Coming Soon.....

[Hrothgar]

My guess is that the "simple American food that tastes great" bit was meant to be a somewhat tongue-in-cheek on the part of Blais and Amick. It will not surprise me at all if they come up with a menu consisting of blue plate items like meatloaf and chicken pot pie, but when the "meatloaf" actually hits the table, it will be tartare glazed with vaporized ketchup and gravy cubes, while the "chicken pot pie" will be a de-boned chicken wrapped and roasted around the outside of a clay pot filled with confetti vegetables and "puff" pastry that the diner is asked to blow into to inflate.

Or something like that.  

[totm]

I wouldn't be surprised at some Blais-ian interpretations of classic dishes.  But keep in mind, what won him Top Chef All-Stars was him getting back to basics and just cooking good food.  Yes, there was usually something on the plate that screamed rB but it wasn't the focus of the dish.  When he was at OMK there was a lot of basic good food.  Element and Blais were mostly, for lack of a better term, molecular gastronomy.

[rebelliousrose]

Call 'em like I see 'em. Although perhaps Bob Amick's business sense and big ego will rein in Richard Blais' even bigger ego. Richard hasn't actually run a kitchen since he left One. He used to be a really good chef when he was at Fishbone, but since then? Also, that's a really rough location; no foot traffic and no parking, but Amick made a success out of One with the same challenges.

Other than commenting on the chef's ego, warranted or unwarranted, I don't really see why people are complaining so much about RR expressing her opinion. I hardly think that her post here or on the AJC site will cause said "epic failure". I could be wrong but I don't think so. She's not saying that he is a liar or a cheat or the like, just that she doubts his ability to make this venture successful. So this hardly fits the definition of libel, which has to be a deliberately false and malicious statement in writing. I understand that some of the folks who are upset are chefs who sympathize about how hard it is to run a restaurant, but people are still entitled to their opinions. Just MHO.

Thank you, Liz, very gracious, very true, and much nicer than what I was going to say. My opinions of Richard Blais are influenced by professional experiences with him, and tend to be strongly negative for that reason. I'd like to be important enough that I could cause a restaurant's success or failure by simply expressing an opionion- if I could, a lot of the city's really good restaurants would have survived and flourished!  I'd also like to point out that I said Bob Amick has made a success out of equally difficult locations.

[biskuit]

This should be good - from the Spice Route Supper Club to Cardamom Hill: http://www.atlantamagazine.com/covereddish/diningnews/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10255176

[LizR]

This should be good - from the Spice Route Supper Club to Cardamom Hill: http://www.atlantamagazine.com/covereddish/diningnews/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10255176

That does sound good. And, finally, a great restaurant name, which seem to be few and far between lately.

[Beerbitch]

This is the plan for the old El Toro/Redfish/Crazy Horse building:


http://straightfromthea.com/2011/06/27/atlanta-housewives-attend-private-preview-of-peter-thomas-bar-one-photos-video/


Neighborhood not too happy.

[Minerva]

[Beerbitch]

[KoPP]

If I never see another "certified Angus burger" again in my life, I will die happy. 

I'm always relieved to know that the hamburger came from a cow...

[totm]

[Larkemon]

[KoPP]

Glorious Events is replacing Sodexho in the United Way Bistro area downtown. I know they cater in Chastain - anybody have any experience with them?

[LizR]

This is the plan for the old El Toro/Redfish/Crazy Horse building:


http://straightfromthea.com/2011/06/27/atlanta-housewives-attend-private-preview-of-peter-thomas-bar-one-photos-video/


Neighborhood not too happy.

That is, ummm, interesting. And kind of funny. Don't see it working, but what do I know.

[KoPP]

This is the plan for the old El Toro/Redfish/Crazy Horse building:


http://straightfromthea.com/2011/06/27/atlanta-housewives-attend-private-preview-of-peter-thomas-bar-one-photos-video/


Neighborhood not too happy.

That is, ummm, interesting. And kind of funny. Don't see it working, but what do I know.

I think the big problem is going to be when it closes in the wee hours - I hope for the neighborhood's sake that the cops can keep noise problems down.

[GabrielsDad]

Not sure if this has been posted, but No. 246 from Chef's Fry (JCT Kitchen) and Belline (formerly of Floataway) is opening in Decatur next week.

http://www.no246.com/