Corby Kummer Awards Two Stars to Revival

Atlanta Magazine's Corby Kummer reviews Revival, awarding Kevin Gillespie's Southern shrine a "very good" rating of two out of four stars. Kummer says the Decatur restaurant's inspiration from Southern grandmothers is evident:

Revival, in a cute clapboard house with a wide veranda in downtown Decatur, has my number. It's Kevin Gillespie's re-creation of the food he grew up eating at the table of his grandmother, whom he calls the best cook he'll ever know, and who specialized in flavor-packed abundance. ... I'm still hoping for an invitation to a Southern grandmother's Sunday supper. I'm very glad Revival is there while I wait.

Over at Creative Loafing, Brad Kaplan takes a first look at Bar Margot, Ford Fry's new establishment at the Four Seasons. Kaplan finds a hotel restaurant that rises above most forms in the genre:

Bar Margot's prices are quite reasonable considering the setting, though I've noticed that most of the dishes have inched up $1 to $2 since the opening weeks, and many of the bottles of wine have gone up $10 or more. Still, sharable starters and sizable salads all hover in the low teens, while the pastas hit the mid-teens and the larger plates hit $20 and even $30 for the fish of the day. The valet parking is free with validation, though, and I'm plenty happy sipping on a thoughtful cocktail for $11 and rubbing elbows with my good friend Clint Eastwood. Maybe it's better to keep the locals out after all.

THE ELSEWHERE AND THE BLOGS: Fried Chicken Lips doesn't plan on returning to Jia. Marie, Let's Eat! loves the fried chicken at Hop's Chicken. Burgers, Barbecue and Everything Else isn't wowed by Brezza Cucina, but will make another visit. Atlanta Food Critic puts Front Page News on their "must visit" list.