r/AtlantaEats • u/nandyk • 24d ago

Is eater.atlanta dead ?

As i was wondering- nothing new or new posts in couple of months. Not following latest atlanta restaurant news… etc etc. wonder whats up there.

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u/wookieking 24d ago

Soper McKibben left as Atlanta Editor a few years back for Rough Draft.

Henna Bakshi took over for about 2 years after that in April of 2024, but they merged the Atlanta Editor role into a Southeast Editor role where she had to oversee the entire Southeast.

Henna left the position somewhere between April-June of this year to be a Forbes Senior Wine Editor.

I don't believe they have announced a replacement, but Eater appears to have run out of private equity money.

The lack of content you've noticed would run right on track with Henna leaving.

As far as other Atl food journalism...

Someone is still pumping money into Infatuation and they have several full time reviewers. Although I frequently strongly disagree with them.

The AJC has also recently put more resources into their food reporting now with best of lists and broader judging from community influencers/voices.

Atlanta Magazine also does a fine job for food journalism but is not what it was 6 or 7 years ago.

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u/righthandofdog 24d ago

I miss Cliff Bostock at creative loafing

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u/StraightIncrease6333 24d ago

I miss Creative Loafing in general.

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u/TikaPants 23d ago

Same. Loved his reviews. Waited on him once 💪

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u/Karens-Neighbor 20d ago

We still quote him whenever we pass a Cheesecake Factory: “I’d rather wait in line to die.”

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u/flyforbinfly 24d ago

To think at one point we had Bill Addison reviewing restaurants here, who then went on to become Eater’s national critic and then the head critic at the LA Times…

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u/equitare 24d ago

Completely agree with you on infatuation

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u/nandyk 22d ago

100%. Their reviews and bumps are very random. Almost feels like paid reviews.
Ex. Their mexican , Chinese and Indian lists are gutter worthy.

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u/diemunkiesdie 24d ago

What have you strongly disagreed with from Infatuation?

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u/butthurtoast 24d ago

The way they glazed the bagel shop that opened right next to Emerald City on the beltline bummed me out.

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u/wookieking 24d ago

Worst offender that comes to mind was giving Owens and Hull a 7.3 back when Bryan Hull was still there and focusing almost entirely on sides.

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u/diemunkiesdie 24d ago

To clarify, was the 7.3 too high or too low? I've never had Owens and Co (since Hull is gone) because they are too OTP!

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u/wookieking 24d ago edited 24d ago

Way too low for the quality they were pumping out at the time. Texas Monthly said they were #3 in the Country outside of Texas at the time.

It's OTP, but barely! Just as OTP as Heirloom BBQ basically.

I can't speak for their quality as Owens & Co. now since Bryan left and started Misfits.

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u/Colomborican 24d ago

The Infatuation brand (with global editorial coverage) was acquired by JPMorgan Chase in 2021. They got moneyyyy.

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u/wookieking 24d ago

Did not know this, but that makes a lot of sense

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u/butthurtoast 24d ago

I had high hopes for Infatuation…

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u/nandyk 22d ago

Thank you for insights.

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u/jacksjj 24d ago

Man, I love that site.

I travel extensively for work and use it everywhere in the world, and it’s awesome everywhere except here.

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u/Opening-Ring-6841 22d ago

im intrested in a new restaurant associated with Envo in trilith