Ponce City Market has announced the addition of four new food retailars that will be opening in the Central Food Hall in the spring. Bellina, a gourmet Italian market, will offer fresh ingredients and slow-cooked foods for guests to dine-in or take away. Strippaggio, the Atlanta-based purveyor of small-batch extra virgin olive oils, vinegars, gourmet salts, spices and culinary serving accessories will open its second location PCM. Ton Ton by restaurateur Guy Wong will offer Japanese ramen, sushi and noodles. Farm to Ladle ?will be a café and farmstand selling a selection of locally sourced products including raw vegetables, fresh herbs and spices. The café will offer soups, salads and sandwiches. For more, visit poncecitymarket.com.
After a successful dinner service launch at Buckhead Atlanta, Le Bilboquet continues to expand its offering of traditional French cuisine with Sunday brunch. The new menu will include some dinner items as well as croque monsieur, beef paillard and halibut Riviera.
Buckhead Tavern is now open in the Eclipse Buckhead Condominium development. Founded by the son of Johnny’s Hideaway owner, Johnny Esposito, Jr., and restaurateur Ron Barber, the restaurant and sports lounge will offer tavern fare, cocktails, beer and wine and live entertainment Thursday through Sunday. Buckhead Tavern is located at 264 Pharr Road.
GRAIN is now open on the groundfloor of MidCity Lofts in Midtown, 670 West Peachtree St., featuring a big cocktail menu and “bar bites.” The restaurant is the latest concept from Bill Streck, co-owner of Cypress Street Pint and Plate.
A new restaurant called Community Smith, headed by Executive Chef Micah Willix, is slated to open soon at 866 West Peachtree Street. The menu will feature ingredient-driven, seasonal fare composed of sharable plates and a la carte offerings in a communal dining room. There will also be cocktails, boutique wines and craft beers.
Chefs Shaun Doty and Lance Gummere have opened a fourth location of their fast-casual chicken restaurant, Bantam + Biddy, at Lenox Square in Buckhead.
Chef and caterer Deborah VanTrece has taken over the Decatur space previously home to Marbar at 314 East Howard Ave. to open Twisted Soul Kitchen + Bar. The menu will be “farm-to-table Southern fusion” with cocoa-crusted rack of lamb, shrimp and crab fritters, barbecue chicken spring rolls and Southern friend chicken. Child, vegetarian and gluten free offerings will also be served.
