Quick Bites: Rolled ice cream comes to Buckhead, Firepit Pizza plans Grant Park debut, frosC) all day

Food news roundup



No value assignedThe Thai rolled ice cream trend rolls on: Philadelphia-based Sweet Charliebs hand rolled ice cream and yogurt shop opens its first Atlanta location in Buckhead (3872 Roswell Rd.) on June 8. Expect flavors like Monkey See Monkey Do with Nutella and bananas and Namaste with strawberry cheesecake.

Itbs officially rosC) season, and Old Fourth Wardbs Venkmanbs is taking things up a notch with frosC) b that would be frozen rosC), to the uninitiated. Glasses are on tap: $7 for a small, $9 for a large.

The former Double Zero space in Sandy Springs will soon be home to two new ventures. The third location of Stockyard Burgers and Bones and the seventh Taqueria Tsunami will open in the 9,400 square foot location in late summer/early fall.

Firepit Pizza by celebrity chef Leslie Cohen is expected to open this fall in Grant Parkbs mixed-use development The Larkin (519 Memorial Dr.). The restaurant serves tavern-style pizzas made in an bauthentic brick oven.b

Dennis Wood, the former sommelier at Chops, Chops Lobster Bar and Cherokee Town Club, has been tapped as the new sommelier, wine director and assistant general manager at French cafe Le Bilboquet in The Shops Buckhead Atlanta.B bLe Bilboquet has quickly become an Atlanta institution, and I am excited to contribute my expertise,bB WoodB said in a press release. bI am grateful to be a part of this talented team and plan to bring a fresh twist to the already well developed wine list and sophisticated wine dinners.b

Go big or go home. Through May 31, all Raybs restaurants (Raybs On the River, Raybs in the City, Raybs at Killer Creek) are popping bottles of Dom Perignon and giving $100 off. Those $250 bottles make an even better sound when uncorked at $150. Cheers.

Mercedes-Benz Stadium, new home to Atlanta United and the Atlanta Falcons, will have an open-air, tiered restaurant overlooking the field. While it is not known which restaurant group this is from, a survey to season ticket holders noted it would be a bSouthern inspired conceptb with a bchef driven menub from a bhighly renowned Atlanta restaurant group.b B