AJC Awards 'Still Relevant' JCT Kitchen Three Stars

Jenny Turknett reviews JCT Kitchen for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and awards the West Midtown restaurant three stars. She notes what's changed and what's remained the same at the restaurant since EJ Hodgkinson, previously the sous chef at Woodfire Grill, took over in January. The popular angry mussels may become a seasonal dish and the desserts are more than ready to be reworked by Ford Fry's corporate pastry chef Taria Camerino, Turknett says, but she recommends going for the specials and new dishes that have Hodgkinson's expert touch. She ends: "After more than five years and several sister restaurants later, JCT Kitchen still seems as relevant today as when it opened. I look forward to seeing it evolve under Hodgkinson's — and Fry's — direction."

THE ELSEWHERE AND THE BLOGS: Dunwoody Patch has an early look at That Pie Place, Atlanta Restaurant Blog has Sunday Funday mussels at Yebo, Burgers, Barbecue, and Everything Else wasn't terribly impressed with Iberian Pig, Chow Down Atlanta calls her meal at the Spence one of the best she's had in a long time, Eat It Atlanta gives a great break down (and photographs) of lunch General Muir, Marie, Let's Eat visits two Indian restaurants: Zyka and Niramish, Weekend Eats ATL will not be going back to Olmsted for brunch, Bella Vivere takes on Don Pedro Taqueria in Duluth, and Ultra Epicure reviews Seven Lamps.