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Tom Murphy's Morningside plans have been revealed. The local restaurateur will open Morningside Kitchen in the former Rosebud space, reports Tomorrow's News Today, and the timeline calls for a mid-to-late-March launch. The restaurant will serve "neighborhood comfort food" for dinner and brunch, according to its Facebook page.
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Murphy purchased the space from angry chef Ron Eyester, who shuttered his three Morningside restaurants — Timone's and The Family Dog, along with Rosebud — last year. The Family Dog has since relaunched under new ownership, and a second location for Decatur's Calle Latina could be on track to take over the Timone's space.
Murphy has operated his eponymous Virginia-Highland restaurant roughly a mile from Morningside Kitchen for more than 35 years. He opened his second area restaurant, Paces & Vine, in Vinings in October 2014.
Eyester closed down his Morningside empire so he could focus on Atlantic Station's Diner, which got off to a rocky start when it opened last spring. He recently revamped the menu at Diner, and he wants the restaurant to "emerge as a fantastic hub" in the neighborhood.
