Atlanta Restaurant Veterans Open Amuse!
Serving a menu of French-influenced cuisine, Amuse! opened on October 19 in the ground floor of the Belvedere building in Midtown Atlanta. The restaurant is headed by Atlanta veterans Arnaud Michel of Anis and Andy Alibaksh of the Café Diem family, which includes Après Diem, Carpe Diem, Carroll St. Café and Village Pizza.
With a Japanese family background and a devotion to international flavors, Executive Chef Lenny Robinson helms the kitchen at Amuse! Prior to opening Amuse, Robinson served as executive chef at The Tasting Room Restaurant and Wine Bar in Sandy Springs, Ga., executive chef and owner of Downtown Atlanta’s Les Fleur De Lis Café and executive chef of Buckhead neighborhood gem Anis Café and Bistro. While at Anis, Robinson worked with Owner Arnaud Michel, with whom he has reunited at Amuse! His unique culinary style of blending various cultural influences is a result of his international background. He grew up learning Asian style cooking with his Japanese mother and also spent time with his family living in Spain and studying Spanish culture and food.
Also joining the Amuse! team is mixologist Ralph Drake.
