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If you know about the Hop City Craft Beer & Wine team, you know that fresh brews are in their blood. Their new concept, Boxcar, is about to do for food what Hop City does for beer in Atlanta. Boxcar is set to open on Friday, March 1, 2019.
Read more: We tried Boxcar’s Beef Burger
The new Atlanta restaurant will open in the West End’s Lee + White development at 1020 White St. SW. Boxcar will join other establishments there such as Monday Night Brewing, Wild Heaven Beer, Honeysuckle Gelato and more.
Boxcar brewpub opens in Atlanta’s West End
Boxcar will be the second restaurant in metro Atlanta for the Hop City team. Inspired by urban freight train and railroad vibes, the establishment will be the style of grafitti chic. Gracing the walls will be a mural from well-known Atlanta artist Catlanta.
What’s on the menu at Boxcar?
Boxcar will specialize in well-made pub food i.e. neighborhood-friendly burgers, sandwiches and salads. For hearty eaters, large plates sourced from local farmers will be on the menu weekly.
Menu favorites will include: the “Lobstah Roll,” Yuzu Fried Chicken and Roasted Beet Carpaccio as well as elevated bar classics like the Soft Baked Pretzel and the Boxcar Beef Burger.
For craft beer heads, Boxcar will have a team of “beer nerds” to help patrons choose among 80 rotating draft choices at two different beer, wine and cocktail bars.
“Our retail space will be a little more curated on the beer side with closer to 1,000 choices compared to the 1,900 or so at our original Westside store,” Owner Kraig Torres said in a written statement. “It will still be the best our local, national and worldwide brewers have to offer…with a focus on freshness. You’ll also see a generous selection of small-production wines hand-picked by our equally-passionate wine team. We hope we have created a warm, friendly environment for enthusiasts of all things food and drink.”
Boxcar is a Lee + White development, the local company behind some of the Atlanta Beltline’s most successful food and beverage projects.
Boxcar joins a successful stable of Atlanta brewpubs under the Hop City umbrella, including Monday Night Brewing, Wild Heaven and Best End Brewpub.
Where is Boxcar located in Atlanta?
Boxcar is located in historic West End at 1020 White St. SW. Here is a map to help you find it.
What are Boxcar’s hours of operation?
Boxcar will be open Sunday from 11 am to 10 pm, Wednesday and Thursday from 5 pm to 10 pm and Friday and Saturday from 11 am to 12 am. Hop City’s retail area will be open Monday-Thursday from 11 am to 10 pm, Friday and Saturday from 11 am to 12 am and Sunday from 12:00 pm to 10 pm.
Showing its humanitarian side, a portion of Boxcar’s sales will go to the Atlanta Mission. Hop City will also be partnering with WorkSource Georgia to help keep longtime West End residents working to earn a living wage.
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The “Legends Live Atlanta,” concert will kick off the Super Bowl weekend on Friday, February 1st at College Park’s Georgia International Convention Center, located at 2000 Convention Center Concourse.
“Legends Live Atlanta” will feature a star-studded music lineup including Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly, the Isley Brothers, Keke Wyatt and more. V103’s morning on-air personality Frank Ski will serve as host for the event.
More than 2 million people are expected to flood the city over the course of the week. Scores of volunteers are being put into place, the city is rolling out the welcome mat and thousands of people have put their homes up for rent on Airbnb for the big game.
For the “Legends Live Atlanta” concert, doors open at 5:45 p.m. for the 7:00 p.m. show. “Legends Live Atlanta” is being produced and promoted by B Bold Entertainment together with Total Access Talent.
“There will be a lot going on in the city that weekend. We wanted to produce an amazing live concert experience inspired by the rich history of Atlanta for music lovers and fans that want to share in the ambiance and excitement of the Big Game,” says concert organizer Melissa Sessoms.
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Bon Ton is kicking off Mardi Gras season in Atlanta with a New Orleans-inspired cocktail menu, launching Friday, February 1.
Atlantans can get their Mardi Gras fix full of king cake, beads, and cocktails without having to cross over west of the Mississippi. The Atlanta restaurant will keep the party started until March 5 – aka Fat Tuesday – with an all day party full of fun and surprises.
Come check out Bon Ton’s Mardi Gras menu
Every year around this time, Mardi Gras ushers in good food, fun and drinks in south Louisiana, but new Atlanta restaurants as well as old ones are letting the good times roll as well!
Bon Ton is owned and operated by Big Citizen Partners Darren Carr and Eric Simpkins alongside Chef Hieu Pham of Crawfish Shack Seafood.
The restaurant is known for such dishes as its Crab Cake Entree, Crabstravaganza, Heart Stopper Fried Feast and more.
What are Bon Ton’s hours of operation?
Bon Ton is open Tuesday through Saturday, 11:00 am to 2:00 am and Sunday, 11:00 am to 12:00 am.
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Revelator Coffee is opening a new location in Phipps Plaza. This is the second new location in Buckhead, the other one is in Lenox Square.
Revelator Coffee is trying to ramp up its presence in Atlanta’s priciest ZIP code, opting to open in two malls.
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Revelator Coffee launched in 2014 in Birmingham’s historic theater district . Founders Josh Owen, Emma Chevalier, and Elizabeth Pogue met in New Orleans and decided to go into business. The rest, as they say, is roasted history.
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A new retail store specializing in fresh meat, locally sourced foods is coming to Atlanta. Chop Shop will open its doors on Edgewood Avenue in February 2019, AtlantaFi has learned.
Chop Shop is located at located at 1366 Memorial Drive SE in Atlanta’s eastside. It is a collaboration between Pine Street Market in Avondale Estates and Riverview Farms in Ranger, Georgia.
Chop Shop opening its doors on Edgewood Avenue in Atlanta
The pork and beef will be provided by Riverview Farms, a sustainable enterprise that practices “full circle farming.” That means the land supports the livestock and vice versa.
As for the decor of Chop Shop, the store’s website says this: “The central patio at Chop Shop is intended to serve as an event space to feature up-and-coming chefs, local food crafters, cooking classes, and good old fashioned fun.”
What are Chop Shop’s hours?
The establishment’s operating hours are:
Monday-Friday 10AM-7PM
Saturday 9AM-6PM
Sunday 10AM-5PM
Chop Shop comes to the public from the creative and industrious minds of Rusty Bowers, the chef who runs Pine Street Market and Wes and Charlotte Swancy who operate Riverview Farms in North Georgia.
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Super Bowl LIII has drawn sports stars, celebrities and more to Atlanta for all types of events. One of the top happenings was the Power Sports Brunch, which took place Wednesday, Jan. 29 in Buckhead.
The Power Sports Brunch brought some major players to Davio’s Italian Steakhouse for a festive time. The event was presented by LPS Consulting PR & WISE Atlanta.
Power Sports Brunch: Celebrities, athletes talk empowerment in Atlanta
The brunch was a chance for powerful women to celebrate themselves but also remind each other that more progress is needed.
Amy Trask, former CEO of the Oakland Raiders, said that some businesses simply shouldn’t be around if they don’t provide an equal playing field.
“If a business does not hire without regard to race, gender, ethnicity, religion or any other individual characteristic, which has nothing to do whatsoever with whether a person can accomplish or succeed or achieve in business, well then that business deserves to fail.”
Those individualities I listed have no impact whatsoever on whether one can do a good job,” Trask said.
Veteran ESPN reporter Lisa Salters told AtlantaFi.com that representation makes a difference.
“In any aspect of life, it’s important to have diversity of voices. The more voices you have, the more inclusive you are, the better any product is going to be. Women watch sports, women participate in sports, women should be covering sports.”
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Atlanta native Cam Newton is opening Fellaship, a restaurant and cigar bar in Atlanta’s Castleberry Hill neighborhood this weekend. The grand opening is set for Friday, Feb. 1, 2019 and will continue over Super Bowl weekend.
One of the inaugural events at Fellaship will be a Super Bowl viewing party hosted by Newton and other celebrities. The eatery is near the site of the big game, Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Want more content like this? Sign up for our weekly #ATLHaps newsletter.)
Cam Newton opens Fellaship restaurant & cigar bar
The restaurant’s name comes from the fellowshipping he and his family grew doing on Sunday afternoons accompanied by friends and his relatives.
“This is a dream come true for me, my brother CJ, my dad Cecil and others in my extended family,” said Newton. “To be able to come back to Atlanta to such a thriving business environment and start a business is just one way that I want to start giving back to my hometown that gave me my start and has been so good to me and my family. I’d like to thank the City of Atlanta, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and others for helping this dream become a reality.”
Fellaship will feature an all-day menu consisting of such dishes as Seared Scottish Salmon, Blackened Swordfish Penne Pasta, Butter-Roasted Lobster Imperial and more.
The restaurant and cigar bar will also introduce 404 Vodka, which was developed by longtime beverage producer and Atlantan Jeff Moses.
Newton, who led the Auburn Tigers to a college football national championship, tapped into his school ties to have Fellaship built. The establishment was designed and constructed by world-acclaimed and fellow Auburn alums Meyer-Davis Architects and Gary Nix of Nix-Unger Construction, whose father coached baseball at Auburn.
Adding to the all-star roster of alums on the project, MELT Chairman/Founder/CEO (www.meltatl.com) Vince Thompson, Auburn University Class of ’84, is partnering with Newton to co-produce the events for the weekend alongside Tony Conway’s Legendary Events.
“Working with Cam and CJ has been a dream come true,” said MELT Chairman/CEO and fellow Auburn alum Vince Thompson. “We look forward to having a great weekend of fun and activities with everyone who’s in town for the Big Game!”
In addition to the Friday grand opening, on Saturday, Feb. 2, the restaurant will host a “Welcome to the 404” event. On Super Bowl Sunday, the event will be titled “Best Seat in the House.”
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Atlanta’s own Big Boi, one half of the legendary rap group Outkast, has been confirmed as the third big-name artist that will perform at the 2019 Atlanta Super Bowl.
Chloe and Halle has also been confirmed, joining Travis Scott joined the slim lineup, along with Maroon 5, as halftime performers for Sunday, Feb. 3 event. Soulstress Gladys Knight has been tapped to sing the national anthem.
Big Boi, Travis Scott, Maroon 5 to perform at Atlanta Super Bowl Halftime
The addition of Big Boi brings some much-needed ATL cred to the high-profile Super Bowl lineup, which has been somewhat controversial since it was announced.
Travis Scott received torrents of criticism online after the news was announced in late November. Actor Michael B. Jordan, who has been in Atlanta for much of the year filming, said that Travis Scott’s appearance at the Super Bowl would send a mixed message.
“We’re still trying to stand behind something,” Jordan told TMZ. He was referring to the NFL’s treatment of Colin Kaepernick.
Chloe & Halle join Super Bowl halftime show
Los Angeles-based Maroon 5, which is led by singer Adam Levine, keyboardist and rhythm guitarist Jesse Carmichael, bassist Mickey Madden, lead guitarist James Valentine, drummer Matt Flynn, keyboardist PJ Morton, have all but signed the dotted line, the tabloid reports.
The Atlanta Super Bowl is set for February 3, 2019 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
To send a strong statement to the NFL, some artists have turned down the Atlanta Super Bowl, notably Cardi B, 2018’s hottest rapper.
Also, political commentator Al Sharpton blasted Travis Scott for his decision to perform. “You can’t fight Jim Crow and then sit in the back of the bus,” he said.
Maroon 5 will join such accomplished acts as Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, U2, The Who, Katy Perry and more as those who have rocked the crowd for the largest sports event in the world.
Maroon 5 was formed in 1994, going by the moniker Kara’s Flowers, but after years of starts and stops, the band rebranded as Maroon 5 in 2001. Mainstream success came soon after.
Some of the band’s hits include “Harder to Breathe,” “Makes Me Wonder” and “Moves Like Jagger.”
Atlanta is gearing up for several weeks of activities, culminating in the Super Bowl, where nearly 1 million people will converge on the city.
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A new Atlanta restaurant is coming to Perimeter Town Center in Sandy Springs. The move will mark Primo Hoagies’ inaugural entry into the metro Atlanta market.
Primo Hoagies is a New Jersey-based sandwich shop with a focus on Italian and Philly cheesesteak hoagies. The eatery is slated to open in March 2019.
Primo Hoagies opening in Sandy Springs in March
Primo Hoagies will join other businesses at Perimeter Town Center. The shop is located at 6115 Peachtree Dunwoody Road at the intersection of Hammond Road. Ackerman & Co. runs the development.
The franchisee is Brian Ottaviano is Primo Hoagies’ franchisee.
“What differentiates Primo Hoagies is the quality of the ingredients, which includes the high-quality loin steak used to make our cheesesteaks,” Ottaviano said. “We’re very proud of our hoagies and how they’re made, and now we get to share these sandwiches that everyone is talking about with the people of Atlanta.”
Atlanta’s dining scene has become a hotbed for new restaurants. The more new Atlanta restaurants that continue to open, the bigger the city’s collective palate.In all four quadrants of the city, patrons can find anything from new world fusion foods, Southern classics to the old world staples found in Italy and other parts of Europe.Got an event or know of something opening in and around Atlanta? Holla: CJ@AtlantaFi.com. See what’s poppin’ in the ATL! Subscribe to our news alerts here, follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
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Alma Cocina Buckhead opened a second location in Atlanta on Tuesday, Feb. 4, bringing another upscale Mexican eatery to Atlanta’s priciest ZIP code.
The new Atlanta restaurant is now serving all meals in the Terminus building at the corner of Piedmont and Peachtree. Staff are being trained up now and they’re hiring.
“We’re serving delicious weekday lunch and weekend brunch menus — both featuring our much-loved mushroom & hominy veggie burger with bacon jam and a side of craveworthy masa fries,” the restaurant recently posted on Facebook.
Alma Cocina Opens Second Location In Buckhead
The eatery is run by Fifth Group, a restaurant company that has brought Atlanta such great eateries as South City Kitchen, Lure, La Tavola Trattoria and The Original El Taco.
The original Alma Cocina opened in Midtown Atlanta nearly a decade ago, giving Atlanta’s an upscale Mexican concept in the middle of the city.
What’s On The Menu At Alma Cocina Buckhead?
The menu consists of some of the best Mexican dishes you can try, such as Cauliflower chilaquiles with eggs, salsa verde, cashew crema, pico de gallo & queso cotija.
Where Is Alma Cocina Buckhead Be Located?
The new restaurant is located at 3280 Peachtree Rd, Atlanta, GA 30305. Here is a map to show you how to get there.
Atlanta is having a restaurant renaissance. Hot chicken is the rage in Atlanta’s dining scene right now. But so are chicken and waffles.
Fast-casual is also the dining trend du jour around metro Atlanta restaurants. The concept involves mixing the quick accessibility of fast food with the casual dining experience. Food in Atlanta is also adapting to the various tastes of the migrants that come here to live.
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The city has some good restaurants in each quadrant of the city: East, West, North, South. All you need to do is think about what you have a taste for. Italian? Soul food? Tex-Mex? Atlanta has it all.
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