Quick Bites for May 15: Restaurant closures, lots of Westside restaurant news, Slutty Vegan update

Courtesy of ChingYao Wang for Lucky Star Another Westside restaurant closureBastone the Italian restaurant and mozzarella bar owned by Chef Pat Pascarella closed after three years at the corner of th Street and Howell Mill Road The restaurant took over the space previously occupied by Bocado in with Pascarella saying at the time that Bastone would be his preponderance ambitious restaurant to date Read more here Marcel Cooks Soldiers renew leases on the WestsideSpeaking of Westside dining After a slew of restaurant closures along Howell Mill Road and neighboring streets a May press release informed that Marcel will be sticking around Westside Provisions District for another years The Michelin-recommended steakhouse owned by Ford Fry just renewed its lease Fry also owns Little Sparrow and Bar Blanc at the complex The declaration also mentions the renewal of the lease for Cooks Soldiers across the street from Westside Provisions District And word is that Chef John Currence will open a location of his restaurant Big Bad Breakfast in the former Cultivate Food Coffee space on the other side of Howell Mill Road in Buckhead Slutty Vegan newsSlutty Vegan will reopen on May in Westview and with a new look You may recall we previously stated that this location was temporarily closed for renovations after Slutty Vegan founder Pinky Cole regained control of the company earlier this year Cole briefly lost control of her company after a rocky telling People magazine I was chasing something that I couldn t catch for so several reasons and that she wasn t the operational person Since taking back the Slutty Vegan brand in March she s formed a new company under the Ain t Nobody Coming to See You Otis LLC inspired by The Tempatations mini series and closed Slutty Vegan locations in Duluth and on the campuses of Spelman and Clark Atlanta Bar Vegan a cocktail bar and restaurant founded by Cole and her Slutty Vegan partners closed on May after four years at Ponce City Sector NFA Burger opens in AlpharettaJust a reminder that NFA Burger opened in the present day at Avalon in Alpharetta Diners can expect counter institution a simple bar project and a nearly identical food menu Instead of Schmoops cinnamon sugar twists the Avalon location will serve cups of frozen custard For drinks think margaritas and down the line a bourbon cream Dunwoody drive-through dilemmaDunwoody residents and business owners for and against the proposed drive-throughs for Raising Cane s on Ashford Dunwoody Road and Zaxby s on Perimeter Center West had their chance to speak during the May Dunwoody Planning Commission meeting After certain back-and-forth from the commission over rezoning and special land use permits both applications were deferred until the next meeting in June Read more from Rough Draft s Cathy Cobbs One night onlyPeruvian restaurant Tio Lucho s in Poncey-Highland teams up with critically acclaimed Athens restaurant Puma Yu s on May for a special dining event The dinner hosted on the patio at Tio Lucho s mixes Peruvian dishes with Thai dishes from Puma Yu s Think fire-roasted whole chicken chili- and lime-glazed shrimp skewers papaya salad and sticky rice and a wedge salad with huacatay ranch dressing A ticket includes dinner for two people and guaranteed seating at p m this Sunday New Taiwanese group dining experienceA new group dining experience just debuted this week at Lucky Star the Star Metals Taiwanese cafe and cocktail bar from Brush owners Chef Jason Liang and John Chen Served family style the ban-dou Taiwanese street banquet features dishes and feeds between four and six people The menu includes dishes like ume tomato salad a beef scallion pancake wrap oysters three-cup chicken lobster club sandwiches and caviar bumps Expect mochi doughnuts and pineapple cake ice cream for dessert Reservations are required per person The post Quick Bites for May Restaurant closures lots of Westside restaurant news Slutty Vegan update appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta