On the road today, working late, so here’s a quick regurgitation of some Atlanta restaurant news. Stay hip, my friends.
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Our friends over at Atlanta Dish brought some dining news that is quite cool to my attention. Dogwood will be offering all you can eat mussels served with a glass of Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc. I hope it’s the ’08, which came out a few months ago. It’s a return to form after a weak ’07 if you ask me.
How is the ’08 already out? Well, silly, it’s because New Zealand is in the Southern Hemisphere so they harvest approximately half a year before we do here in the top side of the world.
This Dogwood deal is all day Tuesday through Friday.
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AJC offered up some new information regarding Ann Quatrano and Clifford Harrison’s new venture – Abattoir. Located in the White Provision building of the Westside Provision District, the article mentions that one culinary concept involved is “whole animal cuisine”; using all of the animal. I’m thinking there will be some different cuts of meat going on here. I’ve also been told it’s somewhat feminine, French, and all around “meat” oriented. It initially makes me think of Holeman & Finch. Of course, they could be totally different, but that was the first thing that popped into my mind.
Oh yeah, and if you live under a rock, Ann/Cliff are the team behind Bacchanalia, Floataway Cafe, Quinones, and Star Provisions, so yeah… Abattoir might be pretty good.
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Also, Creative Loafing just informed me (not personally informed me, they posted a web page, I’m not that popular) that Scott Serpas’ (of Two Urban Licks fame, among others) new restaurant, the eponymous “Serpas”, is opening this month in the Old Fourth Ward. More details here.
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Chef Laurent Tourondel, of the many BLT (Bistro Laurent Tourondel) formats (BLT Steak, BLT Fish, BLT Burger) is opening his new restaurant, BLT Steak, in the W Atlanta Downtown Hotel on January 27th. Named the 2007 Restauranteur of the Year by Bon Appetit, Tourondel is sure to bring the heat, and I am quite excited about this opening. I mean, I love me some steak, and it’s kind of fun trying somewhere with a different concept than the old traditional steakhouse.
BLT Steak is billed as a “Modern American Steakhouse”, but with a “cozy French bistro” feel, we will see how his restaurant fares in the crowded pool that is the Atlanta steakhouse scene. I guess there’s always room for one more as long as it’s great, right?
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One last tidbit comes from The Blissful Glutton. H&F Bread Co. is offering a few take-out options especially for this year’s Super Bowl, everything from Hot Wings to Burger Kits. Go check out more details at her site, but I am gonna have to pick up something for the Super Bowl party I’m going to….now the question is…which one?!?!
