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.
Fun Facts
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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.
