Tag: Nhan Le
8Arm team to open Small Fry at Atlanta Dairies (and yes, there will be fries)
Skip Engelbrecht and chef Nhan Le, the team behind 8Arm in Poncey-Highland, have turned their focus to casual eateries. They recently launched Fishmonger seafood market and raw bar in Virginia-Highland and will open Small Fry—an elevated, fried comfort food takeout—in Atlanta Dairies in late fall.
The verdict on 3 new Atlanta restaurants: Pollo Supremo, Juniper Cafe, and Belle & Lily’s Caribbean Brunch House
Heralding the arrival of Pollo Supremo, the long-awaited sequel to Supremo Taco. Plus, an all-day Vietnamese cafe, and Caribbean brunch
Review: 8Arm’s newest look is a seriously good Japanese izakaya
8Arm has become a Japanese izakaya, with casual drinking fare, grilled skewers, ramen, a tiny sushi bar—and serious culinary legs.
Maricela Vega is leaving 8Arm, but she has big plans for the future
Chef Maricela Vega will leave 8Arm in mid-April, but she's not leaving the food world behind. She'll focus on selling tamales, tortillas, hot sauces, and other goods through Chicomecóatl and revitalizing her farm in Mexico.
Next up from the owner of Octopus Bar and 8Arm: Pollo Supremo near EAV
Located on Moreland Avenue a few blocks from East Atlanta Village, Pollo Supremo is slated to open by September.
Review: 8Arm is wildly different and as good as ever under new chef Maricela Vega
The Ponce de Leon Avenue den of cool never stopped being revolutionary. 8Arm's new chef, Maricela Vega, has made it even more deliciously subversive.
Atlanta’s glow-in-the-dark ramen pop-up, Nakamura.ke, gets a second location
Nakamura.ke, the otherworldly glow-in-the-dark ramen pop-up debuting on Edgewood Avenue in late January, will host a second series of dinners and after-parties at Paris on Ponce beginning in mid-February.
Octopus Bar
When Nhan Le and the late Angus Brown opened Octopus Bar in 2011, they shook up Atlanta's dining scene, offering small plates rife with primo ingredients like oysters and uni but served in a loud, dark room.
Community Farmers Markets’ inaugural Red Clay Soirée has an impressive food lineup
Community Farmers Markets—a nonprofit network that likely includes at least one of your favorite Atlanta farmers markets—is hosting its inaugural Red Clay Soirée fundraising gala on Friday, November 10. The event will feature chefs from Kimball House, 8 Arm, the General Muir, Rising Sun, El Super Pan, and other favorite Atlanta restaurants.
Nhan Le plans to move forward with Octopus Bar, 8ARM, AMA
This was supposed to be the year that Nhan Le stepped away from the kitchen and focused on growing the mini dining empire that he and partner, chef Angus Brown, were building. Those plans shifted when Brown passed away on January 4. Le talks to us about what's next for their restaurants.