Rough Draft Atlanta

1 day ago | roughdraftatlanta.com | Beth McKibben

Bastone, the Italian restaurant and mozzarella bar owned by Chef Pat Pascarella, closed after three years at the corner of 8th Street and Howell Mill Road, according to an announcement on social media. The restaurant took over the space previously occupied by Bocado in 2022, with Pascarella saying at the time that Bastone would be his most ambitious restaurant to date.

2 days ago | roughdraftatlanta.com | Beth McKibben

Indian restaurant Pataaka will open later this year at Spring Quarter on Spring Street in Midtown, according to a press release. The tapas-style Indian restaurant comes from Atlanta chef Anish Nair, who also owns Jai Ho Indian Kitchen at Krog Street Market. Anish previously owned a full-service location of Jai Ho on Dutch Valley Road in Morningside. He closed that location during the height of the pandemic. The space is now home to Verdure Kitchen & Cocktails.

2 days ago | roughdraftatlanta.com | Sarra Sedghi

The grill-friendly take on pljeskavica from Chef Adi Komic of Bosnian comfort food pop-up Krupana is a cross between a Balkan hamburger and an American smashburger. "This burger has been a staple since day one [of the pop-up], but sometimes I'll intentionally leave it off the menu just to force people to get something else," Komic said. The term "pljeskavica" refers to the meat patty, which varies throughout the Balkan peninsula.

3 days ago | roughdraftatlanta.com | Beth McKibben

The original location of Taco Mac closed after 46 years in Virginia-Highland, according to social media and a press release provided to Rough Draft. The sports bar and restaurant chain, known for its Buffalo wings and vast beer selection, first opened at the corner of Virginia and North Highland in 1979. "After 46 years, we're saying goodbye to our original Taco Mac in Virginia-Highlands - the spot where it all began," the announcement read.

5 days ago | roughdraftatlanta.com | Bill Crane

It has been a few years since my last trip to the Florida panhandle, where our family had a vacation home on St. George Island, which offered many incredible charms including houses with views of both the Gulf of Mexico, as well as Apalachicola Bay. And on the other end of the longtime North American Free Trade Zone, I love the views along the Canadian border, across the many Great Lakes, or the incredible sights of Niagara Falls.