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Masti Fun Indian open in Toco Hills
A new casual twist on Indian cooking from the Walia Hospitality Group (Café Bombay, CB Catering), Masti — Fun Indian Street Eats recently opened in the former Osteria Cibo Rustico space in the Toco Hills Promenade. Masti translates to "fun" in Hindi, and the menu features everything from a spiced keema burger and paneer hot dog to butter chicken tacos and Nepalese steamed dumplings. Thali plates are available daily at lunch and dinner. On the drink menu, there's mango lassi, cardamom chai, cocktails, beer and wine. 2945-C N. Druid Hills Road, Atlanta. 470-236-2784, mastiatlanta.com.
Todd Richards at White Oak Kitchen
Todd Richards is the new executive chef at White Oak Kitchen & Cocktails in downtown Atlanta, replacing Timothy Magee, now the chef at Community Smith in Midtown. A self-taught cook and 2013 James Beard Awards semifinalist for Best Chef Southeast, Richards served as executive chef at the Ritz-Carlton Buckhead and most recently chef/partner at the Shed in Glenwood Park and the Pig & the Pearl at Atlantic Station. Richards said he will change the entire White Oak menu in four to six weeks and confirmed that he will be working on other projects in the near future. 270 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 404-524-7200, whiteoakkitchen.com.
Tour farmers markets with Watershed chef
On June 20, take a cycling tour of some of Atlanta's favorite farmers markets with Watershed on Peachtree's executive chef Zeb Stevenson. Tour de Chef will begin at Morningside Farmers Market, cycle to Freedom Farmers Market and Green Market for Piedmont Park, then finish back at Morningside. Along the way, gather fresh local ingredients to prepare a meal for four with guidance from Stevenson; $65 (plus tax) includes the price of ingredients. 7-11 a.m. June 20. Tickets: watershedrestaurant.com/happenings/watershed-on-peachtree-tour-de-chef.
The Grey selected by Food & Wine
The Grey in Savannah, featuring chef Mashama Bailey, was selected by Food & Wine magazine among "the most exceptional openings of the past year" in its first-ever Restaurants of the Year Awards. Featured now in a slideshow on foodandwine.com, it's in the July issue, on newsstands June 19. According to Food & Wine: "Bronx-born Mashama Bailey creates distinctive Southern dishes in a gorgeously renovated 1938 Greyhound bus station." 109 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Savannah. 912-662-5999, thegreyrestaurant.com.
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