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Big Sky opens in Buckhead
Abattoir chef Hector Santiago and the team from his former Latin sandwich shop, Super Pan, created the menu for Big Sky Buckhead, which opened for lunch on Feb. 19 and begins bar and dinner service this week. Look for the likes of pork buns, rice and bean bowls, sandwiches, burgers, wings and sweets. Big Sky, from the Cains Hill Group, is located in Cains Hill Place in the heart of the Buckhead Village nightlife district. 3201 Cains Hill Place N.W., Atlanta, 404-481-5168, bigskybuckhead.com.
James Beard Award semifinalists
The James Beard Foundation announced its 2014 list of Restaurant and Chef Award semifinalists last week. The finalists will be announced live on March 18. Among the Atlanta semifinalists: Anne Quatrano of Bacchanalia for Outstanding Chef; Billy Allin of Cakes & Ale, Todd Ginsberg of the General Muir and Steven Satterfield of Miller Union for Best Chef Southeast; Ford Fry of Rocket Farms Restaurants and Mike Klank and Eddie Hernandez of Taqueria del Sol for Outstanding Restaurateur. jamesbeard.org.
Food & Wine Fest tickets on sale
Early bird tickets for the 2014 Atlanta Food & Wine Festival, May 29-June 1, are on sale now, with a single-day tasting tent pass priced at $80 ($20 off) and the top of the heap three-day Connoisseur Experience priced at $1,600 ($400 off). In between, there are multiple ways to sip, savor and learn with more than 100 cooking and cocktail demonstrations, technique labs, food and beverage tasting seminars and panel discussions on the schedule. atlfoodandwinefestival.com/tickets.
Kevin Rathbun Steak Beltline Patio
Kevin Rathbun Steak in Inman Park recently completed a 900-square-foot covered patio located steps away from the Atlanta Beltline. Dubbed the Beltline Patio, it features a 6-foot-wide fireplace built from reclaimed brick, a Big Ass brand ceiling fan, a seating area and two cocktail rails. The patio can accommodate up to 40 people for dinner or up to 75 for a cocktail reception. 154 Krog St., Atlanta. 404-524-5600, kevinrathbunsteak.com.
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