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DEL.ICIO.USSad to See These Restaurants Go
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
THE CANNELONI AT ALLEGRO: Sad to see it close
Photo: Becky Stein
The list keeps growing, I’m afraid.
I was so sad to hear yesterday that Allegro, a fine Italian restaurant in Midtown, and Havana to U — serving groovin’ Cuban in Alpharetta — have both closed.
Allegro’s chef, Joe Rego, was a culinary student at Johnson & Wales University when I was an instructor there, though I never had him in any of my classes. He is actually Portuguese, like so many folks from Southeast New England (including Emeril).
I communicated via email with him yesterday, and he is “looking.” Chefs such as Rego may have to move from the area — out of state — if the restaurant economy (and the economy in general) doesn’t improve.
Good news: Leon’s Full Service in Decatur, from the beer geniuses at Brick Store Pub, has opened, bacci balls and all. I’m looking forward to checking out the ambitious menu from chef Eric Ottensmeyer. Plus drinking a few brews.
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