Bar Margot had gone and created the burger of our dreams! Called a Super Baller Burger, Executive Chef Michael Patria and former Atlanta Falcons fullback, Ovie Mughelli, it features a Wagyu burger topped with tempura lobster, kurobuta bacon and smothered with black truffle-foie gras aioli. Available January 27th through February 10th, 19% of sales for the $75 burger will be donated to the Ovie Mughelli Foundation. And, with just a few minutes notice, the entire burger can be prepared gluten free! Tempura lobster, count me in!!
Craft Hall Kitchen closed its doors for good in December. Such a loss to the gluten-free community given that everything on their menu except a wheat tortilla and bread is gluten free. I will miss the fried avocado tacos, biscuits, mac and cheese, waffles, falafel, fried chicken and roasted vegetables.
Ecco’s Buckhead location is open in basically the edge of Phipps Plaza’s parking lot. Their menu is marked two different ways to denote gluten-free salads, meats, cheeses, small plates, sides and entrees:
gf = gluten friendly as is &
mgf = can be prepared gluten friendly with modification
They do make fresh pasta with gluten-free ingredients, but it is made on the same equipment as the wheat-based pasta making it rife with cross contamination and unsafe for people with celiac disease.
First Watch has opened in Peachtree Corners in the new Town Center development. While they don’t have a gluten-free menu, many of their entrees, egg dishes, and bowls can easily be modified. Open for breakfast, lunch, and brunch, the restaurant is already experiencing long waits as the community welcomes them with open arms.
Flower Child’s second location in Sandy Springs is open with a real-food menu loaded with gluten-free sweet and savory tasty choices and a system to prevent cross contact during prep. Their gluten-free wraps can be used to make sandwiches and avocado toast.
Fúdo, a new restaurant named for the bustling Japanese city by the same name, opened January 7 at Chamblee’s Parkview on Peachtree along Peachtree Bouelvard. The restaurant was opened by restaurateurs John and Grace Lee, best known for their popular steak and sushi concept, Ichiban, with locations in Alpharetta and Cumming. Fúdo opened in an endcap space opposite Chronic Tacos, and joins Poke Bar, Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar and The Alden, as restaurants in the development.
Genuine Pizza and its fresh gluten-free crusts have left the building. According to ToneToATL, the restaurant has closed at Phipps Plaza after just over a year in business. The restaurant reportedly closed Sunday, January 13 after opening January 5, 2018.
Golda Kombucha released its’ Grapefruit Rosemary Kombucha infused with cannabidiol (CBD) on January 8th, making it the first kombucha in the state of Georgia to contain CBD. Stop by the Cultured South taproom to try a glass while we wait for it to become available at local retailers. According to the company, Golda’s new product launch parallels with the Farm Bill that was passed last month. The bill legalized industrial hemp nationwide, including the hemp plants that are used to produce CBD oil, allowing companies, like Golda, to produce and distribute the CBD infused kombucha. with new flavors premiering as the seasons change throughout the year.
gusto!’s new West Midtown location is officially opening as of January 15. Serving fresh bowls and wraps with bold, global flavors for lunch and dinner, the newest gusto! location is located at Northside Drive at 17thStreet in the new West Midtown Center, near Georgia Tech’s campus.
In addition to using Udi’s Gluten Free sub sandwich rolls, Jersey Mike’s has added their individually packaged snickerdoodle cookies to their offerings. Nothing like a sub, chips and a cookie for lunch or dinner, right?
Rainbow Natural Foods, which first opened its doors in Atlanta in 1976, informed employees recently they will close permanently. The independent grocery, which has served the Decatur area for more than four decades and predates even the first ever Whole Foods Market by four years, co-anchors North Decatur Plaza at the intersection of Clairmont and North Decatur Roads.
