Atlanta - April 29, 2008

A Little Motherly Advice

2008 Mother’s Day Guide

Momma told you, you better shop around. Whatcha waiting for?

Money’s no object. But it sure can help buy pretty ones. Like Lisa Stein’s diamond-studded gold hoops at Tassels (3802 Roswell Road; 404-364-9434).

Hungry like the (mother) wolf? Book brunch for two at Cafe 458, reopening this weekend.  Kelly Wearstler-phile boy wonder/local designer Brian Patrick Flynn appointed the space with mixed-century modern lights, tables, and comfy banquettes to complement the rotating star chef cuisine (458 Edgewood Avenue; 404-525-3276).

Your young mommy BFF is at wits’ end. Extend a lifeline — and an overnight babysitting offer — via Kate Quinn’s portable organic infant sacque (Eco Bella, 1046 North Highland Avenue, Virginia Highland; 404-815-4280).

Or take a few pages from Virginia Willis’s latest, Bon Appétit, Y’all. Get Mom’s copy personalized at The Cook’s Warehouse.

And if you have one of those moms, make her your date for Augusten Burroughs’s Alliance Stage essay reading (May 18, 7:30 p.m.). Get tickets this Saturday at Outwrite Bookstore & Coffeehouse (991 Piedmont Avenue, Midtown; 404-607-0082), but don’t tell her they were free.

She already knows she raised you with good values.