Photos: Bottle Rocket now open in Mac-Groveland

Bottle Rocket, an updated concept from the Blue Plate Restaurant Co. in the former Scusi space, is now open at St. Clair and Fairview in the Mac-Groveland neighborhood. “The feeling is casual and carefree,” says Blue Plate owner Stephanie Shimp, via press release. “It’s in the space, it’s in the menu, it’s the easy answer to … [ Read more]

Photos: How bartenders at Eat Street Social come up with new cocktails (and 4 to try now)

If you’ve spent time in a restaurant kitchen, you look forward to the day when chefs test out new recipes. Dishes will make their way around the line, being tasted and critiqued by prep cooks and sous chefs, and whoever else is lucky enough to be around, before they’re brought to the executive chef for consideration. … [ Read more]