Matthew Lasinski of the Alliance Restaurant Group and Ricardo Jones, owner of Sangria Patio Bar, have opened their New Orleans-inspired restaurant called Nola at 36 E. Read more stories like this by liking Atlanta Restaurant Scene on Facebook, following on Twitter and on Instagram. Sign up for the AJC Food and Dining Newsletter Explore Atlanta Classics: Brothers mark 20 years selling barbecue at their ‘neighborhood joint’ Explore Atlanta Classics: Ted's Montana Grill celebrates 20 years Explore The ultimate guide to pizza in Atlanta Wonderbird Spirits and Creature Comforts will offer libations in the gardens. 25 with a whole hog roast and buffet-style menu prepared by chef Matthew Basford. EVENTĬanoe will celebrate its 27th anniversary 6:30-9 p.m. “It has that kind of staying power.”Ĭanoe. It became much more of an everyman’s restaurant.”Īs for the future, “I think Canoe is going to outlive all of us,” Palermo declared. “But our demographic changed as the neighborhood grew, which is great. “You have to change the paradigm every once in a while” he allowed. Looking back on his 25 years at Canoe, Palermo said there have been many changes, but it was “evolution not revolution.” But beer and craft cocktails have stolen the show at the bar.” We have 30 or more selections by the glass, and always have. Our beverage director, Kevin Cornish, is really good at expressing that in the current wine list. “We’ve always said we want wine that’s ready to drink now and we want it to be very food-friendly. General Manager Vincent Palermo, who has worked at Canoe since 1997, has witnessed decades of changes at the Vinings restaurant.Īs for drinks, Palermo said there’s always been “breadth and depth” in the wine program. Explore Atlanta Classics: Atlanta’s oldest Japanese restaurant turns 50 Grant Gould was executive chef from 2005-2013, and brought her local roots to Canoe’s menu. “He worked with Wolfgang Puck in California, so he brought sort of an Asian feel to a lot of what he did.” “Gary’s food was very much rooted in culinary traditions in that he was classically trained at the Culinary Institute of America,” Palermo remembered. Remarkably, Canoe has employed just three executive chefs in its 27 years - Gary Mennie, Carvel Grant Gould, and currently, Matthew Basford. The river left a silt that was on everything. It looked like someone filled the building with water and shook it up. The water was five feet deep in the restaurant. “We’ve always had some flooding, and it takes over the grounds from time to time at various depths, which we’re able to recover from quickly,” Palermo noted. Explore Try something new with an Australian specialty from this Atlanta eateryĬhef Matthew Basford's peppercorn-crusted kangaroo is a mainstay among appetizers at Canoe. While the Chattahoochee is what makes Canoe so special, the river has troubled the restaurant many times, including closing it down for two months in 2009. We wanted to make this Atlanta’s private club on the river, without having to pay the dues.”
All of the niceties that come along with fine dining are there, without the pretense. It’s moved in more of a fine dining direction since then. “It was significantly more casual when it first opened. “It was farm-to-table before farm-to-table, and kind of an Alice Waters-inspired menu,” he explained. Klaskala, McKerrow and San Martin made it a priority to incorporate the outdoors in their concept, Palermo said.
At that point, this was considered the country.” It originated as Robinson’s Tropical Gardens, which was a dance hall back in the ‘50s. “Prior to that, it was a place called Paces River Crossing that closed in the early ‘80s. “Right before this, it was called Patio On the River,” Palermo said.
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