Oral Pleasures

This election year has brought up some fascinating food-related biases in America. Who knew that a candidate’s healthy eating practices could be a detriment in some people’s eyes? Or that someone’s preferred salad green could mark him as elitist? (See below for our Best of Atlanta exit-poll respondents’ social-status-representing salad greens of choice) Thankfully, quality was a campaign booster for Atlanta’s restaurants. 2008 has been a banner year for new restaurants, better restaurant trends and better food all around. For the first time this year, Creative Loafing has named a Restaurant of the Year, a development we find exciting. And as always, we’ve scoured the city to find Atlanta’s absolute best eats. We offer our congratulations to the victoriously delicious candidates.

– Besha Rodell