I've lived in many cities in my life. Denver, Los Angeles and even Reno Nevada. Each has it's own flavor and as much as I enjoyed living in each of those areas (each for their own reasons) I absolutely love living in the south. You know this already, though, didn't you?
Nashville, where I live and work, is called the 'Mid South.' Places like Mississippi and Louisiana are called the Deep South. The further south you go, you get deeper and deeper until you hit the gulf. Then, there's Florida. Yes, Florida is 'the south', but they don't have the southern accent so I just don't include them. My blog, my rules. But as usual, I digress.
One of the most fun places to visit in the South is Atlanta, Georgia. (Bubba Pronunciation Guide: et-LANN-uh, JO-juh) Atlanta is considered to be a shining jewel of the south, a cosmopolitan city the likes of which you cannot find elsewhere.
When someone first told me that Atlanta was very 'cosmopolitan', I figured it was where they published the magazine. (No, really.) I later found out that Cosmopolitan means "familiar with and at ease in many different countries and cultures." Atlanta is quite cosmopolitan! What makes it so 'cosmopolitan' is the wonderful mixture of southerners and transplants from across the globe, living in small tight knit groups within the matrix of a single city.
This mix gives you incredible restaurants with 5 Star Michelin ratings sitting almost elbow to elbow with restaurants specializing in African, European, Australian cuisine and maybe even Caribbean with a Southern flair. Anything is possible. It makes Atlanta 'Cosmopolitan' with a capital 'C' AND a place to visit - here in the South!
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