Chris Hadermann brings excellence to every pursuit. From his many business ventures, personal health and fitness goals to philanthropy that feeds the soul, he is the ultimate entrepreneur. By Wyndi KappesPhotography by CatMax Photography One evening out with the boys changed Chris Hadermann's life in 1996. Tired of the Buckhead… Read more...

      By Megan McCarthy     Whipping up a wholesome and delicious lunch for you and your family doesn't have to be hard or time consuming. Here, award-winning chef, healthy lifestyle consultant and cooking coach (corporate lunch and learns, private classes) Megan McCarthy shares five simple recipes that… Read more...

Foodie philanthropist Sean Palani talks about his social club, the Atlanta Guy's Dinner Group, and why you'll want to show up with your boys. By Annie Paschal Laughter fills the air and enticing entrées are sprawled across the table. This is a typical Monday night for Sean Palani, founder of… Read more...

        By Laura Janelle Downey   Peter Servold used the art of cooking to woo Sarah Menkes seven years ago. "We did a Paleo challenge together," he says. "I went to the store and got every vegetable and different proteins." From there, he'd go to Sarah's place… Read more...

There's so much more to good health than focusing on those nagging numbers on the scale. Maintaining a healthy weight is important but for overall well-being, good nutrition is happily more about what we're putting on our plates, not what we're taking away. More than ever nutrition research points us… Read more...

By India Powell Cultivating an appreciation for farming doesn't necessarily mean you have to love getting dirty. That's something Mary Blackmon learned early in life on her family's land. However, growing up on the family farm in Arkansas gave her a deep and lasting passion for the place and the… Read more...

For over a decade, Atlanta Food & Wine Festival (AFWF) founders Elizabeth Feichter and Dominique Love have built a partnership that supports charitable giving, nourishes community, celebrates Southern cuisine and, now, even plants a vineyard ... right smack in the middle of Midtown Atlanta. The two met years ago, when… Read more...

By Morgan A. McLaughlin McFarland With water shortages threatening food production in several states and a growing awareness of the potential health risks of some genetically modified food, eating local food has never been more important. Locally produced organic or sustainably farmed food lowers fossil fuel consumption and minimizes pollution… Read more...

By Morgan A. McLaughlin McFarland When you think of sugar in your diet, your mind probably jumps right to that slice of birthday cake you had last week or the candy that gets passed around your office. And you're right; those are definitely sources of sugar. But sugar is sneaky,… Read more...

Refreshing. Flavorful. An Atlanta summer staple. These might be the descriptions that come to mind when someone mentions "King of Pops," but when Best Self Atlanta sat down with Steven Carse, the company's creator, we discovered there's even more to the product than that. In addition to being tasty treats,… Read more...