The Real Fix Pizzeria open in Roswell
After a few delays, Hicham Azhari and Fikret Kovac of F&H Food Trading Group have opened their fifth restaurant together, The Real Fix Pizzeria, in downtown Roswell. Piazzolo Giacomo Lazzano recently moved from Palermo, Italy to oversee the creation of pizzas made with "locally sourced, high-quality ingredients." Look for a casual atmosphere, with beer and wine, and both fried and Neapolitan-style pies fired in a pair of handmade wood-burning ovens. Open for lunch, dinner and carryout daily. 14 Elizabeth Way, Roswell, 770-299-1657.
Ladybird Grove & Mess Hall opening
Described by owner Michael Lennox as "a base camp for the urban explorer" with "campfire cuisine," Ladybird Grove & Mess Hall is set to open along the Atlanta Beltline on Sept. 15. But as EATER Atlanta reported last week, Robert Lupo, the former Leon's Full Service chef, who was set to serve as executive chef, suddenly resigned and will be replaced by sous chef Kyle Schmidt, previously of King + Duke and No. 246. 684 John Wesley Dobbs Ave., Atlanta.
“Taste of Fifth Group” for JBF
On Friday, Sept. 12, Fifth Group Restaurants will present "Taste of Fifth Group," an exclusive chef's tasting as part of the James Beard Foundation's "Taste America." The evening will feature Chip Ulbrich of South City Kitchen Midtown and Vinings, Brent Banda of La Tavola, Jonathan Beatty of Ecco, Scott Keefer of The Original El Taco, Chad Clevenger of Alma Cocina, and Todd Annis of Bold American Events. Taste and interact with the executive chefs while enjoying pairings from beverage director, Vajra Stratigos. Tickets: http://tasteamerica.myshopify.com/products/85-taste-of-fifth-group-ticket-atlanta.
Belgian Beer dinner at Lowes
Wetten Importers is sponsoring a five-course Belgian beer dinner at the Lowes Atlanta Hotel in Midtown at 7 p.m. on September 18th. Among the pairings, Belgian endive salad, with duck egg, duck confit and duck crackling, with Golden Carolus Tripel, and "Georgia farm three ways," with smoked pork belly and corn agnoloti, tournedos of beef and chanterelle ragout, and seared veal liver, onion coulis and sautéed dandelion, with Straffe Hendrik Quadruppel. $60. Reservations can be made on Open Table or by calling the hotel. 1065 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta, 404-745-5000.
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