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South City Kitchen Buckhead
South City Kitchen Buckhead, located on the first floor of the 3350 Peachtree building, will open for dinner service at 5 p.m. May 24 and will be open for lunch starting on May 25, Fifth Group Restaurants (La Tavola Trattoria, Ecco, the Original El Taco, Alma Cocina, Lure, Ecco) announced. It will be the third South City Kitchen location, including the original on Crescent Avenue in Midtown and a second location in Vinings. Jason Starnes, previously of the Sun Dial, will helm the kitchen as the executive chef, blending South City favorites with seasonal dishes created exclusively for the Buckhead location. 3350 Peachtree Road. 404-815-1178, buckhead.southcitykitchen.com.
New Teela restaurant openings
The team behind Tin Can Fish House & Oyster Bar and Teela Taqueria at City Walk in Sandy Springs is set to open two new restaurants this summer. Teela Restaurant Group's new Greek counter service concept, Filo's, will open in Chastain Square, serving lamb, pork and chicken pitas, salads and traditional spanakopita and tiropita. In July, Tin Can Oyster Bar will open in the former Shucks Oyster and Wine Bar location in Town Brookhaven with a seafood and raw bar menu and a focus on oysters. 227 Sandy Springs Place, Suite 502, Sandy Springs. 404-497-9997, tincanfishhouse.com.
5Church names executive chef
The team behind 5Church Atlanta has hired James Beard Award winner RJ Cooper as the restaurant's executive chef. Set to open soon at the corner of 14th and Peachtree streets in Midtown, 5Church will serve "a technique-driven menu" from Cooper and partner Jamie Lynch, who also oversees the menus at the Charlotte, N.C., and Charleston, S.C., 5Church locations. Cooper was the chef behind Washington, D.C., restaurants Rogue 24, Gypsy Soul and Vidalia, where he won the 2007 James Beard Award for Best Chef Mid-Atlantic. 5church.com.
Atlanta Food & Wine Fest news
In its sixth year, the Atlanta Food & Wine Festival, June 2-5, has announced several new additions and changes that promise to make the 2016 edition of the acclaimed Southern culinary gathering the most ambitious and exciting yet. Perhaps the biggest wow is a first-of-its-kind in the U.S. pop-up Vineyard in the City in the heart of Midtown Atlanta, which will provide a backdrop for new Masterclasses, evening events, Sunday brunch and other programming. Also of note, a new Tasting Tent location in the Greensward area of Piedmont Park that includes a more secluded setting with green space and gathering areas. atlfoodandwinefestival.com.
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