IN THE NEWS: The AJC’s Meridith Ford gives three stars to La Oaxaquena Taqueria (6738 Tara Blvd., Jonesboro), while Bob Townsend reviews Tossed (201 W. Ponce de Leon Ave., Decatur, 404-378-1400), and H.M. Cauley considers Yellowfin Chophouse (10595 Old Alabama Connector, Alpharetta, 770-587-4121) and California Dreaming (745 Chastain Road, Kennesaw, 770-428-2055). … Cauley notes the opening of the coffeehouse SIP (528 Main St. in the Lindbergh City Center off Piedmont Road, www.siptheexperience), and the third area location of Marlow’s Tavern (Plaza Midtown, 950 W. Peachtree St., marlowstavern.com) … Ford notes the upcoming Atlanta openings from nationally renowned celebrity chefs, including the scheduled December 2008 opening of BLT Steak from chef Laurent Tourondel (BLT stands for Bistro Laurent Tourondel) inside the W Atlanta Downtown. Tourondel recently was chosen as restaurateur of the year 2007 by “Bon Appetit” magazine. … Ford also notes the Sept. 26 opening of Lola Bellini Bar & Restaurant, the Italian restaurant from Here to Serve Restaurants (Tom Catherall’s group of Twist, Shout, Strip, Noche, Posh and Goldfish) at the new Terminus Plaza in Buckhead (Terminus 100, 3280 Peachtree Road NW, Suite 150, www.heretoserverestaurants.com). accessatlanta.com …

Creative Loafing’s Besha Rodell gives three stars to Top Flr (674 Myrtle St. 404-685-3110), while Cliff Bostick visits the Brazilian-influenced Beleza (905 Juniper St., at Eighth Street, 678-904-4582), Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q (1238 DeKalb Ave., 404-577-4030), Buddha (100 10th St., 404-874-5158) and notes the Sept. 19 opening of Southern cuisine spot Relish (590 Mimosa Blvd., Roswell, 770-650-7877). … Emily Hanson reports that Linton Hopkins, executive chef and co-owner of Restaurant Eugene in Buckhead, is teaming up with wife Gina and mixologist Greg Best to open Holeman and Finch Public House, a restaurant that will focus on charcuterie and dishes like house-made fettuccini, fried bologna and mustard, and cane sugar cola floats. It’s slated to open this fall at the Aramore across from Restaurant Eugene. atlanta.creativeloafing.com … Steakhead’s Atlanta Eats Blog lunches at Marlow’s Tavern in Midtown. atlantaeats.blogspot.com

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