Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau’s 111th annual meeting was held in the Georgia Ballroom at Georgia World Congress Center. The meeting highlighted the city’s booming culinary scene, the upcoming major events and conventions and the recently announced downtown developments. The event featured a culinary panel with guests; Ligaya Figueras, senior editor, Food & Dining, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution; Freddy Money, culinary director, Atlas and The Garden Room; Adam Noyes, CEO, Proof of the Pudding.

(Above) Bob Somers, chair of the board of directors, ACVB; Adam Noyes, CEO, Proof of the Pudding; Steve Smith, partner, Pendleton Group; Ligaya Figueras, senior editor, Food & Dining, Atlanta Journal-Constitution; Freddy Money, culinary director, Atlas & The Garden Room; William Pate, president and CEO, ACVB