Tag: STG Tratorria

As with other recent years, 2012 has only seen a handful of ambitious, independent restaurants open in its first months. But here’s one we’ve been anticipating: Brian Lewis, who mastered the art of the neighborhood restaurant with Westside’s Bocado, launches his casual Italian venture STG Trattoria tonight at 102 West Paces Ferry Road in Buckhead. Neapolitan-style pizza—baked in Acunto ovens, the same as Antico—will be the centerpiece of the menu, though executive chef Joshua Hopkins (most recently at Abattoir) and chef de cuisine Adam Waller (previously at Sotto Sotto) will also be crafting pastas and other seasonally driven dishes.

ATL Food Chatter: January 10, 2012(To receive the Chatter and other culinary tidbits directly in your inbox, sign up for our weekly dining newsletter)Last week Brian Lewis, owner of Westside hotspot Bocado, announced that he is opening his second restaurant, STG Trattoria, in Buckhead in March. The biggest details, kept artfully under wraps, were the hiring of his dream team: Joshua Hopkins, who recently departed Abattoir, and Adam Waller, former Sotto Sotto sous chef.