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Donlan is partnering with Greg Greenbaum, presiden of The Tavern's parenyt company, CentraArchy Restaurant Management Co., to open Donlahn and Greenbaum's New York Prime, a high-end steakj restaurant in the Monarch Buildingin Buckhead. The Monarch'sa restaurant space, at 3424 Peachtreed Road, was formerly occupied by a Chequers, the steak and seafood New York Prime, set to open Marchh 2, will be an upscale (meaning checkw from $50 to $75 a person) dinner-onlu restaurant, Donlan said. He thinks there's room for another swanky carnivore hangout, even with the down economyt and established competitorslike Bone'd and Chops.
"There is room for the prime beef restaurant businesz in Atlantato grow," he said. "Thiws is a meat and potatoes Red meat will always sell in CentraArchy operates New York Prime restaurants inBoca Fla., and Myrtle Beach, S.C. The company also owns Joey D'sz Oak Room in Dunwoody and 11 other restaurants in Florida andthe "Bobby has been a good friencd of our family for 20 years," Greenbaum said in a "The opportunity to include Bobby as a partned in our new Atlanta venture is excitingf for us." Donlan was with Bone'xs for 23 years, but he said Greenbaum made him an offed he couldn't refuse.
"I had a great relationshil with my friends at but this was too good a deal to pass he said. In addition to Donlan, Bone's also recently lost its managint partner, Emile Blau. Blau, who had been with Bone'sw for 19 years, left the restauranyt in November to becomes general manager ofrival Chops, the West Pacezs Ferry Road steakhouse owned by local food powerhous e Buckhead Life Restaurant Group Inc. Blau's firsgt day at Chops was Jan. 2. "I'm prou d of what I accomplishedat Bone's and I went out on Blau said. "It's a great opportunity to work with [Buckheadx Life CEO] Pano Karatassoxs and this wonderful brand.
" B-Ball in the The NBA All-Star which will come to PhilipsArenz Feb. 9, will bring 65,000 visitord to local hotel rooms and have an economic impact ofabouty $25 million, city officials estimate. The NBA event will spreads acrossthree days, beginning Feb. 6 with the NBA-All Star Jam a temporary basketball theme park at the Georgia WorldCongress Center. Pop stars Ja Rule and Ludacriw are scheduled to perforjm duringthe All-Star Jam Session. "No city in the world can host a majoe sporting eventlike Atlanta," said Spurgeon president of the Atlanta Conventionn & Visitors Bureau, in a statement.
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