Holeman and Finch Tops Mag’s Best New Restaurants List

IN THE NEWS: In the August Best New Restaurants issue of Atlanta magazine, highlights include: Restaurant of the Year, Holeman and Finch Public House. … Also, Christiane Lauterbach reviews Au Rendez-Vous. www.atlantamagazine.com … The AJC’s Meridith Ford gives four stars to 4th & Swift (621 North Ave. N.E., Atlanta) … Other reviews posted: Stout Irish […]

Critics Consider The National, Ludacris’s Straits

IN THE NEWS: The AJC’s Meridith Ford gives three stars to rap star Ludacris’s new restaurant, Straits (793 Juniper Street, N.E., Atlanta), while H.M. Cauley reviews The Counter (850 Mansell Road, Roswell) and Twisted Taco (Busbee Parkway, Kennesaw), and Jon Waterhouse visits Food 101 Sandy Springs (4969 Roswell Road, Suite 200, Sandy Springs, www.food101atlanta.com). www.accessatlanta.com […]

Critics Consider Straits, Parish Foods & Goods

IN THE NEWS: Creative Loafing’s Besha Rodell reviews Straits (793 Juniper St., www.straitsrestaurants.com), while Cliff Bostick visits Diesel Filling Station (870 N. Highland Ave.) and Jennifer Zyman considers Southern Sweets Bakery (186 Rio
Circle, Decatur, www.southernsweets.com). atlanta.creativeloafing.com … The AJC’s Meridith Ford reviews Parish Foods & Goods (240 North Highland), while Bob Townsend considers Park Grounds […]

Emeril’s Closing Struggling Atlanta Branch on April 30

IN THE NEWS: The AJC’s Richard L. Eldredge reports, “After being consistently creamed by critics and amid sagging sales, the corporate office of Emeril’s Atlanta announced [April 21] the Buckhead restaurant will permanently close April 30, following dinner. … Meridith Ford reviews Murphy’s (997 Virginia Ave., Atlanta), while the paper also reviews Cantina el Tesoro […]

Openings Include Fado Irish Pub, Ludacris’s Straits

IN THE NEWS:  Creative Loafing’s Besha Rodell reviews Stella Neighborhood Trattoria (563 Memorial Drive, www.stellaatlanta.com), while Cliff Bostick visits Cantina el Tesoro (129 Church St., Decatur), Eclipse di Luna (764 Miami Circle), and the newly reopened Melting Pot in Midtown (754 Peachtree St.) … Jennifer Zyman details the opening of Supermarket Chicago (5263 Buford Highway, […]