Rathbun's Celebrates Its Birthday With Its First Year Opening Dinner

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ATLANTA, GA., March 22, 2005: On Sunday, May 22, Rathbun's will celebrate their first birthday. Rathbun's first "Taste Around" will begin at 6:30 p.m. and end at 9 p.m. and will be in Rathbun's Restaurant. During this celebratory dinner, guests will be able to taste new menu items and boutique wines. On behalf of Rathbun's staff, there will be a staff art showing and a four-piece band provided by Gwen Hughes and Organized Time.
Cost for the dinner is $75.00 plus tax and gratuity. Reservations can be made by calling the restaurant at 404.524.8280.
About Rathbun's: Rathbun's opened on May 27, 2004 in an area that could be considered risky and otherwise known as the warehouse area of Inman Park. Overcoming all odds, Rathbun's was 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 Clifford Bramble directly at 404.524.8280 or to see additional information, visit the website at www.rathbunsrestaurant.com
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