Quick Bites: Hopkins’ Atlanta Botanical Garden concept gets rebranded, Tom + Chee closes, and more

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After being open less than a year, Linton’s in the Garden, Linton Hopkins’ restaurant in the Atlanta Botanical Garden, will be renamed Longleaf. The new name is a reference to the longleaf pine, an evergreen indigenous to the Southeast. Hopkins says the rebranding will cut out the middleman between the Garden and diners. Hopkins will stay on as a chef adviser while Jason Paolini steps into the executive chef role and become an employee of the Garden.

Westside grilled cheese resto Tom + Chee has closed after a little over year of operation at Ironworks. Tomorrow’sNewsToday reports that a “lunch focused” eatery as has leased the space.

http://www.tonetoatl.com/2017/01/toast-tom-chee-atlanta-has-closed.html#more

Downtown Decatur cocktail lounge The Pinewood has opened its new dining room along with a new lounge and private dining area. Chef Andy Jackson, formerly of Revival, is the restaurant’s new chef de cuisine. The restaurant recently celebrated its fifth anniversary.

http://atlanta.eater.com/2017/1/5/14176872/the-pinewood-renovation-new-lounge-dining-room

Recently opened apartment tower Azure on the Park (1020 Piedmont Ave. N.E.) will be the site of a new Mexican restaurant called Cactus House. Cactus House will serve “fresh, natural, and upscale street style tacos.”

https://whatnowatlanta.com/new-taqueria-concept-cactus-house-planned-for-midtown/ Midtown’s Saltwood Charcuterie & Bar has announced the opening of the Saltwood Burger Bar. The Burger Bar will feature a varied selection of burgers along with boozy milkshakes and an array of desserts. The Burger Bar will be open Monday-Friday from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.