Thousands turn out for Knights of Columbus fish fry

By ALEXANDER POPP alex@appenmedia.com

DUNWOODY, Ga. — If you’re in the mood for a plate of fried fish so good you’ll thank your lucky stars that friers and fish exist, All Saints Catholic Church in Dunwoody has you covered.

For more than two decades, All Saints Church, its Knights of Columbus chapter and an army of volunteers have supported charity groups throughout the region, funded through proceeds from fried cod, shrimp, salmon and unbeatable clam chowder.

Tom Simon, a Dunwoody resident and event organizer, said the fish fry begins each year on Ash Wednesday and lasts for six Fridays in February and March. But it isn’t just All Saints Church patrons who turn out. Each night they feed nearly 1,200 people of all different backgrounds, religions and origins.

“That goes through the entire community, not just Dunwoody, but the entire metropolitan area,” Simon said. “We've actually had people from Australia, Hawaii, Seattle, New York. You name it.”

“It's a social event for Dunwoody,” said BJ Van Gundy, another event organizer.

Simon and Van Gundy said the church typically raises roughly $30,000 in charitable contributions from the fish fry for groups they believe in, like the Special Olympics, the Boy Scouts and ICare, the volunteer ride service for seniors.

“We do it because we have a bunch of charities that we provide funds to that they can continue their good works,” Simon said.

But all that food and funding doesn’t happen without a lot of help and hard work. Van Gundy said each fish fry takes at least 100 volunteers of all ages, who start preparing food at 9 a.m., serve meals and bus tables and clean the space until about 9 p.m.

With volunteer help, they turn the All Saints Church gym into Dunwoody’s largest restaurant for seven nights each year and function as a well-oiled machine capable of turning out a meal every 6 seconds at peak times.

“It's a continual effort by Knights, their spouses, the Boy Scouts, the Girl Scouts, some of the kids of the of the Knights,” Simon said. “So, it's a community effort.”

To learn more about the All Saints Church Knights of Columbus Fish Fry, visit allsaintsdunwoody.org/ programs-events/events/fish-fry/.

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Atlanta Tex-Mex favorite Superica opens new Ashford

By ALEXANDER POPP alex@appenmedia.com

DUNWOODY, Ga. — Superica, the acclaimed Tex-Mex eatery, has opened its fifth Metro Atlanta location with a brand new 6,000-square-foot restaurant at the Ashford Lane development in Dunwoody.

Located at 1220 Ashford Crossing, Superica will offer the Dunwoody community a menu packed with modern twists on Mexican classics by fourtime James Beard nominated chef and restaurateur Ford Fry.

“Each dish is an homage to the Tex-Mex cuisine Ford grew up eating and cooking in Houston,” Ashford Lane officials said. “With carefully selected spices and high-quality ingredients, each dish is bursting with juicy and tender