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Monday, May 28, 2007
Well-seasoned rustic mood spices rib-eyes
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Positive signs abounded as we poked our head inside Inman Park chef Kevin Rathbun’s latest restaurant, Kevin Rathbun Steak, recently for an advance peek.
For one thing, we arrived just as the liquor was being unpacked. Also, co-owner Cliff Bramble proudly pointed out that Rathbun has opted to keep the pre-existing graffiti on the building’s exterior. After contractors finished cutting away a section for the restaurant’s front entrance, they discovered the remaining letters spelled: “M-O-O.”
Explained Bramble: “How could we alter that ?” Earlier, Rathbun and workers had unearthed an ancient steak sauce bottle hidden in the floor of the former cotton warehouse. (Signed photos of the relic are now being sold for a $100 donation to the Atlanta Community Food Bank.)
The high-end lodge vibe inside was created by the Bill Johnson Studio. The interior contains hand-cut and hand-stacked walnut wood walls and a custom-built, 20-foot brush-aluminum-tree-branch chandelier in the dining room. Large pillar candles will be utilized for added atmosphere. Just before our arrival, a colorful, commissioned portrait of Rathbun painted by Atlanta artist Steve Penley made it up onto the wall.
Nestled up against the city’s beltline, a sofa-strewn lounge area greets those wanting a casual cocktail outside. Inside at the bar, Rathbun has created and had installed two train “destination scrolls,” signs with neighborhood stops like “Old Fourth Ward” and “Federal Penitentiary” detailed on them.
In addition to the joint’s trademark dry-aged steaks, the inaugural menu includes sweet corn risotto, chilled seafood towers, beltline chowder, pork porterhouse, elbow mac and cheese tart and a daily deep dish pie.
The eatery at 154 Krog St. officially opens for dinner Wednesday.
“We’re only taking 100 reservations for Wednesday,” Bramble told us. (More than half are already taken.) “Kevin begged us to start off slow so we didn’t make him completely crazy back there in the kitchen!”
Star to share wealth
Could your house of worship benefit from a $25,000 boost in the bank account? Thanks to TBS and Atlanta director/writer Tyler Perry, you can enter the “Building Onto a House of Faith” contest. The promotion is connected to the June 6 launch of the new TBS sitcom “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne.” According to the info supplied to Buzz, entries should be a paragraph (no more than 200 words) about why you think your church deserves to win. The top five entries will be featured on TBS June 8. Viewers can then vote for the winning entry, which will be announced during a June 20 “House of Payne” marathon. For info: www.tbs.com/contests.
From Times to CNN
Starting today, look for former New York Times culture reporter Lola Ogunnaike to join CNN’s “American Morning” program. We’re told that Ogunnaike will report on pop culture and entertainment news. “Her years of experience doing sharp, insightful entertainment coverage will make her a great addition to our team,” gushed “AM” executive producer Ed Litvak. Well, at least until that ever-revolving CNN door rotates again, or until Fox finds a talking giraffe to deliver reports on Paris Hilton’s exploits …
Contributing: news services
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Actor Kevin Conway (“Gods and Generals”) is 65. “General Hospital” actor Anthony Geary is 60. Singer Rebbie Jackson is 57. Composer Danny Elfman is 54. Singer La Toya Jackson is 51. Actress Annette Bening is 49. Actor Rupert Everett is 48. Singer Melissa Etheridge is 46. Actress Lisa Whelchel (“The Facts of Life”) is 44. Guitarist Noel Gallagher of Oasis is 40. Cartoonist Aaron McGruder (creator of “Boondocks”) is 33. Singer Melanie Brown (“Scary Spice”) of the Spice Girls is 32.
IN COMING
Former 96 rock Regular Guys producer and writer (they had writers??) Tim Andrews has moved down the dial to join Sean, Leslie and Jenners on the New Morning X program at 99X. According to info received at Buzz Central, Andrews has been in Atlanta since 1996, and “coincidentally, that’s how long he’s been bugging [99X program director] Leslie Fram for a job.”
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