A look back at the week in Atlanta restaurants and food news, Feb. 20-26

A dish at Marrakesh Mediterranean Market. / Facebook

By Yvonne Zusel

Feb 26, 2016

Openings

Dankbaar Taco replaces Bad Dog Taqueria in Emory Village

Drift Fish House & Oyster Bar to open this weekend in Marietta

101 Steak coming to Vinings

Marrakesh Mediterranean Market opens in Ponce City Market

Tom Murphy set to open Morningside Kitchen in April

Marlow's Tavern to open Marietta location

Ramen and wine on the horizon for Ponce City Market

Nature's Garden Express opens at Krog Street Market

Closings

Flora and Flour closed in East Atlanta

Taka Sushi and Passion closing in Buckhead, will reopen in Sandy Springs

Time Restaurant in Midtown is temporarily closed for renovations, according to What Now Atlanta.

Marnie Bell-Ferguson, left, talks with bartender Jessica Woody at Pallookaville Fine Foods, Monday, Dec. 14, 2015, in Avondale Estates. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL

Food and restaurant news

Brunch is taking Atlanta by storm -- the city's first Brunch Festival, to be held March 4 , is sold out, and popular Old Fourth Ward restaurant Staplehouse announced it will stop Sunday dinner service and start serving brunch in March, according to their Facebook page.

Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton ducked into an Atlanta coffee shop for her caffeine fix

Atlanta-area chefs sign opposing legislation around food labels

Who bought Pallookaville in Avondale Estates?

Recipes and roundups

7 places to find delicious fish around Atlanta for Lent and beyond

Feel like a winner with these 3 Atlanta Oscars menus

Make Sweet Auburn BBQ green beans from home

Dish of the Week: Chicken empanadas at Lobby

Are these the best sweet potato fries in Atlanta?

Triple Torta with three kinds of meat, lettuce, avocado aioli, and a fried egg on bread at Porch Light Latin Kitchen. Photo Credit- Mia Yakel. Styling Credit- Chef Andre Gomez

Restaurant first looks, reviews and flashbacks

Find out what we thought of Porch Light Latin Kitchen in Smyrna

Remember this Restaurant?: Sundown Cafe on Cheshire Bridge

Take a first look at Under the Cork Tree in Sandy Springs

Cocktails and beer

Drink like an Oscar nominee with these 5 skinny girl cocktails

Is coffee stout the original Buzz Beer?

Drink amaro -- it'll change your life, or at least your cocktail

Creature Comforts and Reformation Brewing named "Small Business Rock Stars"

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