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Restaurant Closures Openings Slutty Vegan UpdateMay It s Thursday Time for a little Side Dish For this day s Side Dish we re offering two recipes including one for a twist on cacio e pepe using spring greens and garlic from the farmers industry We also have stories on two big restaurant closures in Virginia-Highland and Inman Park Plus read about the new restaurant joining the lineup at the block-wide Spring Quarter progress in Midtown A Mexican restaurant a Japanese robata grill and sushi spot and a rooftop omakase chef s counter all reported in should open by year s end at Spring Quarter As inevitably we have the latest dining news to know including updated details on the renovation and reopening of Slutty Vegan s original location in Westview and a flurry of Westside restaurant intel And in occurrence you missed it in your inbox on Tuesday evening here s a link to the latest edition of Family Meal It features a story on a group Facebook group with over members influencing Atlanta s Asian restaurant scene and where to find a wine flight deal paired with pop-up restaurants in Chamblee Cheers from the Rough Draft dining unit Beth and Sarra Join Jeff Goldblum and the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra on May at Atlanta Symphony Hall Goldblum launched the MSO years ago delighting audiences by playing contemporary arrangements of classic jazz and American Songbook standards Tickets available now SPONSOR MESSAGEHave You Heard Photo by ChingYao WangAnother Westside restaurant closureBastone the Italian restaurant and mozzarella bar owned by Chef Pat Pascarella closed after three years at the corner of th Street and Howell Mill Road The restaurant took over the space previously occupied by Bocado in with Pascarella saying at the time that Bastone would be his majority ambitious restaurant to date Read more here Marcel Cooks Soldiers renew leases on the WestsideSpeaking of Westside dining after a slew of restaurant closures along Howell Mill Road and neighboring streets a May press release broadcasted that Marcel will be sticking around Westside Provisions District for another years The Michelin-recommended steakhouse owned by Ford Fry just renewed its lease Fry also owns Little Sparrow and Bar Blanc at the complex The announcement also mentions the renewal of the lease for Cooks Soldiers across the street from Westside Provisions District And word is that Chef John Currence will open a location of his restaurant Big Bad Breakfast in the former Cultivate Food Coffee space on the other side of Howell Mill Road in Buckhead Slutty Vegan newsSlutty Vegan will reopen on May in Westview and with a new look You may recall we previously stated that this location was temporarily closed for renovations after Slutty Vegan founder Pinky Cole regained control of the company earlier this year Cole briefly lost control of her company after a rocky telling People magazine I was chasing something that I couldn t catch for so various reasons and that she wasn t the operational person Since taking back the Slutty Vegan brand in March she s formed a new company under the Ain t Nobody Coming to See You Otis LLC inspired by The Temptations mini series and closed Slutty Vegan locations in Duluth and on the campuses of Spelman and Clark Atlanta Bar Vegan a cocktail bar and restaurant founded by Cole and her Slutty Vegan partners closed on May after four years at Ponce City Territory NFA Burger opens in AlpharettaJust a reminder that NFA Burger opened in contemporary times at Avalon in Alpharetta Diners can expect counter function a simple bar scheme and a nearly identical food menu Instead of Schmoops cinnamon sugar twists the Avalon location will serve cups of frozen custard For drinks think margaritas and down the line a bourbon cream Dunwoody drive-through dilemmaDunwoody residents and business owners for and against the proposed drive-throughs for Raising Cane s on Ashford Dunwoody Road and Zaxby s on Perimeter Center West had their chance to speak during the May Dunwoody Planning Commission meeting After several back-and-forth from the commission over rezoning and special land use permits both applications were deferred until the next meeting in June Read more from Rough Draft s Cathy Cobbs One night onlyPeruvian restaurant Tio Lucho s in Poncey-Highland teams up with critically acclaimed Athens restaurant Puma Yu s on May for a special dining event The dinner hosted on the patio at Tio Lucho s mixes Peruvian dishes with Thai dishes from Puma Yu s Think fire-roasted whole chicken chili- and lime-glazed shrimp skewers papaya salad and sticky rice and a wedge salad with huacatay ranch dressing A ticket includes dinner for two people and guaranteed seating at p m this Sunday New Taiwanese group dining experienceA new group dining experience just debuted this week at Lucky Star the Star Metals Taiwanese cafe and cocktail bar from Brush owners Chef Jason Liang and John Chen Served family style the ban-dou Taiwanese street banquet features dishes and feeds between four and six people The menu includes dishes like ume tomato salad a beef scallion pancake wrap oysters three-cup chicken lobster club sandwiches and caviar bumps Expect mochi dumplings and pineapple cake ice cream for dessert Reservations are required per person Jeff Goldblum heads to Atlanta Symphony HallSPONSORED BY ATLANTA SYMPHONY HALL Join Jeff Goldblum and the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra on May as they hit the Symphony Hall stage At this moment co-starring as The Wizard of Oz with Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo in the critically acclaimed global box office smash Wicked Jeff Goldblum s storied career now spans six decades of award-winning work Goldblum launched the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra years ago Since then he and his band have performed for delighted audiences throughout the United States and all over the world playing contemporary arrangements of classic jazz and American Songbook standards Tickets are available now Top Stories From the WeekPhoto by Taco MacThe OG Taco Mac shutters in Virginia-Highland The original location of Taco Mac closed after years in Virginia-Highland The sports bar and restaurant chain known for its Buffalo wings and vast beer selection first opened at the corner of Virginia and North Highland in One commenter on the Facebook post announcement lamented that the property would seemingly become a new set of condos However a Taco Mac representative informed Rough Draft that the Virginia-Highland restaurant would become a location of Virginia-based Jack Brown s Beer Burgers Read the full story here Photo by Spring Quarter Portman HoldingsIndian restaurant joins block-wide Midtown enhancement Spring Quarter Indian restaurant Pataaka will open later this year at Spring Quarter on Spring Street in Midtown according to a press release The tapas-style Indian restaurant comes from Atlanta chef Anish Nair who also owns Jai Ho Indian Kitchen at Krog Street Field Pataaka joins Louisiana-based Mexican restaurant Habaneros at Sora Japanese restaurant Sozou backed by Chef Fuyuhiko Ito will occupy a ground-floor space at the neighboring Ten Twenty Spring office tower It will feature robata grill dishes and a sushi counter Ito s -seat restaurant Omakase at ISHIN will open on the eighth floor of the building in a rooftop space overlooking the Midtown skyline However the day-to-night restaurants from restaurateur Steve Palmer of Indigo Roads Hospitality are no longer listed on the website Read more about Pataaka here Photo by Sarra SedghiChar Korean closes after nine years in Inman Park Char Korean Bar Grill closed earlier this week after nine years at Inman Quarter in Inman Park In addition to tariffs and a weakening financial market owner Richard Tang stated that changes in the neighborhood factored into his decision to close Char Korean Char Korean was one of the first restaurants to open in the Inman Quarter advancement along with Bartaco and Hampton Hudson which closed in Tang credits the popularity of Sotto Sotto and Fritti owned by Riccardo Ullio with bringing other restaurants to this particular stretch of North Highland Avenue nearly a decade ago Read more from Sarra here Join Jeff Goldblum and the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra on May at Atlanta Symphony Hall Goldblum launched the MSO years ago delighting audiences by playing contemporary arrangements of classic jazz and American Songbook standards Tickets available now SPONSOR MESSAGEAt the Arena Two RecipesIN PARTNERSHIP WITH PUBLIC FARMERS MARKETS Peaches and veggies and spaghetti oh my Rough Draft Atlanta and Locality Farmers Markets are partnering to bring you tasty recipes you can make with ingredients at your local farmers arena This week we ve got grilled peaches and a twist on cacio e pepe Check out both recipes here In current times s Side Dish was edited by Julie E Bloemeke The post So Numerous Closures appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta