Cooking Competition

Last year, local Atlanta restaurants posted some of the strongest increases in business (6 percent) in the nation, but with a slew of pending debuts (more than 90 around town this year), some observers are using the dreaded "O" word — overbuilt, Bisnow reports. Waves of new openings at Ponce City Market, Buckhead Atlanta, Krog Street Market and across the Westside are heating up competition, but it's not exclusively an ITP thing. One Downtown Roswell restaurateur says he's already seen a dip in foot traffic since Avalon opened, adding: "We ain't the only girl at the dance anymore." [KSM, 2013. Photo: Curbed]