Chef Kevin Rathbun To Open Krog Bar

ATLANTA, GA - Restaurateur Kevin Rathbun, owner of the award winning restaurant Rathbun's, and wife Melissa Rathbun & partners Kirk Parks and Cliff Bramble, are opening a new exciting Mediterranean Wine Bar called "KROG BAR" in Inman Park.

KROG BAR will be located in Inman Park at the same complex that Rathbun's is located in called the Stove Works at 112 Krog Street. It will feature Mediterranean-inspired cold "small plates", International wines as well as gelatos and coffee. KROG BAR will be open Monday through Saturday evenings.

The Johnson Studio, who created Rathbun's stunning dining room, is designing an old world look for KROG BAR. KROG BAR will have 40 seats, five tables, a walk-up bar and a patio with five tables overlooking KROG STREET in Inman Park.

Rathbun says, "Krog Bar will offer locals the opportunity to get a small bite, have a great glass of wine and mingle with their friends in the neighborhood". Surrounded by Inman Park, Decatur, Virginia Highland, Cabbage Town and the new growing Downtown area, Krog BAR is the perfect upscale bar setting for this changing warehouse area. KROG BAR will be open in July of 2005.

About Rathbun's: In May 0f 2004, Rathbun's opened their doors. In December of 2004 Rathbun's expanded with the addition of 40 seats within a private dining room. 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" and a Bon Appetit "Hot 50 Restaurants" (March, 2005). 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 Cliff Bramble directly at 404.524.8280 or to see additional information, visit the website at www.krogbar.com
A photo of Kevin Rathbun can be taken from http://rathbunsrestaurant.com/images/small/kevinphoto.jpg
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