Quick Bites

Spice to Table (spicetotable.com), a long-awaited, new dining concept by Chef Asha Gomez, was set to open on Aug. 1 at Studioplex in the Old Fourth Ward. Open for breakfast and lunch daily excluding Mondays, Gomez describes the new restaurant as an “Indian patisserie” with menu items like spiced oatmeal, samosa pockets, caramelized onion and spiced cashew crostatas and quiche for breakfast. While lunch will feature tomato pies, vegetable rice pulao, pork vindaloo sandwiches, curried chicken stu ed bread, soup of the day and a salad of the day. As INtown was going to press, Gomez announced that she was closing her lauded Cardamom Hill restaurant on Northside Drive to focus on Spice to Table.

Petite Auberge (petiteauberge.com) turns 40th this summer and is celebrating by adding Sunday brunch to its menu. Located at 2935 North Druid Hills Road, brunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Former NFL quarterback Nate Hybl will open Gusto Wood Fire Grill in at Brookwood Village, 1935 Peachtree Road, later this summer. e space was formerly Saigon Café. e menu had not been made available at press time.

Burger 21 (burger21.com), a new franchise founded by the owners of e Melting Pot, has signed a multi-unit franchise agreement to develop three restaurants in the Atlanta area: Buckhead, Cumberland Mall and the North Druid Hills areas. e Buckhead location is expected to open sometime in 2015.

Mali Hu of One Sushi Plus in Brookhaven will open a Japanese steakhouse called Katana in late summer across from Lenox Square at 3345 Lenox Road in Buckhead.

Fadó Irish Pub will open in Shops at Metropolis during the rst quarter of 2015. Fadó Midtown will occupy the former La Tagliatella space at 919 Peachtree St. A Gaelic word meaning ‘long ago,’ Fadó will o er an Irish menu, local beers and cocktails.

Doc Chey’s Dragon Bowl (dragonbowlatl.com) is now open in Emory Village at 1556 N. Decatur Road. Owner Rich Chey converted the location of Doc Chey’s Noodle House to focus on customer-created bowls with grilled meats, healthy grains and a variety of locally grown/seasonal ingredients.

Tin Drum Asiacafe (tindrumcafe.com) is o ering up fresh noodles and Asian street food cuisine in its new location at 2566 Briarcli Road in North Druid Hills.

Kula Project (KulaProject.org), a local non-pro t focused on creating sustainable farming communities in developing nations will host the second annual #FORTHEFARMER campaign on Aug. 14 in partnership with several of Atlanta’s top restaurants. Each participating restaurant will donate 20 percent of sales from the evening to be invested in small-scale farmers in Rwanda. Participating restaurants include: 1920 Tavern at Opulent, Buttermilk Kitchen, Etris Kitchen & Bar, Foundation Social Eatery, Harbour Bar and Fishhouse, MAX’s Wine Dive, Murphy’s, Osteria Mattone, Real Fix Pizzeria, Salt Factory, Serpas True Food, Table & Main, e Optimist and more.

Terminus City , Kevin Gillespie’s long-awaited second restaurant, has opened in the Gunshow space at 924 Garrett St., Suite C. in Glenwood Park. The “takeover” of Gunshow will continue until Gilliespie finalizes the location for Terminus City. The menu is a hybrid barbecue joint meets meat and three family-style restaurant. Find out more at gunshowatl.com.

MAX’s Wine Dive (maxswinedive.com) is now open in the 12th & Midtown development at 77 12th St., Suite 6B o ering “gourmet comfort food” (Southern fried chicken, oysters, mac ‘n cheese) with a selection of wines from around the world.

e 4th annual Great Atlanta Beer Fest will be held at Turner Field on Sept. 6. is event will feature 150-plus beers, ciders, and a small selection of wines. ere will be live music with the Geeks Band, college football on big TVs, fun and games on Scout’s Alley and around the event. Advance tickets are $35, $40 a er Aug. 29, and $50 day of event. Get tickets and more information at greatatlantabeerfest.com.

Michael Lo, George Yu and Damiano Pak have opened Makan (makanatl.com), the Indonesian or Malay word for eat, in downtown Decatur, 130 Clairemont Ave. e menu is inspired by Asian street food and traditional Asian comfort food that you might nd in market stalls in cities like Hong Kong, Taiwan or Seoul.

Willy’s Mexicana Grill’s signature, hand-rolled Californiastyle burritos, tortilla chips, salsas and more are now available in a new location at 2566 Briarcli Road.

TRACE (traceatlanta.com) is now open at the W AtlantaMidtown o ering a “farm-to-hotel” menu for breakfast, lunch or dinner with a healthy take on classic Southern dishes and cocktails.

Virginia-Highland’s Bar Meatball (barmeatball.com) now has its own food truck. e mobile menu includes meatballs with sauce, meatball sliders with fries, and true ItalianAmerican pasta topped with meatballs.

e historic Midtown home known as e Castle at the corner of Peachree and 15th streets is getting a new lease on life as a restaurant. e renovated space will launch with a big party hosted by Maxim magazine on Aug. 29 starting at 9 p.m. For tickets and more information, visit http://evrd.us/c50Eb. Details on the menu and chef were unavailable at press time.

Breakfast spot J. Christopher’s on Ponce de Leon Avenue closed Aug. 3 and is searching for a new space in VirginiaHighland.