Quick Bites: NEXTO goes private, local tween wins MasterChef Junior, Hi-Wire Brewing hits ATL and more

Food news roundup

By Angela Hansberger Wednesday May 31, 2017 10:00 AM EDT

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Concentrics Restaurantsb ramen-focused Old Fourth Ward eatery, NEXTO, has ceased lunch and dinner service for the summer and will be btemporarily shifting to a private event space for groups of all sizes,b according to a press release. bSince opening, NEXTO has become a popular space for private functions and the summer is an ideal time to open its doors to that demand and expand to offer a variety of food, drink and service options inspired by favorite Concentricsb concepts,b the statement continued. Regular dining services closed on Memorial Day, and a specific restart date has not been announced.

The finale to Foxbs MasterChef Junior, hosted by chefs Gordon Ramsay and Christina Tosi, featured two Atlanta-area girls. Jasmine Stewart, a 12-year-old from Milton, and Justise Mayberry, an 11-year-old from Sugar Hill, competed for the prize by preparing their own customized three-course meals. A big congrats to Stewart, who won the competition after cooking up a meal based on her Jamaican roots. She took home the trophy and a $100,000 prize.B

Beers from Ashevillebs Hi-Wire Brewing are now available in Atlanta. To launch their new market, the brewery is partnering with Georgia Crown Distributing Co. for rollout events happening the first week of June. The first event is a launch party at Argosy (470 Flat Shoals Ave. SE} on June 5 at 6 P.M. {Press release}B

Monkey 68 is set to open in Roswell at 1073 Green St. A brefined Asianb concept from the owners of the One Sushi + in Brookhaven and Katana Teppanyaki & Sushi in Buckhead, the restaurant will open to the public mid to late June.

Chefs Shaun Doty and Lance Gummere are starting the summer with a jolt. During a month-long promotion at The Federal (1050 Crescent Ave.), guests can enjoy $3 shaken cold brew coffees during breakfast and lunch service. Brews include Batdorf & Bronsonbs Dancing Goats blend and include basic iced coffee, CafC) Sua Da (cold brew with sweetened condensed milk), the Wilson (cold brew with coconut milk, palm sugar and lime) and CafC) Cielo (cold brew with sorghum cinnamon and vanilla).

CurEat, a new national restaurant-finding app available in the iTunes app store, introduced its official food and beverage pros and tastemakers, known as bCurEatersb, this week to the Atlanta area to coincide with the Atlanta Food and Wine Festival. The app lets users create and share their own lists of top restaurant findings and will be represented at this weekendbs festival.