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A modest bounce in sales volume at Atlanta’s independent restaurants occurred in Quarter 4 2012, according to NetFinancials, Inc., a firm that provides tax and accounting services to restaurant companies. Sales at Atlanta restaurants increased in that quarter 5.4% over sales for Q4 2011. In comparison, through Q1-3 of 2012, Atlanta restaurants experienced quarterly comparable … [Read more...] about 4th Quarter 2012 Shows Modest Bounce in Sales Volume

Marc Taft, chef and owner of Chicken and the Egg in Marietta and former general manager of Pacci Ristorante in Atlanta, is now teaming up with brothers Scott and Randy McCray to offer modernized, Southern comfort food at The Mill Kitchen and Bar in Roswell. Scott McCray is owner of McCray's Tavern neighborhood bars in Smyrna and Lawrenceville and CosmoLava in Midtown Atlanta. … [Read more...] about The Mill Kitchen and Bar Brings Contemporary Comfort Food to Roswell

Veteran hospitality leader Ron Wolf will open his first restaurant, That Pie Place, in Sandy Springs on February 15, 2013. Wolf's knowledge of the restaurant industry and substantial research led him to the concept of a fast casual restaurant serving a familiar item — pie — in a new way: the pie pocket. Offering traditional comfort food flavors in self-contained pie dough makes … [Read more...] about Serving “Pie Pockets,” That Pie Place Opens in Sandy Springs

As the owners of Irvington Seafood in Mobile, Ala., Marietta residents Kevin and Kammie Sakprasit have provided Atlanta-area restaurants with premium seafood for the past eight years. With the opening of their new restaurant, Pier 213 Seafood, the brother and sister team are now working together to bring the Marietta community fresh seafood from the Gulf’s waters. Located just … [Read more...] about Gulf-to-Plate Concept is Featured at Pier 213