Virgil’s Gullah Kitchen & Bar

Let’s get tight up! with Chef Kristol Bryant as she learns and tastes the legacy of the Gullah Geechee and the foundation of America’s soul food.

Let’s get tight up! with Chef Kristol Bryant as she learns and tastes the legacy of the Gullah Geechee and the foundation of America’s soul food.

Secret menus and rare agave liquors make this innovative Mexican kitchen a mainstay on Chef Kristol Bryant’s culinary map of Atlanta.

Secret menus and rare agave liquors make this innovative Mexican kitchen a mainstay on Chef Kristol Bryant’s culinary map of Atlanta.

You’ve never seen Thai food like this. Dine like royalty with Chef Kristol Bryant at this fun and grown experimental haven for Thai delicacies.

You’ve never seen Thai food like this. Dine like royalty with Chef Kristol Bryant at this fun and grown experimental haven for Thai delicacies.

Serving up a plate of history, Chef Kristol Bryant dines where Martin Luther King Jr. himself once sat and enjoys the famous fried chicken.

Serving up a plate of history, Chef Kristol Bryant dines where Martin Luther King Jr. himself once sat and enjoys the famous fried chicken.

Noshes and bagels and beef, oh my! Chef Kristol Bryant puts this brasserie style delicatessen to the test.

Noshes and bagels and beef, oh my! Chef Kristol Bryant puts this brasserie style delicatessen to the test.

Experience the vibrancy of Spain through the inspired dishes of one female chef determined to have you dancing in your seat.

Experience the vibrancy of Spain through the inspired dishes of one female chef determined to have you dancing in your seat.

Lay out the banana leaves with Chef Kristol Bryant and fall in love with everything that’s plated at this bamboo Filipino home by James Beard Best Emerging Chefs.

Lay out the banana leaves with Chef Kristol Bryant and fall in love with everything that’s plated at this bamboo Filipino home by James Beard Best Emerging Chefs.

Become a part of the family with Chef Kristol Bryant as she toasts to tropical drinks and traditional mofongo.

Become a part of the family with Chef Kristol Bryant as she toasts to tropical drinks and traditional mofongo.

Make culinary history with Chef Kristol Bryant and these rule-breaking chefs at this multi-course James Beard favorite.

Make culinary history with Chef Kristol Bryant and these rule-breaking chefs at this multi-course James Beard favorite.

Grab a skewer and fire up the tandoori with Chef Kristol Bryant as she tours the national dishes of Afghanistan.

Grab a skewer and fire up the tandoori with Chef Kristol Bryant as she tours the national dishes of Afghanistan.

Take a walk with Chef Kristol Bryant through the Peruvian countryside as she gets to experience boutique rotisserie chicken in food-loving Decatur.

Take a walk with Chef Kristol Bryant through the Peruvian countryside as she gets to experience boutique rotisserie chicken in food-loving Decatur.

There’s a seat, and a glass, with your name on it next to Chef Kristol Bryant at this Vietnamese and Japanese eatery with a luxury wine collection bigger than a box store.

There’s a seat, and a glass, with your name on it next to Chef Kristol Bryant at this Vietnamese and Japanese eatery with a luxury wine collection bigger than a box store.

Meet the pizzaiuolo himself as Chef Kristol Bryant takes us to Neapolitan style pizza in the heart of Morningside.

Meet the pizzaiuolo himself as Chef Kristol Bryant takes us to Neapolitan style pizza in the heart of Morningside.

Come hungry to this legendary dim sum restaurant where Chef Kristol Bryant gets a taste of everything homemade and carved tableside.

Come hungry to this legendary dim sum restaurant where Chef Kristol Bryant gets a taste of everything homemade and carved tableside.

Walk the halls of Israel’s finest with Chef Kristol Bryant for a taste of Middle Eastern sauces, spices, and stories.

Walk the halls of Israel’s finest with Chef Kristol Bryant for a taste of Middle Eastern sauces, spices, and stories.

Walk the halls of Israel’s finest with Chef Kristol Bryant for a taste of Middle Eastern sauces, spices, and stories.

Come for the Afro-Caribbean dishes with an Asian flair and stay for the cigar lounge with Chef Kristol Bryant.

Come for the Afro-Caribbean dishes with an Asian flair and stay for the cigar lounge with Chef Kristol Bryant.

Pull up a seat to the sushi bar with Chef Kristol Bryant and take your pick of nigiri served up by Atlanta’s resident expert on the art of breaking tradition.

Pull up a seat to the sushi bar with Chef Kristol Bryant and take your pick of nigiri served up by Atlanta’s resident expert on the art of breaking tradition.

Jump into the center of it all with Chef Kristol Bryant as she learns the delicate mastery and performance of creating fresh pasta.

Jump into the center of it all with Chef Kristol Bryant as she learns the delicate mastery and performance of creating fresh pasta.

Experience what a hot stone bowl can do for mixed rice with Chef Kristol Bryant as she discovers the endless combinations of Korean banchan.

Experience what a hot stone bowl can do for mixed rice with Chef Kristol Bryant as she discovers the endless combinations of Korean banchan.

Set sail with Chef Kristol Bryant as she meets one of Atlanta’s most popular chefs and his New England seafood concept.

Set sail with Chef Kristol Bryant as she meets one of Atlanta’s most popular chefs and his New England seafood concept.

Pack a flavor punch with Chef Kristol Bryant at this Lao spot for delectable meat salads, sticky rice, and homemade beef jerky.

Pack a flavor punch with Chef Kristol Bryant at this Lao spot for delectable meat salads, sticky rice, and homemade beef jerky.

Sling ladles and sow seeds with Chef Kristol Bryant at this bright and buzzing lunchtime eatery with a regenerative farm for feel good soups.

Sling ladles and sow seeds with Chef Kristol Bryant at this bright and buzzing lunchtime eatery with a regenerative farm for feel good soups.

Join Chef Kristol Bryant in Peachtree Corners where these chefs prove that slow and steady makes a good ramen.

Join Chef Kristol Bryant in Peachtree Corners where these chefs prove that slow and steady makes a good ramen.

Take a bite of the best arepa north of Venezuela with Chef Kristol Bryant and wash up with regional rums.

Take a bite of the best arepa north of Venezuela with Chef Kristol Bryant and wash up with regional rums.

Discover the banh-mi meets po’boy mash-up at this funky Viet-Cajun joint, then get groovy at their disco chic cocktail lounge with Chef Kristol Bryant.

Discover the banh-mi meets po’boy mash-up at this funky Viet-Cajun joint, then get groovy at their disco chic cocktail lounge with Chef Kristol Bryant.