Goldbergs Fine Food Closes at Avalon in Alpharetta and a Second Johnny’s Chicken and Waffles Is Opening in Midtown, Atlanta

Torri Donley

The Alpharetta location of Goldbergs Fine Foods closed Sunday, July 31, after eight years at Avalon, Tomorrow’s News Today first reported. Further reporting by the AJC indicates that the decision to close this particular location was “strategic” and based on “business demands.” Goldbergs includes six other area locations on Roswell […]

Opening a hotel restaurant is about more than the menu

Torri Donley

Forget menus, napkin colors and floor plans. When chef Shinya Otsuchihashi began preparing to open his first hotel restaurant three years ago, he focused on one key element: sociability. It’s the driving force behind his creation, Upstairz, the signature restaurant at Zentis Osaka, a new boutique hotel (and the city’s […]