Two of Atlanta’s premier restaurants closed in the past two weeks. Joel Brasserie, one of the few French fine dining establishments in Atlanta and former home to noted chef/owner Joel Antunes, reportedly closed on June 25.  And Repast, owned by the husband-wife chef team Joe Truex and Mihoko Obunai  announced its closing on June 19.

Restaurant Forum magazine’s  published Truex move to Watershed in July August issue. At the time of publication, Repast was to stay in operation under the management and culinary direction of Obunai.

The magazine also featured Joel’s former sommelier, Perrine Prieur, on the cover of the March 2010 issue (to view article online, go to Perrine Prieur). Perieur is opening a wine shop in the White Provision, in Atlanta’s Westside community.

The space formerly occupied by Joel Brasserie will be taken over by the owners of Muss and Turner’s, Ryan Turner and Chef Todd Mussman.  Named Local Three, the new restaurant’s kitchen will be headed up by Chef Chris Hall who was previously the Chef de Cuisine at Canoe restaurant.

Turner is a regular contributing writer to Restaurant Forum and RestaurantINFORMER.com.

This entry was posted on Thursday, July 1st, 2010 at 12:19 pm and is filed under News.