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MARCH 2021 ■ www.ReporterNewspapers.net Food & Drink | 9 ► Quick Bites | Restaurant openings and news coffee. They use Italian-style coffee beans, and it’s not going to taste the same. I don’t care if you make it exactly the same way, it doesn’t have the same feel. We’re definitely doing pretty good with the coffee. Do you get Cubans coming in? Yes, we’ve got a pretty large Cuban com munity. They tend to come more on the weekends. My everyday clientele is from this area - a mix of everybody. We’ve been going really fast but every thing is working out. What music are you currently playing in your kitchen? “Buena Vista Social Club.” Cuban art ists from the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s reunit ed in 1999 and did a world tour. If you haven’t seen it, I strongly recommend watching the documentary. And here’s another example of my roots: “Hubo Un Lugar” (“There Was A Place”) by Diego El Cigala and Bebo Val dez. As you know, most Cuban people are a mix of Spanish and African her itage. The pianist is Valdez, one of the top Cuban pianists in the world. The singer, Diego El Cigala, is from Spain. They did a documentary called “Lagri- mas Negras” (“Black Tears”). It’s one of my favorites as well. I feel they really express the Cuban passion and flavor though this collaboration. The Red Phone Booth and Amalfi Pizza will be coming to 3242 Peachtree Road in Buckhead in the spring as a dual concept location, according to Stephen de Haan, co-owner of both places. With a 1920s speakeasy vibe, The Red Phone Booth fea tures a walk-in humidor and a private event space known as the Mafia Kitch en. “Guests will be amazed at the great lengths we have taken for air quality and purification so they can enjoy our award winning craft cocktail and cigar experi ence,” De Haan said in a statement. Amal fi Pizza is a traditional Neapolitan pizzeria plus a retail market selling “fresh mozza rella, pasta, single serve dishes, Italian wines, aged meats and other imported items.” redphone- booth.com and amalfipizzaatl.com ► Scoville Hot Chicken joins the chicken sandwich race with a new lo cation at 4969 Ro swell Road in Sandy Springs, following their opening in Athens, Ga. The eat ery is named after an early 20th century scientist, Wilbur Scoville, who devised a system for mea suring the relative heat of chili peppers. scovillechicken.com Toast On Lenox has opened its doors in the space that previously housed Adobo Tacos & Tapas in Buckhead’s Lenox Vil lage at 2770 Lenox Road. Virgil Harper, the chef behind Roc South Cuisine and Cock tail, is in charge of the new breakfast and lunch spot, toastonlenoxatl.com The Betty opened on Feb. 10 as part of the new Kimpton Sylvan Hotel at 374 East Paces Ferry Road in Buckhead. The menu is described on its website as “Ameri can cuisine with a continental flair,” and the ambience “channels old Holly wood glamour.” The chef is Brandon Cha- vannes, whose ca reer includes stints at Bar Boulud and the Russian Tea Room in New York, and Ford Fry’s St. Ce cilia in Atlanta, the- bettyatl.com A shrimp dish at The Betty, a restaurant in Buckhead’s new Kimpton Sylvan Hotel. Snooze, a Denver-based breakfast chain, made its Georgia debut on Feb. 17 in San dy Springs at 4600 Roswell Road. “We’re serving up a twist on breakfast by starting with responsibly sourced ingredients and bringing them together in unexpected ways,” the owners explained on their web site. “We want everything that goes into our breakfast to have a positive impact on people and the planet.” snoozeeatery.com A sandwich from Scoville Hot Chicken, which opened a Sandy Springs location. One Of A Kind Treasure Hunting Season FINE JEWELRY 2090 Dunwoody Club Dr. Ste 107 Sandy Springs, GA 30350 770-396-0492 www.LauderhiLLs.com r >
