Three Stars for One Midtown Kitchen

Years ago, John Kessler issued a challenge to restaurants— to step their game up— and chef Nick Oltarsh, then of Lobby Bar and Bistro and ROOM at Twelve, accepted. The chef currently helms the kitchen at ONE Midtown Kitchen, and this week Jenny Turknett reviews the restaurant by addressing all the components of the challenge and ends up awarding it three stars. The end result? "Two years and another restaurant later, mission completed."

THE ELSEWHERE AND THE BLOGS: Marie, Let's Eat has S'more BBQ and Heirloom Market BBQ on the same day and checks out Waikikie Hawaiian BBQ, Atlanta Restaurant Blog goes to AJ's Famous Seafood and PoBoys, Bella Vivere tries lunch at JCT Kitchen, One Little Pig is left unimpressed with breakfast at Kitsch'n 155, Atlanta, etc finds things lacking with her meal at Bone Lick BBQ, and Chow Down Atlanta tries the soup at Tang Roo,