Tag: The Lawrence
RWBY replaces the Lawrence in Midtown
After 10 years at the corner of Juniper and 8th streets, the Lawrence shuttered in January. This month, owners Darren Carr and Eric Simpkins (Bon Ton), along with new partner Jason Cott, relaunched the space as RWBY, a modern American restaurant and bar with brasserie and trattoria influences.
The Waiting Room is bringing sexy back
The cocktail bar, located above Bon Ton, will offer a concise menu of grandiose items designed to fit the over-the-top theme. These include giant seafood towers and caviar service, led by Bon Ton executive chef David Hartshorn. Eric Simpkins is designing the cocktail list, focusing on large-format drinks served in decanters.
King of Pops and Bon Ton team up for Wonderkid, opening soon at Atlanta Dairies
The King of Pops founders have partnered with Big Citizen hospitality group to put a modern, whimsical spin on a traditional diner.
Bon Ton Cajun seafood opens this month in Midtown
Midtown: Get ready for a “big, loud, crazy New Orleans bar with amazing food,” says Darren Carr, who’s opening Bon Ton with the Lawrence’s Eric Simpkins and Crawfish Shack’s Hieu Pham on January 10.
Miracle on Monroe is slinging over-the-top holiday cocktails in Midtown
The Lawrence owners Darren Carr and Eric Simpkins are embracing the Christmas spirit full on this year with the launch of the New York City-based pop-up Miracle in the Midtown Promenade. Open Wednesday through Sunday evenings through Christmas Eve, Miracle on Monroe offers ten Christmas-themed cocktails, Christmas cookies, Christmas beer, wine and tapas.
22 Atlanta restaurants to book for Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is next Sunday but that doesn't mean you get a free pass for dinner on the Friday or Saturday before. Here are 22 Atlanta restaurants with something special planned for one of the busiest weekends of the year.
How to celebrate the holidays Italian style, from Bella Cucina’s Alisa Barry
When I met Alisa Barry 18 years ago, she was launching her Italian-inspired pantry products business, Bella Cucina, and my family had just started making annual summer treks to the Ligurian coast—where we now own a second home. Needless to say, we Italophiles bonded immediately.
News and events in the restaurant world this week
Atlanta’s first Shake Shack
Shake Shack, the iconic Madison Square Park burger establishment, is coming to Buckhead next year, the Atlanta Business Chronicle reports. It will open in mid-2014 at 3035 Peachtree Road, in the Buckhead Atlanta development planned for luxury retail space. Shake Shack’s local location will serve the burgers, hot dogs, and frozen custard that its Manhattan location has become known for.
“Why Can’t the Lawrence Keep a Chef?”
Open for less than a year, the Lawrence—a highly anticipated Midtown restaurant and bar by Top FLR veteran Darren Carr and Dinner Party Atlanta founder Patrick La Bouff—is already on its third chef. Shane Devereux (also from Top FLR and its sister gastropub/club Sound Table) was the opening chef. Then Jonathan St. Hilaire, previously a pastry chef and owner of the now-defunct Bakeshop, took the reigns in November 2012. Now, St. Hilaire is gone, and Jeff Sigler, who worked alongside Richard Blais at Element, is in charge.
Shane Devereux leaves the Lawrence, heads to Greyfield Inn
Earlier this year, we announced that Shane Devereux was leaving his position as executive chef of TOP FLR of Sound Table but remaining partner at the Lawrence. Devereux now says that he's no longer involved in day to day operations at The Lawrence, the much-hyped new Midtown restaurant that opened earlier this year. Starting November 9, Devereux will head to Cumberland Island to do a month-long stint at the Greyfield Inn.
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