Tag: Café Jonah

Jenny Levison announced last week that Café Jonah and the Magical Attic will close at the end of February because the landlord is selling the property

Souper Jenny herself discusses acting, travel, and her favorite junk food.

Sixteen years ago Jenny Levison opened the original Souper Jenny in Buckhead. Twelve years later, she opened Café Jonah with Juicy Jenny and Souper Jenny Decatur. Now, after envisioning “a community of cozy cafes where customers can get the freshest food possible,” she’s opening two more Souper Jenny locations—a permanent spot on the Westside and a pop-up in Brookhaven—her last two in Georgia, she says.

At a recent restaurant development conference in Buckhead, several chefs were asked to predict the next big food trend. The consensus? Healthy, fast-casual, and superfood-focused restaurants.

At a recent restaurant development conference in Buckhead, a number of chefs were asked for their predictions on the next big food trend. The consensus? Healthy, fast-casual, and superfood-focused restaurants. That may make sense given the popularity of kale this year, but then again, bacon is held in pretty high esteem these days, too.

Jenny Levison—founder, owner, and co-executive chef at Souper Jenny, Café Jonah, and Juicy Jenny—is expanding beyond her business’s Buckhead roots and bringing Souper Jenny to Decatur. The soup-salad-sandwich spot will open at 1 West Court Square, in the space formerly home to Pita Pit, on February 14. Below, Levison shares details on the new space, menu, planned family nights, and special pre-opening promotions.

Chicken Salad Chick,an Alabama-based sandwich and salad spot, is coming to East Cobb in March. The 2,800-square-foot restaurant in the Providence Square shopping center at 4101 Roswell Road, Suite 811, will serve about 15 kinds of chicken salad. All this talk about chicken salad got us thinking: Why is it so popular? What differentiates one from another? We reached out to chefs and diners alike for the scoop.

Jenny Levison, founder of Souper Jenny and Café Jonah and the Magical Attic, is putting her own touch on the juicing trend: She’s opening Juicy Jenny, a community juice bar and superfood emporium, a few doors down from Souper Jenny at 56 East Andrews Drive in Buckhead. Juicy Jenny is scheduled to open September 1.