Restaurants/Food

Publisher’s Note: ABD is bringing back its popular Business Lunch Review and bringing back our original reporter to break bread with you and offer insight. We use a rating scale with “5” being the best score. Food Quality: 5 Service: 5 Business Meeting: 5 Value: 5 Overall Rating: 5 out of 5 You could say I’m a creature of habit, especially when it comes to the restaurants I like and the meals I order. I’ve always been a picky eater, but that isn’t the case for my wife, Rebecca. I

Editor’s Note: We’re bringing back our Business Lunch reviews! Temporarily, former ABD reporter, Josh Heath will write a fresh, weekly column beginning NEXT Thursday. Wes Hennings will return in the near future to continue what he started! Today, we are re-running a restaurant review on Doc’s Porchside, which has stood the test of time—open now for almost three years. Hennings’ review took place in August 2021. Editor’s Note: Wes Hennings never met a meal he walked away from and is an opinionated eater! Each Monday he shares the results of

Kommatea is set to open soon between the Augusta Mall food court and the Macy’s on the upper level of the Mall. Kommatea’s brand of Boba teas, refreshers, and macarons is growing, thanks to its focus on opening at shopping malls mostly in Florida and Georgia, including one in Lawrenceville, Georgia. Kommatea uses fruit juices and milk to mix in various types of teas and flavors like Oreo, Ice Cream Sundae, Crème Brulee, Smores, Strawberry, Blueberry, Banana, and more. Main competition in the CSRA comes from established brands like: Lily

Restaurants begin preparing months in advance by hiring and training extra wait staff. For the hospitality industry, it’s like gaining an extra month, because many do about 10% of their annual business in that one week. Vera Stewart starts preparing in May for the following April’s tournament! Augustans may think of “Very Vera” as a one-woman show. By the time April comes, she’ll have worked with a few hundred people on her Masters business. The Masters will mark 87 years at Augusta National. Vera Stewart has been catering for the