1) The Asian Cultural Experience wraps up at the Gwinnett Center.
2) Jennifer Coolidge performs at Laughing Skull Lounge.
3) The Waybacks and Whoa Nelly play Eddie’s Attic.
4) 5 Seasons Brewing Company hosts a beer and cheese tasting.
5) Neko Case and Jason Lytle play Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre.
(Photo courtesy Asian Cultural Experience)
1) Woodruff Arts Center begins its free Nights on the Piazza series with Nerdkween, Tealights and Hope for Agoldensummer.
2) Paul Butler discusses his book, Let’s Get Free: A Hip-Hop Theory of Justice, at A Cappella Books.
3) The Richard and Sal Show comes to Highland Inn Ballroom Lounge.
4) 5 Seasons Brewing Company hosts Trifecta of Georgia Beerdom.
5) Screen on the Green is back at Centennial Olympic Park this week with Dreamgirls.
(Photo by Bartram Nason)
PRETTY IN GREEN: The dining room at WaterHaven
Knife’s Edge: Staff infection (Richard Blais gives us a glimpse into the restaurant world’s make or break pre-game huddle.)
Ghetto burger for sale? (Say it ain’t so. Looks like Miss Ann could be retiring.)
Grazing: First Look: 5 Seasons Westside and WaterHaven (It’s surprising that new restaurants are still opening around town given the current economy, but Cliff is pleasantly pleased with both of these new offerings.)
Restaurant Review: Taverna Fiorentina (Besha enjoys the “soul-pleasing Italian dishes” at Andreas Montobbio’s Taverna Fiorentina.)
Cheap Eats: TINY Bistro (Jennifer Zyman visits this cute new spot in the booming Westside.)
Upton Sinclair did not eat here (Cliff shares his thoughts — and photos! — about the newly opened Abattoir.)
(Photo by James Camp)
Not long after the 5 Seasons brewhouse opened at the Prado in 2001, one of the customers came up with the perfect review: This is fine dining, in denim.
The pub not only features the celebrated beers of brew master Glen Sprouse, it has a menu unlike any other bar in Atlanta, with its emphasis on local produce and natural-fed meats.
But 5 Seasons owner Dennis Lange says he has lost more than $600,000 since the Sembler Company purchased the Prado two years ago and began a big-box redevelopment of the property that will bring in a Home Depot, Target and other retail businesses.
The issue? Parking and public access. “A representative from Sembler assured us they would take care of us,” Lange says. “They started gobbling up spaces during construction. And, suddenly, there was no parking.”
Read the rest of this article here.
(Photo by James Camp)
