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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.
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