Bon Appetit Magazine Selects Rathbun's As Hot 50

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ATLANTA, GA., February 10, 2005: Bon Appetit Magazine's March edition has selected the "Hot 50" Restaurants from around the country and has chosen Rathbun's as one of the restaurants from Atlanta. In the magazine's Restaurant pullout Restaurant Guide that mentions "Top spots around the country-from the hottest scenes to the best new bites", Bon Appetit says, "We've fallen hard for Chef Kevin Rathbun's sophisticated, yet unfussy, southern style cooking that is one of a kind." And they say, "Rathbun's in Inman Park is worth hunting for."

About Rathbun's: Rathbun's has recently been named as one of the "Best New American Restaurants of 2004" by Travel and Leisure Magazine, "Best New Restaurant 2004" by Esquire Magazine, "Best New Restaurant" by Atlanta Magazine, "Best New Restaurant" by Creative Loafing. It was featured in USA TODAY as a "New Gourmet Selection of Restaurants" and in Bon Appetit Magazine as "Where to Eat Now". It has received the "Silver Spoon Award" from Georgia Trend Magazine. It has received "Three Forks" by Knife & Fork, "Four Stars" by Creative Loafing, and "Three Stars" by the Atlanta Journal Constitution. Rathbun's was chosen from Bon Appetit under "What's Hot & Where the Knowing are Going".

About Kevin Rathbun: Kevin has worked with renowned chefs like, Bradley Ogden, Emeril Legasse, and Stephen Pyles. He was nominated for the James Beard "Rising Star Chef" of 1994. He brought Atlanta Southwestern cuisine with NAVA and then introduced Fusion to Atlanta as the opening Executive Chef of Bluepointe. From 1999-2003, Chef Kevin was the Corporate Executive Chef for the Buckhead Life Restaurant Group, and oversaw many of the restaurants. In May of 2004, Chef Kevin opened his signature restaurant, Rathbun's, in the Inman Park area of Atlanta.

For more information, please contact Kevin Rathbun or Clifford Bramble directly at 404.524.8280 or to see additional information, visit the website at www.rathbunsrestaurant.com

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