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Ford Fry, owner of JCT. Kitchen & Bar, No. 246 and The Optimist and Oyster Bar at The Optimist restaurants in Atlanta, has signed a lease to open a new restaurant in The Pinnacle Building at the corner of Peachtree and Lenox Roads. The space was previously occupied by Bluepointe. Plans for the new restaurant include a menu inspired by techniques and flavors from the … [Read more...] about Ford Fry’s Newest Restaurant Concept to Open in Former Bluepointe Location

TWO urban licks recently announced that Todd Stein has been named Executive Chef. A native of Highland Park, Ill., Stein began his career working under Eric Ripert at Le Bernardin in New York City and then spent six months in France, learning to bake at Moulin de la Vierge. Later, he worked in Chicago restaurants such as Hudson Club and mk, the restaurant, where his cooking … [Read more...] about Stein to Assume Role as Executive Chef at TWO urban licks in February

Chef, restaurateur and cookbook author Art Smith has hired Timothy Magee as executive chef and Clay Livingston as head mixologist and leader bartender at his eatery, Southern Art and Bourbon Bar. Magee, a previous member of the Concentrics Restaurants, Fifth Group and Buckhead Life culinary teams, has cooked alongside world-renowned chefs in several New Orleans’  … [Read more...] about Art Smith Hires Timothy Magee and Clay Livingston

Clarion Events North America (Clarion) recently announced the co-location of Atlanta Foodservice Expo and World Tea East, a regional trade show that supports and fuels the expanding demand for specialty tea and related products in the Northeast, mid-Atlantic and Southeast United States. The shows will be held October 20-22, 2013 at the Georgia World Congress Center in … [Read more...] about Atlanta Foodservice Expo and World Tea East to Converge in October