We sat down with Executive Chef William Valentine of Kinjo Kitchen + Cocktails in Macon, Georgia. Kinjo Kitchen + Cocktails offers a taste of Asian-inspired comfort food, with a pinch of Southern flair, in a comfortable, upscale environment. When you combine that with ownership and co-workers that love and support me — well, it’s a really rare, unique and empowering place to work.

We sat down with Executive Chef Julio Rosas of The Back Burner Restaurant in Macon, Georgia.

Macon, Georgia is the perfect place for a getaway to experience the rich and diverse history of the city’s 6,000 historic homes and buildings that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.