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FRESH POUR

The new releases redefining your local taproom.

The numbers tell one story. The American craft beer industry generates more than $28 billion annually, and Georgia alone claims over 100 licensed craft breweries. But walk into a neighborhood taproom, and the data dissolve into something more immediate: What’s new? Across Atlanta, a handful of small breweries are answering that question with releases that push past the expected pint.

CONTRAST ARTISAN ALES



In the heart of Chamblee, Contrast Artisan Ales is small but mighty, releasing bold and creative brews. Urban Tetris Hazy IPA delivers a complex and full flavored drink experience with three malts and two hop varietals. With Simcoe and Cryo Citra hops, it’s tropical, citrusy and only 6.5% ABV. Also striking is the Mandarin Dragonet Berliner Weisse, a kettle-soured ale infused with pineapple, blood orange and a spicy ginger finish that drinks like a craft cocktail. Tart and genuinely refreshing, it’s the kind of release that reminds you why small-batch brewing matters. Contrast is dog friendly with an outdoor area featuring games, food trucks and frequent comedy nights.

CONTRAST ARTISAN ALES
contrastartisanales.com


📝 Angela Hansberger

FEATURED CONTRIBUTOR

With more than two decades of experience in health and nutrition writing, Karina Antenucci is a seasoned editor, content strategist and wellness expert. She has led editorial teams for national and regional publications, and her work has appeared in Health, Marie Claire, Delta Sky, Parade, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Atlanta Magazine and Southbound, among others. She is a regular contributor to Simply Buckhead’s Wellness column and is the founder of the wellness platform Badass + Healthy. A Certified Intrinsic Health & Wellness Coach and Usui Reiki Master, and nearing the completion of a master’s program in nutritional sciences, she brings both a holistic and evidence-informed lens to her work.

FOOD NEWS

Craving the incredible flavors of Detroit-style pizza but looking for something a little on the lighter side? 🍕✨ Emmy Squared Pizza’s West Midtown location has just dropped the perfect solution: introducing the brand-new Skinny Square!

This brilliant new menu item takes everything diners love about their signature pies—the crispy, cheesy frico crust, the premium ingredients, and those iconic flavor combinations—and crafts it onto a thinner base. Made with exactly half the dough but still generously loaded with all the toppings of a regular slice, the Skinny Square delivers maximum flavor in a perfectly petite portion. It is the ultimate choice for a lighter lunch, a quick bite on the go, or simply a great way to leave a little extra room for their amazing appetizers!

Head over to West Midtown to experience this new take on a classic, and check out the full menu at emmysquaredpizza.com.

LUSH LIFE

Mario Cambardella’s ServeScape delivers Atlanta’s greenery!

Mario Cambardella’s adult life has centered around making Atlanta a more beautiful place. He graduated from the University of Georgia with a bachelor’s and master’s in landscape architecture, as well as a second master’s in environmental planning. After getting married and graduating, he started his first business focused on food-producing landscapes and had Atlanta History Center as one of his clients. That business helped him win a design contest with the city of Atlanta, which led to a job as the Urban Agriculture director in 2015. Cambardella served the city for four years, with some of his original projects still in play, such as the urban food forest at Browns Mill, the AgLanta Eats Festival and more.

While working for Atlanta, Cambardella focused on food accessibility. “I wanted farmers to post inventories of what they were harvesting and put it on an aggregated digital farmers market,” he says. “I thought it was important to leverage e-commerce.” That concept sparked an idea for a landscape and plant business in the same vein. Now, as the founder and CEO of Chamblee-based ServeScape, Cambardella connects plant growers with customers, all online. Here, he explains how it works.

How did you start ServeScape?

We launched in March of 2020. My last day as Urban Agriculture director was two days before we launched ServeScape—and two days before COVID shut everything down. Every store was closed. We were the only plant delivery place. We ended up doing $100,000 in our first 100 days in business, and today we have over 11,000 customers...

Read more in the latest issue of out now!

SERVESCAPE
678.827.2273
servescape.com


📝Lauren Finney Harden
📸Joann Vitelli

FANDOM THROUGH FASHION

For the first time, the FIFA World Cup is coming to Atlanta, and with it comes a fever pitch.

Between eight matches hosted at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, watch parties and celebrations in the streets, you’ll want to immerse yourself in this once-in-a-lifetime experience. Whether your soccer knowledge is elite or Ted Lasso at best, this list of soccer-inspired apparel will ensure you fit right in just in time for kick-off.

FIFA World Cup 2026 Host City Atlanta Scarf ($40)

Mark this Atlanta milestone with the FIFA World Cup 2026 Host City Atlanta Scarf. The matchless accessory features a bright, memorable design, and the ratio of 67% acrylic and 33% polyester fashions a comfortable feel. The scarf is 7.10-by-61.40 inches and is to be hand washed only. Wear it as an added pop of color to any sporting outfit or save it as a keepsake to honor the game of soccer.

FIFA
store.fifa.com


Discover more in the June issue of out now!

📝Katie Hughes

IN THE MIX

Nicky Hines’ Brown Girl Mixers sweeten social experiences!

Nicky Hines was a longtime corporate food and beverage veteran with almost 30 years under her apron. But 10 years ago, she began an event and catering company, A Dining Diva, on the side. “I’d take a vacation day and host dinner parties, which translated into me doing cocktail classes,” she says.

She was doing so well with her side hustle that she eventually left her corporate job in 2019 to pursue A Dining Diva full-time. The timing was not great; the pandemic followed swiftly after she had made that decision.

Hines did not let world events derail her, despite feeling hopeless. “Everything we did was social; the whole concept of the company was to be social,” she says. But customers continued to ask her to show up, even in the most precarious of times, including a customer who requested she do an online cocktail class.

“People from all over the country joined me for this girls’ happy hour,” she says. In advance of the event, Hines sent participants mixology boxes that included homemade cocktail syrups. Customers loved the concept and the syrups. Her business grew from there, eventually leading to a 100-person, two-day, online event with Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey.

While the events were fun, the main feedback the Upper Westside resident kept getting was that her attendees wanted syrups in bigger bottles. So in 2022, she found a commercial kitchen, applied for a Department of Agriculture license and began commercially bottling her Brown Girl Mixers line...

Read more in the latest issue of out now!

📝 Lauren Finney Harden
📸 Joann Vitelli

browngirlmixers.com

LITTLE LUXURIES

Romanticizing your life is easy when you are surrounded by beautiful things.

Small luxuries like porcelain keepsake boxes, sophisticated tissue box covers and handmade pottery are little reminders that beauty is everywhere, if you know where to look. When perched on a shelf or front and center on a coffee table, these tiny items have the ability to bring a smile to your face.

Marbled Keepsake Boxes ($232 for set)

Double down on design with a pair of block-print keepsake boxes from Nashville-based Reed Smythe. Handcrafted in Jaipur, India, they are made using traditional marbling and bookbinding techniques. Place keepsakes like photographs or cards within, or use the paper boxes in a closet to protect precious jewelry. Keith Smythe Meacham co-founded the brand with the late Southern author, journalist and entertaining specialist Julia Reed.

Reed Smythe & Company
615.200.8287
reedsmythe.com


Read more in the June issue of out now!

📝 Lauren Finney Harden