Dogwood Restaurant

My new favorite restaurant in Atlanta is Dogwood Restaurant. Start the evening by grabbing a seat at the bar which faces Peachtree Street or one of several cocktail-height tables or better yet, get cozy at one of cushy sofa seating areas in the bar. Restaurateurs Chef Shane Touhy (formerly Executive Chef at Blue Ridge Grill) and Scott Black (formerly Bone’s) now maitre d’ and co-owner know southern cuisine and the Atlanta restaurant scene. Black also knows wines and Dogwood has a nice wine selection. The regional cuisine is still southern but with a contemporary gourmet twist. I love the grit appetizer selections. On Saturday I had the Zinfandel Braised Short Rib over grits as an appetizer and Potato Crusted Halibut, Sweet Corn Pudding, Sauce Gribiche as an entree. The executive chef is a cutie too so you get a great meal and eye candy. Ask for Doc at the bar…he’s the best.

Dogwood Restuarant, 565 Peachtree St., Atlanta  404.835.1410. Dinner: Tuesday – Friday 5:30 p.m. – 10:00 pm and Saturday 5:30 p.m. -11:00 p.m.