For Food's Sake

  What prepared you to be a farmer?  I have lived in Decatur all of my life. My dad sold vegetables from the family garden off the back of his pickup truck for years. As kids we always helped dad. By 16, I started taking gardening more seriously. I was pretty excited about the new [...]

Why is sourcing local and or organic produce important to you & your restaurant?  It makes sense….and it helps bring more readily available and variety of produce for all chefs in Atlanta. If you were a farmer what would you raise or grow? I would raise world class dairy cows and make my own artesenal [...]

Want a new recipe for the holidays? Join us Saturday, December 10th at 7PM for a POT LUCK RECIPE SWAP $12 – BYOB and BYOD RESERVE HERE at the home of Founders Society Members Stephanie and Patrick Warren Send me your recipe info@forfoodssake.org . We’ll photograph the dish and throw it all into a pdf you can [...]

                                                                                                                                              Chef Evan Cordes and D&A Farm Host Oct. 11 For Foods Sake What prepared you to be a farmer? When I was younger, I worked in a greenhouse at the local nursery. It was a small, family run business, similar to my farm now. [...]

                                        Q&A with Chef Evan Cordes Why is sustainability important to you & your restaurant? This really just boils down to doing the “right” thing. Supporting the local economy is essential, the more we can support the farms that surround the city, the more jobs can be be created; which, as [...]

by Amanda Trevelino of Full Dishclosure A chilly October mist settles over us the minute we step into the graveyard, making us a little unsure about having agreed to dine with the dead, but Esther Andrew and Chef Evan Cordes are about to shift our way of thinking. Photos by Kitty Ray Swain. In the [...]

Stay Tuned for the upcoming Fall 2012 For Foods Sake. It’s always unique and always underground!

City of Refuge provides both life-saving resources and life-building tools to individuals and families living in poverty each year.  Each year 10,000 people come to City of Refuge to overcome the barriers preventing them from achieving a fulfilled and successful life.  While they are there they participate in a multitude of programs specifically targeted to [...]

Why is sourcing local and or organic produce important to you & your restaurant? Knowing what you eat is important and we as chefs should know not only what we are feeding people but also where it is coming from.  I try to use organic ingredients when possible but using local and seasonal ingredients is [...]

Southern Swiss Dairy is a milk processing facility located in Waynesboro, GA that is family owned and operated. Our milk is natural and free of artificial growth hormones. We process and bottle milk products the same day our cows are milked, ensuring our customers will have the freshest milk possible Q&A with Farmer Jimmy Franks [...]