Monday, October 8, 2007
News / Gossip / Best Of / Restaurants Element closed
Posted by Besha Rodell @BeshaRodell on Mon, Oct 8, 2007 at 8:30 PM
I went out of town last week, after just having spotted the blokes from Element at Wine South, and came back to find that the restaurant had closed. WTF?
Element, which took on the name "Element Gastro Lounge" after Richard Blais took over the kitchen this past spring, was one of the most innovative and interesting restaurants in the city. Blais' micro-gastronomy was often thrilling to experience, and I can only hope that he pops up somewhere else in Atlanta rather than abandoning us like he did last year.
Element also won our Best of Atlanta award this year for Best Margarita. Humph.
You can read my review of Element here.
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In Atlanta, I don't think an independent restaurant driven by RB's food will ever fly. (Just not enough of the right audience) He's given it some great shots-- But, if he were to setup in a new luxury / boutique hotel's lounge / bistro- there would hopefully be enough of a rotating audience for him to stay and thrive.
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