Bacchanalia gets a new executive chef and other top Atlanta food news from the week

Here are the stories that made a splash in the Atlanta food world, plus what to eat, drink, buy and cook this week.

 Joe Schafer has left Bacchanalia for a position as executive chef at Philips Arena. / Photo: Star Provisions

Credit: Ligaya Figueras

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Credit: Ligaya Figueras

Restaurant and dining news

Replacing Schafer as exec chef at Bacchanalia is Jonathan Kallini, who served as the restaurant's chef de cuisine for the last four years. Read more about Schafer's decision to leave the restaurant.

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