Simply Buckhead Magazine

TROPICAL TRANSPORT The Mai Tai is a summer getaway in a glass! MAI TAI VERSIONS at Your 3rd Spot It’s not tiki, but Your 3rd Spot aims to take you away, for a few hours at least. Along with games and shareable small plates, even the Mai Tai can be a varied experience. This version is fully tropical, beginning with Plantation Pineapple Rum, agave and orgeat, and then shaking in passionfruit and pineapple juice. It is served in an adorable pineapple glass with mint garnish for one and in a carafe for a shareable version for two to four people. There is also the option of a sampling of the spot’s top five cocktails, including the Mai Tai. YOUR 3RD SPOT your3rdspot.com Your 3rd Spot™ Social Dining 📝Angela Hansberger 📸 Brandon Amato #TikiTuesday #TropicalDrinks #MaiTaiLove #MaiTaiVariations #SummerSips #SummerGetawayInAGlass #CocktailsOfInstagram

ON THE BONE A herringbone pattern brings sophistication. Rosy Finch Matte Tile ($399) Mixing a traditional masculine pattern with the femininity of pink makes this matte tile from Fireclay a masterclass in juxtaposition. Pigmented ceramic ink is hand-applied by silk screen to the back of glass sheets to give the tile its vibrant finish. Soft edges are created naturally during the cooling process, giving it a boost of delicate charm. It would look at home in a laundry room, bathroom or powder room, especially when incorporated with more muscular colors like navy or brown. fireclaytile.com Eastern Accents Tango Pillow ($140) Herringbone doesn’t always have to be done in neutral colors, as evidenced by this jazzy pillow. Handcrafted by artisans for Eastern Accents, the pillow comes in two sizes, 12-by-12 inches and 12-by-20 inches. Buyers can choose from a down insert, an alternative down insert or the pillow case only. No matter which size, color or style you choose, this pillow will add interest to a chair, chaise or sofa. Room & Board Read more in the September issue of Simply Buckhead Magazine out now! Lauren Finney Harden #HerringboneTile #InteriorDesign #HomeDecor #RosyFinch #FireclayTile #SimplyBuckhead #BathroomDesign #LaundryRoomInspiration #PowderRoomGoals

ON THE BONE A herringbone pattern brings sophistication. Rosy Finch Matte Tile ($399) Mixing a traditional masculine pattern with the femininity of pink makes this matte tile from Fireclay a masterclass in juxtaposition. Pigmented ceramic ink is hand-applied by silk screen to the back of glass sheets to give the tile its vibrant finish. Soft edges are created naturally during the cooling process, giving it a boost of delicate charm. It would look at home in a laundry room, bathroom or powder room, especially when incorporated with more muscular colors like navy or brown. fireclaytile.com Eastern Accents Tango Pillow ($140) Herringbone doesn’t always have to be done in neutral colors, as evidenced by this jazzy pillow. Handcrafted by artisans for Eastern Accents, the pillow comes in two sizes, 12-by-12 inches and 12-by-20 inches. Buyers can choose from a down insert, an alternative down insert or the pillow case only. No matter which size, color or style you choose, this pillow will add interest to a chair, chaise or sofa. roomandboard.com Room & Board Read more in the September issue of @SimplyBuckhead out now! 📝Lauren Finney Harden #HerringboneTile #InteriorDesign #HomeDecor #RosyFinch #FireclayTile #SimplyBuckhead #BathroomDesign #LaundryRoomInspiration #PowderRoomGoals

GUIDING FASHION’S NEXT GENERATION A professor’s unconventional path adds value to her classroom. Although many students at SCAD Atlanta have dreamed of being in fashion and taken a direct route to get there, that’s not the story of Professor Yasha Morehouse, whose path to our city’s prestigious fashion school was far from circumspect. Morehouse began her career with an MBA in strategic consulting and research, working at pharmaceutical and biotech companies. A move to San Francisco in 2009 for her husband’s job found her looking for a new job. “None of the positions I was interviewing for were getting me excited, and I started thinking about fashion, as it’s always been a love of mine,” she says. She re-entered the academic world and earned her MFA in fashion design from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. “The massive career change made me nervous, but I loved it, especially the technical design side like pattern making, tailoring and fit,” she says. After graduating in 2014, Morehouse got a job with childrens wear brand Primary at its inception. As the director of product, her responsibilities included developing and fitting samples, working with domestic and international factories and establishing performance protocols. “That job was such an incredible learning experience, plus it was personal for me because I had just had a baby,” Morehouse says. Once she got the product line for primary.com developed and launched, Morehouse moved on to Stitch Fix, guiding the online shopping service through its menswear launch. “We were the forerunners in fashion tech. It was a fascinating and a non-traditional fashion role and exciting to be a part of,” she says... Read more in our September Fashion issue, out now! Yasha Morehouse SCAD Atlanta 📝Emily L. Foley #SCADAtlantaFashion #ProfessorMorehouse #UnconventionalPath #FashionEducation #CareerChange

PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT – SEPTEMBER 2024 Dress up your tablescape with these recently launched candle holders from Coton Colors by Lauran Johnson. The six handcrafted ceramic designs, part of the brand’s Signature White and Iris Blue Collections, are available in small, medium and large sizes. For a dynamic display, mix and match holders of different heights that are made for taper or pillar candles. Prices start at $21.95 at coton-colors.com. Coton Colors 📝 Giannina Bedford #CotonColors #LauranJohnson #TablescapeGoals #CandleHolders #HomeDecor #HomeAccents #ShopSmall

FEATURED CONTRIBUTOR Amy Meadows is a veteran freelance feature writer and president of Green Meadows Communications. She has written more than 5,000 feature articles for local, regional and national publications, and contributed to more than a dozen hardcover pictorial books about cities around the country. Meadows is regularly commissioned to write custom corporate and organizational histories, and works with companies of all sizes to craft their marketing messages. Her award-winning children's book, Emma's American Chinese New Year, was published in 2012. Pick up the September issue of @SimplyBuckhead to read more! #FeatureContributor #FreelanceWriter #GreenMeadowsCommunications #VeteranJournalist #AtlantaWriter #AwardWinningAuthor #SimplyBuckhead #BehindTheScenes KNOWAtlanta Relocation Guide

FEATURED RESTAURANTS VALENZA There’s something alluring about the Italian way of life—and of dining. It’s marked by family and friends enjoying unhurried meals made with ingredients grown nearby and crafted with care. A meal at Valenza, in the heart of Brookhaven, embodies those ideals. You can’t go wrong with the spaghettini, topped with fist-sized meatballs made of tender veal, pork and beef and a tart sauce of San Marzano tomatoes and red wine; mezze maniche pasta tubes tossed with a silky ragu made of tender pork shoulder, Umbrian lentils, white wine and roasted red peppers topped with crunchy breadcrumbs; or wood-grilled octopus served on wedges of panelle (Sicilian chickpea fritters) with mint, Castelvetrano olives, pine nuts and pea shoots. Each dish is as pretty as it is delicious, and everything is served in such a welcoming atmosphere that you’ll want to become a regular. Antipasti: $8-$24 • Primi: $20-$28 Secondi: $24-$44 • Sides: $10 Desserts: $10 Valenza 404.969.3233 valenzarestaurant.com Valenza Restaurant 📝Jennifer Franklin #ValenzaRestaurant #BrookhavenEats #ItalianCuisine #FamilyFriendly #UnhurriedDining #FreshIngredients

WES GORDON’S BEAUTIFUL WORLD A MOMENT WITH ONE OF ATLANTA’S GREATEST FASHION SUCCESS STORIES. If you look up the word “wunderkind” in the dictionary, there should be a photo of Wes Gordon. Here’s a quick primer: Raised in Buckhead, Gordon graduated from The Lovett School and promptly headed across the pond to Central St. Martins, the prestigious design school in London. At 21, he moved to New York to launch an eponymous fashion brand that quickly was lauded and earned him several prominent awards. In 2018, esteemed fashion maven Carolina Herrera named Gordon as her successor, and at just 31-years-old, he became creative director of the storied house. We sat down with Gordon when he was in Atlanta to receive the SCAD Étoile Award (a few weeks later, he was named Designer of the Year at the American Image Awards). You put your own line on hiatus to take over Carolina Herrera. Was that a hard or easy decision? Both. Herrera was a large, pre-existing company. There were stores and employees that relied on Herrera and a lot of opinions about me. So it was scary in the sense that I have terrible anxiety, and the idea that someone is unhappy with what I’m doing really stresses me out. But at the same time, I felt like I could do it because I shared a lot of sensibilities with the house. Now the line is very true to me. Women who have bought Herrera for 40 years are still able to buy Herrera, and women who have never bought Herrera before are able to go into a store and fall in love with a dress... Read more in the latest issue of @SimplyBuckhead out now! 📝Emily L. Foley #WesGordon #AtlantaFashion #FashionDesigner #SCADÉtoileAward #AmericanImageAwards #BuckheadSuccess

A NEW OUTPOST FOR ART Dunwoody artist turns a former bank into a cultural destination! Something about the unused, free-standing structure marooned at the front of the Dunwoody Village shopping center parking lot kept calling to artist Dawn Tresh. What had once been a bank, a one-hour photo center and a cleaners held a peculiar appeal. “It was its own unique little house, with lots of windows and even a drive-thru,” says Tresh, who has lived in Dunwoody for 20 years. “I wondered why no one did anything with it.” It took Tresh’s creative eye to turn the place into the Dunwoody Gallery, which she opened in May. But even she says it was a challenge seeing the building as an art gallery. “You had to have a lot of vision beyond the split-pea green walls, old cabinets, ripped window treatments and old carpet,” says Tresh, who has a master’s in art from New York University and a background in event planning and public relations as well. “But I decided to go for it.” Tresh worked with the shopping center’s owner to transform the space into a collection of rooms with plenty of bright wall space to display artworks. The teller window went; the bank vault door came off. The coffered ceilings stayed; a storage closet transformed into a salon to showcase artists. Tresh says the makeover has won kudos from the community. But it’s not just breathing new life into an empty space that has locals excited about the gallery. For many, Tresh says, an art destination has been a long time coming... Read more in the September issue of @simplybuckhead out now! DUNWOODY GALLERY 770.668.0677 dunwoodygallery.com 📝 Helen Cauley 📸 Erik Meadows #DunwoodyArtScene #DunwoodyGallery #RevitalizedSpace #ArtDestination #LocalArtists #CreativeVision #ArtisticTransformation

UNCOMPLICATING COMPOSTING Get the scoop on how to do it! Composting is an easy way to practice sustainability at home by diverting food waste away from landfills. It’s a great benefit to the environment because “when food scraps in the landfill rot, they emit methane, a greenhouse gas that is 25 times more potent than carbon dioxide,” says Elvis Cedillos, commercial support manager at CompostNow, a composting service in Atlanta. “Compost materials, on the other hand, decompose and become a nutrient-rich soil amendment that can be used as a natural fertilizer for healthier soil and plants.” Unlike chemical fertilizer that washes off when it rains and runs into our water system, Cedillos says compost strengthens the physical structure of soil. That’s all great, but how complicated (and smelly) of a process is this for those interested in adding it to the home routine? Here’s the 411. What tools are needed? Only two, suggest the experts at Atlanta’s Food Well Alliance, a nonprofit that supports local growers. You’ll need a food-scraps collection bucket with a lid in your house that can be kept on the countertop or under the kitchen sink—somewhere easily accessible for the home chef. Additionally, purchase an outdoor composting bin that is at least 3- to 4-feet wide and tall, and located in partial sun to help heat the organic matter to promote decomposition. (Smaller piles will not get hot enough, and a larger pile will be difficult to turn.) Alternatively, hire a service like CompostNow to pick up a weekly or bi-weekly bucket of your food waste and compost it for you... Read more in the latest issue! COMPOSTNOW 919.526.0403 compostnow.org CompostNow 📝 Karina Antenucci #CompostNow #FoodWaste #GreenhouseGasses #MethaneReduction