24 Hours in Athens, GA with Hugh Acheson

Today’s 24 Hours in Athens, GA City Guide comes to us from renowned chef and author, Hugh Acheson. Although born in Ottawa, Canada, Hugh developed a love of the South and its cuisine and eventually opened his first restaurant, Five & Ten, in Athens, GA. Since then, he’s opened several more restaurants in and around Georgia and penned the popular (not to mention, James Beard Awarded Best Cookbook of 2012) A New Turn in the South: Southern Flavors Reinvented for Your Kitchen. Today he shares with us his ideal day in the city he calls home: Athens, GA. Thanks for taking us on a tour, Hugh! –Stephanie

Illustration above by David Saracino

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