Today we&apos;re talking with Ford Fry, Chef and Restauranteur, whose many Atlanta restaurants have been favorites of ours for years. As he continues to open new concepts across the country, we talk with him about his love of creating dining experiences, how he&apos;s kept his businesses going during the pandemic, and his vision of the future of food and dining out from his perspective as an eternal Optimist. Mentioned In The Episode<a href='http://www.killertomatofest.com/'>Attack of the Killer Tomato Festival</a><a href='https://www.concentricsrestaurants.com/'>Bob Amick</a><a href='https://www.fordfry.com/'>Ford Fry Restaurants</a> - See all of Ford’s concepts.<a href='https://www.georgiaorganics.org/'>Georgia Organics</a>Guntar SeegarThe Hill Saint Louis<a href='https://www.facebook.com/necidotedu/'>New England Culinary Institute</a> - Where Ford Fry studied the culinary arts.<a href='http://smithhanes.com/#/optimist/'>Smith Hanes Designs</a> - Smith Hanes has designed many of Ford’s restaurants in addition to The Optimist, linked here.

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