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French eatery to leave Lenox for downtown
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Lenox Square will lose one of its most sophisticated rest stops and tasty treasures this summer. The mall’s signature French eatery, Brasserie Le Coze, a hit since its 1994 debut, is heading downtown.
Buzz was told Thursday that, this summer, owner Fabrice Vergez will move the popular dining destination to Allen Plaza, a mixed-use development under construction at Ivan Allen Boulevard and Spring Street. The new restaurant, French-America Brasserie (FAB for short), will occupy 12,000 square feet and is slated to be the first business to open at the complex, steps away from the Georgia Aquarium and, eventually, the new World of Coca-Cola Museum.
“The incredible burst of development in downtown Atlanta attracted me to downtown, and the quality of the building at 30 Allen Plaza persuaded me that that was the place,” Vergez said, via a statement e-mailed to Buzz.
FAB will also offer private rooms for parties and a rooftop dining area. In another departure from Brasserie Le Coze, FAB will be a steakhouse in addition to a brasserie. Vergez’s new menu will offer several beef cuts and “a selection of French sauces.”
Neiman Marcus is planning to expand into the old Brasserie space.
“Some of our regulars are just crushed, and some are saying that they will now refuse to shop at Neiman’s,” Vergez told us. “But it was not Neiman Marcus’ intention to put me out of business. My lease was ending, and I mostly couldn’t afford to stay in Buckhead. I’m excited about the new location. It looks like we’re finally going to be a walking city.”
Brasserie’s final day of operation will be March 25. Vergez expects to be in the new space in August.
That wail you just heard was shoppers snuffling into their lunchtime chardonnay, roast skate wings and frites at Brasserie’s famed indoor patio.
One sick puppy
“Will & Grace” actor Leslie Jordan’s first stop when he hit town this week? A trip to the doctor’s office for a “Z-pack” antibiotic and some throat lozenges. He was battling a bug as he prepared to open the second local run of his one-man show, “Like a Dog on Linoleum,” at the 14th Street Playhouse on Thursday night. “I felt like I had been shot by Dick Cheney!” cracked Jordan. Buzz Central has learned that the diminutive thespian has also been self-medicating at the Flying Biscuit Cafe in Midtown. Atlantans will be among the last to see the live version of the show. After Jordan ends his run here May 21, he heads back to the Left Coast to commit the piece to film via a new Hollywood studio option on “Linoleum.”
Uncoupling update
Taking a tip no doubt from Renée Zellweger, actress Sophia Bush is seeking to annul her brief marriage to her “One Tree Hill” co-star Chad Michael Murray, citing fraud.
According to papers filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, Bush married Murray on April 16, and the pair separated five months later.
The actress, 23, also requested that the court terminate its ability to award spousal support to Murray, 24.
Calls to Bush’s attorney, Fern Wender, were not immediately returned, and Murray’s publicist, Megan Moss, declined to comment.
Bush and Murray met while filming the WB network’s “One Tree Hill,” in which Bush plays sassy but hot cheerleader Brooke Davis and Murray portrays brooding but hot basketball player Lucas Scott.
Chappelle unhappy
Comedian Dave Chappelle says he may never return to his hit Comedy Central show if the cable network goes through with plans to air new episodes culled from material he filmed before leaving the series.
“I feel like it’s kind of a bully move,” Chappelle told the Dayton [Ohio] Daily News. “That’s just how I feel about it. I don’t know if that’s the case. But if people don’t watch it, then I’d be more than happy.”
Last May, Chappelle stunned his fans and the entertainment industry by skipping out on a $50 million contract and leaving “Chappelle’s Show” in mid-production.
He spent two weeks in South Africa before returning home to his farm near Yellow Springs, Ohio. He has since resumed performing live stand-up.
Chappelle said his possible return to “Chappelle’s Show” is still up in the air.
“But I think if they air that stuff, I can’t see how I’m going to be able to,” he told the Daily News. “That will damage our relationship.”
Comedy Central has said in the past it plans to air the material but wouldn’t comment on any current plans.
“We are still waiting patiently for Dave to return to work, but we know that our viewers are looking forward to seeing the material he produced for the third season,” Comedy Central said in a written statement.
Celebrity birthdays
Singer Jennifer Warnes is 59. Actor-director Tim Kazurinsky is 56. Singer-guitarist Robyn Hitchcock is 53. Actress Miranda Richardson is 48. Rapper Tone-Loc is 40. Actress Julie Bowen (“Boston Legal,” “Ed”) is 36. Actor David Faustino (“Married … With Children”) is 32. Actress Jessica Biel (“7th Heaven”) is 24.
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