of Pinnacle Fitness.

It’s our Summer Episode of the Mix and we’re exploring the best canned cocktails on the market. Join mixologist Phil Armijo and lifestyle expert Julie Smith as they step out of the bar and hang by the pool to take a look at the latest in work-free aperitifs. These summer forward drinks are exactly what you’ll want when you’re relaxing in the shade. 

If “meatless Mondays” sounds like your worst nightmare and a big juicy burger, fall-off-the-bone ribs, or decked out Philly Cheesesteak are much more your style, then this is the article for you. Check it out for yourself–or maybe treat Dad this Father’s Day to one of these carnivore’s delights! 

Detroit style pizza and Georgia’s first Black-owned brewery are some of the new additions to hit the Atlanta dining scene. Keep reading to see what else is new in ATL. 

Atlanta is filled with restaurants for people with great taste. 🥂✨ Here are some of our favorite tasting menus around the city, curated by ATL’s top chefs and totally worth the indulgence. And if great design and decor is as important to you as great food, be sure to visit Georgia Furniture Mart for all your furniture needs.

You’ve got to love a lemonade with some whiskey in it. We’ve got a new cocktail recipe for you–a Blueberry Mint Rye Lemonade recipe made with WhistlePig PiggyBack Rye. Mixologist Phil Armijo and host Julie Smith are downing these perfect for poolside-sipping cocktails in our latest episode. Julie shares some interesting facts about lemonade’s role in medieval history, while Phil gives facts about the history behind WhistlePig PiggyBack. 

Biscuits. Chicken and waffles. French toast. No matter your brunch preference, you can dine like a king in a delicious city like ours. Here are some places in ATL that have particularly delicious French toast!

We may get to eat at Atlanta’s best restaurants on a regular basis filming for Atlanta Eats TV, but that doesn’t make the Atlanta Eats staff immune to the lure of a Red Lobster cheddar bay biscuit. Here are some of our favorite guilty pleasures from local chain restaurants and fast food spots.

It’s a fresh Ford’s Gin Spanish Gin and Tonic recipe just in time for summer!  Mixologist Phil Armijo and host Julie Smith are ginning up some interesting facts about the classic spirit made from juniper berries.  Get a wine glass ready and your favorite aromatics to customize the drink yourself – or follow along with Phil and Julie as they add Fever-Tree aromatic, along with lemon, raspberry and thyme to this sunny summer swill. 

Smell that, Atlanta? It’s BBQ Season and the grills, green eggs and coal pits are smoking! But we’ve already told you where you can get mouthwatering smoked meats all around the metro. Instead, we’d like to focus on things that make that smokering sing – BBQ sides! Whether it’s collards and black eyed peas or Mac and cheese and cream corn, we’ve got classic and new takes on the stuff that somehow tastes better coming out of round plastic Tupperware.

Chinese food, ahh how much do we all love it? A lot! In the Shapiro home it has always been a Sunday night tradition but it goes way deeper than that.  I love it for a business lunch, I love it on Buford Highway when celebrating a birthday,  I love it when folks are in from out of town and I am wanting to show off the culinary diversity of our city.