Monday, December 10, 2012
Quick Bites Quick Bites: Delayed restaurant openings, planned expansions, and more
Posted by Stephanie Dazey @stephaniedazey on Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 1:15 PM
- James Camp
- COMING SOON: Antico Pizza owner Giovanni DiPalma to open Gio's Chicken Amalfitano next door
10th and Piedmont, a new restaurant/lounge from HOBNOB Neighborhood Tavern owners Sean and Gilbert Yeremyan, is now open in the space that formerly housed Outwrite bookstore.
Chef Drew Van Leuvan's new restaurant Seven Lamps, originally set to open on Mon., Dec. 10, has pushed back its opening date. Updates to come.
In the new year, Chef Asha Gomez of Cardamom Hill will take her menu in a different direction - a fusion of Indian and southern American cuisines much like her celebrated Kerala-style fried chicken.
The new takeout venture from Antico Pizza owner Giovanni DiPalma, Gio's Chicken Amalfitano, originally slated for late November, is now scheduled to open next week at 1099 Hemphill Ave. (next door to Antico). Gio's will feature several Italian chicken dishes such as classic Sorrento Lemon.
Ford Fry has partnered with North American Properties, Vantage Atlanta, and Iconologic to bring Atlanta its first non-profit food truck in 2013. Although the name and concept have yet to be determined, the truck will benefit City of Refuge, a local non-profit dedicated to community development.
Mi Barrio in Grant Park will remain closed until the new year as the restaurant's owners head to their hometown of Guadalajara, Jalisco, in Mexico for an extended vacation. Mi Barrio plans to reopen in January 2013.
Tomorrow's News Today reports that Cafe Agora plans to expand, opening a new location in the former Thai Silk restaurant space (318 East Paces Ferry Road).
Roswell's Salt Factory Pub will open a second location in downtown Alpharetta in February 2013.
Thrillist reports that a new barbecue restaurant near the airport, from Tony Morrow of The Pecan, is now open. Tony Morrow's Real Pit BBQ is located at 3807 Main St., College Park.
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