Fearless Innovation
A Cookbook Series Unveiling Atlanta’s Untold Food Story
ATLANTA’S FOOD STORY
Fearless Innovation Vol. 1
Atlanta’s food story has been told by many people over the years but none with the focus and passion that chef Taria Camerino has brought to this project. We invited Taria to curate and author this book not only because she is a talented chef in her own right, but also because she has a unique perspective on the food scene in Atlanta, having lived and worked here for several decades. Taria brought a level of passion to this project not only in her personal quest to elevate the awareness of the Atlanta food scene, but also in her desire to understand the complex social history of race relations, Atlanta’s role in the American civil rights movement, and the impact of all of this on Atlanta’s dining scene.
WHAT UNITES US
Fearless Innovation Vol. 2
This book explores the impact the immigrant community of Atlanta has on the food being served in restaurants across the city. Atlanta is a cosmopolitan city made up of many immigrant cultures. That fact can be traced to the number of Fortune 500 companies headquartered here, the concentration of renowned institutions of higher learning and, of course, the presence of Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, the world’s busiest and most efficient. Atlanta enjoys large Korean, Taiwanese, Vietnamese and Indian communities in addition to South African, Brazilian and Mexican populations. A visit to Buford Highway Farmers Market will establish very quickly, through the dedicated country aisles, that there are many Russians, Chinese, Japanese Jamaicans, Nigerians, Ethiopians, Thais, Laotians and so many more nations that call Atlanta home.
The goal is to make you hungry – hungry to explore this city, hungry to meet our chefs, hungry to learn innovative ways to combine ingredients, and, above all, hungry to eat every single one of the dishes.
—Author and Chef Taria Camerino
This episode of the Taste: Atlanta TV series tells the story of the making of Fearless Innovation: Atlanta’s Food Story.
