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Mike Jordan

Mike Jordan

Atlanta Contributor

Mike is an Atlanta-based food and culture journalist with stories published in The Wall Street Journal, Rolling Stone, Bon Appétit, National Geographic, Southern Living, and others. He is Resy’s former Southeast editor and previously served as founding editor of Thrillist Atlanta, digital program director at Atlanta radio station WVEE-FM, and senior editor at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Mike is also chairman of the Atlanta Press Club, the U.S. South academy chair for 50 Best Restaurants, and winner of the James Beard Foundation’s 2024 Jonathan Gold Local Voice Award, for which he was a finalist in 2023.

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Fun Facts

  • Lives in
    Atlanta, GA
  • Hot take
    Breakfast is a scam.
  • Drink of choice
    My receipts would say a Negroni or ANXO dry cider but my heart says Côte de Brouilly.
  • Favorite food movie
    “The French Dispatch.”
  • Best high-low pairing
    Beef jerky and Beaujolais.
  • Your Ratatouille moment
    Making my first Thanksgiving dinner contribution: a salad.
  • Pro tip for diners
    Be as nice as you can possibly be to your servers and tip them accordingly. Reciprocity is real.
  • Last meal on earth
    My own gumbo at my house.

Mike’s Featured Stories

Guides

How to Spend a Perfect 72 Hours Eating Your Way Through Atlanta

Guides

The Atlanta Restaurants Where We Want To Be Regulars

Interviews

What Pride Means to Chefs Deborah VanTrece and Steven Satterfield

Guides

The Ultimate Guide to Atlanta’s Westside, According to Fabian Williams

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The May Hit List: Oreatha’s at The Point, Le Bon Nosh, The Daily, and More

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