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Whole Foods Market will celebrate its 500th location with the opening of its new flagship 70,000 square-foot, multi-level Midtown store, located at 22 14th Street, at 7 a.m. on Friday, April 5. As the region’s flagship location, Whole Foods Midtown will feature four different fast-casual eateries across four floors, including a rooftop bar with skyline views. The eateries will offer exclusive food menus and curated selections of locally sourced beer and wine.

Some of the other special features of the Midtown store include an in-store “fruit and vegetable butcher” offering cut-to-order produce while customers shop; a meat cutting room with “old-world” style butcher service; hot and cold prepared food bars featuring seasonal dishes and options for special diets; a selection of over 100 beers and over 1,000 wines, many from local producers; 150 bins of bulk scoop items including candy, beans, grains, dried herbs and spices; European-inspired floral shop; and a juice bar offering madeto-order smoothies, as well as juice shots and cold-pressed blends.

To celebrate joining the community, five percent of the store’s net sales on Thursday, April 18 will be donated to Food Well Alliance, which supports local urban agriculture in Atlanta.

The opening of the massive Midtown store comes on the heels of the announcement that the two recently-opened Whole Foods 365 small format stores in Decatur and Buckhead will be converted to regular stores after the company decided to scrap the concept.

Also, the Briarcliff Road location, which was the city’s very first Whole Foods, is closing down just before the Midtown store opens.

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square-foot spot will feature an expansive porch will feature wood-roasted “chicken al carbon” at its core item plus staples including salads, fresh salsas and hand-made tortillas.

After nearly two years, Ammazza has reopened its original location at 591 Edgewood Ave. in the Old Fourth Ward. The pizzeria was shuttered after two separate car accidents just a month apart caused extensive damage to the building’s exterior. While repairs have been ongoing, Ammazza opened a location in downtown Decatur. Owner Hugh Connerty, Executive Chef Sean Dwyer and their team renovated and refreshed the space, including expanding into the building next door, upping the restaurant’s square footage from 5,000 to 8,000, and more than doubling the kitchen size. A room in the back of Ammazza will eventually be turned into a small space for private and semi-private events. For more information, visit Ammazza.com.

Chef Ford Fry’s Little Rey is set to open in late April at 1878 Piedmont Ave. in the Piedmont Heights neighborhood. Serving up a menu of Tex-Mex, the new 3,500

Restaurateurs Zeb Stevenson and Ross Jones will open Redbird in the former Bacchanalia space at Westside Provisions District in early summer. The “freespirited cuisine” will mix cooking styles from all over the globe and will feature a constantly-rotating, seasonally-driven menu. Highlights will range from chickpea flatbreads to Georgia coast shrimp.

Breakfast-focused eatery Pancake Social is now open at Ponce City Market. Open daily for breakfast from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., the 120seat restaurant features both indoor and patio dining and a menu of breakfast favorites from Chef Anne Quatrano. For more information, visit poncecitymarket.com.

Buena Vida Tapas & Sol restaurant is slated to open late 2019 in the North and Line development, 385 Angier Ave., in the Old Fourth Ward neighborhood. This fifth hospitality project for Adam Berlin and Juan Calle – owners of Big Sky Buckhead – will feature a menu influenced by Southern Spain, created through the owners’ travels and with influence from Chef Juan Hormiga, who will be re-locating from Spain to Atlanta to helm the kitchen. The space will have a sprawling patio at the Beltline and opening onto Historic Fourth Ward Park. Find out more at BuenaVidaTapas.com.

Inman Park’s popular Folk Art Restaurant has announced plans to open a second outpost in downtown Decatur this fall. The eatery is known for its traditional Southern breakfast menu and is a favorite for weekend brunch.

Southern Exchange Ballrooms has partnered with Certified Master Chef, Rich Rosendale, to establish an in-house catering operation called Rosendale Events. Once the iconic Macy’s department store on Peachtree, Southern Exchange houses over 110,000 square feet of event space among six unique venue spaces available for weddings and large corporate events. For more information, visit SouthernExchangeAtl.com.

The Atlanta Spring Wine Fest will be held on Saturday, April 13, from 1 to 5 p.m. at Historic Fourth Ward Park with more than 50 wines as well as a selection of local beer and cider to choose from. There will be live music, plenty of fun and games, and food will be available for purchase. For tickets and information, visit atlantawinefestivals. com/spring.

Tickets are now on sale for the annual Atlanta Food & Wine Festival, which returns to Historic Fourth Ward Park and Loews Atlanta Hotel for its ninth year from May 30 to June 2. From now until Sunday, March 31, early-bird tickets are being offered at a reduced rate for the festival, which has the theme “Off the Eaten Path.” For tickets and details, visit atlfoodandwinefestival.com.