Luxe eatery and gourmet food shop relocating
Star Provisions and Bacchanalia, two of Atlanta's most well known establishments, are moving from their current home at 1198 Howell Mill Road, to a new space nearby.
Owners Ann Quatrano and Clifford Harrison plan to reopen Star Provisions and Bacchanalia (Litttle Bach will close permanently) early next year on Ellsworth Industrial Boulevard. Star Provisions To-Go will be the only business to remain at the current location. The To-Go business will continue to offer sandwiches, dessert, coffee, and bread with outdoor seating only.
The new Bacchanalia and Star Provisions will occupy a soon-to-be constructed building about a mile and a half from the restaurant's current home. Whereas the current space the group occupies is 16,000 square feet, the new building will provide them 10,000 square feet. For those that know the area well, the building will be built on a vacant parcel of land in the 1400 block of Ellsworth Industrial, catty-corner from Restaurant Depot.
Last March Quatrano closed her meat-centric eatery Abbatoir, where Ford Fry subsequently opened Marcel, widely regarded as the most expensive steakhouse in the state. About a year ago, ownership converted the restaurant formerly known as the Quninones Room to Little Bach. Earlier this year, Bacchanalia converted their dinner menu from Prix Fixe to a la carte.
“We are committed to the Westside and the timing is right for us to have our own stand-alone building for these two concepts,” said Anne Quatrano. “We are excited about the new space, and most importantly what we will be able to offer our guests by way of dine-in seating in Star Provisions, catering, ease of access and private event space options.”
Bacchanlia was originally located in a small cottage in Buckhead, at the corner Martina Drive and Piedmont Road. The restaurant opened in 1993, before moving to its current Westside location in 1999. (Mediterranean restaurant and lounge, Divan now operates in their former Buckhead outpost)
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