I’m sure many of you have already heard about this, but it’s Atlanta history that’s captured the world’s attention, so therefore I feel compelled to mention it.

“This American Life” thinks it has discovered the secret recipe for Coca-Cola in a 1979 issue of the Atlanta-Journal Constitution.

And in case you’re interested, here’s the AJC’s coverage of its own story, gone viral.

Video of the 1939 Premiere of “Gone with the Wind”.  Courtesy of the Atlanta History Center!

Decatur Cemetery, Decatur GA (photo submitted by Sheila)

It’s sorta inhumane how frequently this bill is brought back to life, and then sanctimoniously killed.  The AJC reports this morning that Senate Bill 10 may be dead after the Senate Rules Committee decided not to move it to the floor for a vote.  Why?

….Republicans held a caucus vote to see where senators stood on the issue, and the bill failed to gain support, so Senate leadership decided to not bring it forward for a vote.

“Having a caucus vote determining what bills come the floor and what bills do not actually to my knowledge has not been done in the past. So this is a little bit of a change in the procedure with the Senate, and the minority party is pretty much shut out of the process,” [Lt. Gov. Casey] Cagle said.

Over on Fresh Loaf, Thomas Wheatley offers this aside…

(Oh, and Christian conservatives shouldn’t get all the blame for this foul-up. Word is that some senators with ambitions for higher office refused to support the measure. While it the measure was popular in their own districts, they feared a “yes” vote would bite them in the behind when they eventually ran statewide.)

The James Beard Award nominations were just announced last night and both Cakes and Ale’s Billy Allin and Cynthia Wong were nominated for awards. Allin was nominated for Best Chef: Southeast and Wong was nominated for Oustanding Pastry Chef.  (Allin is also up for a “People’s Best New Chef: Southeast Award by Food & Wine.  You can vote for him online HERE)

Additionally, the local chain Taqueria del Sol was nominated in the “Outstanding Restaurateur” category.