Michelin-recommended restaurant relocating
Baker Erika Council will relocate her popular Michelin Bib Gourmand breakfast restaurant Bomb Biscuit from North Highland Avenue in the Old Fourth Ward to the Larkin at Memorial in Grant Park this summer, according to the AJC’s Mike Jordan, senior editor of the paper’s Black culture section, UATL. Bomb Biscuit will take over the former Woodward & Park restaurant space across from Perc coffee shop at the complex.
Westview vegan restaurant rebrand
It appears the Westview location of Slutty Vegan will actually become a brand new vegan sandwich restaurant from owner Pinky Cole called Voagies. Located on Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard, Voagies opens this Saturday, May 23, at noon.
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives x El Tesoro
Remember when we told you in March that Guy Fieri was in town filming episodes for his series “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives”? Atlanta-based Yumbii has already been featured on the program. Catch the episode featuring Edgewood taqueria El Tesoro on Friday, May 23, at 9 p.m. To celebrate its appearance with the Mayor of Flavortown, El Tesoro is throwing a watch party on the patio with cocktail specials and food specials, including carnitas guerrero and barbacoa mulitas. Fieri was also spotted in Summerhill, downtown Decatur, and Olive & Pine in Avondale Estates, with sources indicating he may have popped in to visit How Crispy Express and The Deer and The Dove. Those episodes air soon.
Avondale Estates izakaya update
Speaking of Olive & Pine, an eagle-eyed Rough Draft reader spied a sign indicating Enzo Izakaya has begun hiring for its location at the Avondale Estates complex, also home to Commune listening lounge and wine bar. Enzo Izakaya should open by the end of June or early July. A bagel shop will also open soon across from Leftie Lee’s sandwich shop and bakery at Olive & Pine.
Atlanta bourbon distillery heads to Hartsfield
Bourbon distillery ASW Distillery will open ASW Flights & Bites this summer on Concourse B at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Construction began earlier in the spring.
Aria bidding adieu to Chef Gerry Klaskala
After announcing his retirement from Aria in April, Chef Gerry Klaskala will depart the Buckhead restaurant he founded 25 years ago on June 14. Klaskala and his business partners turned the keys to the fine dining institution over to Aria’s long-tenured general manager and sommelier, Andrés Loaiza. A new chef will officially take over the kitchen at the critically acclaimed restaurant next month.
Finally!
Side Saddle Wine Saloon, which recently opened in Boulevard Heights, finally obtained its liquor license this week. Expect wines by the glass and cocktails, and a full menu of food from Chef Carla Fears.
“Murdaugh Murders” films at Dunwoody restaurant
Morty’s Meat & Supply in the Dunwoody Village became a film set on May 16. The restaurant, owned by David Abes of DASH Hospitality, closed while Hulu took over to film the limited series based on the infamous murders of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh by their husband and father, South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh. The series stars Madeline Popovich, Jessi Case, and Mark Pellegrino. Read more from Rough Draft’s Sammie Purcell.
