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Those of us who live just south of Victory Drive were certainly saddened when Atlantic became a COVID collateral closure this past summer. No one would dare blame owners Jason and Jennifer Restivo and partner Ida Rush George for choosing not to reopen their ‘neighborhood eatery’ in the thick of the pandemic, but that prudent decision left an overt void in a fabulously renovated space as well as our collective appetites. Come the last week of March or the first week of April, eager eaters will be back at 102 E.  Victory Drive when new owners Tyler and Kara Kopkas and Steve and Mary Pascha...

The authentic flavors of Mexico are now being served at Plant Riverside's newest restaurant and bar, the Savannah Tequila Co. The restaurant opening over Valentine's Day weekend — despite cold and wet weather — was a hit with about 450 customers on the second day of business, said Executive Sous Chef Shahin Afsharian. Savannah Tequila Co. overlooks the Savannah River and is on the street level of the Three Muses building at Plant Riverside.  While the restaurant's location could attract lots of tourist traffic, hometown customers are also discovering the cantina-style space. "Local...

The recent and unexpected departure of Executive Chef David Landrigan from Circa 1875 left a big toque to fill in the kitchen of the downtown French restaurant.  “We wish him well,” Jeffrey Downey said of the chef who was there from the first day, 10 years ago when co-owners Downey and Donald Lubowicki decided to develop their authentic French bar into a true brasserie-bistro.   “We didn’t see it coming,” Downey said.  So it goes, especially during this past year of unforeseen life challenges and untoward hardships in the restaurant industry.  Fortunately, an apt heir was ...