Kevin Gillespie to Open New Restaurant in Glenwood Park
"Gunshow" to take retail spot at corner of Garrett Street and Bill Kennedy Way.
Kevin Gillespie, the Atlanta chef who built a loyal foodie following at Woodfire Grill off Cheshire Bridge Road is opening a new restaurant in Glenwood Park.
The "Top Chef" alum, as Atlanta Magazine reported, is leaving Woodfire Grill at the end of the year to head a new venture.
"Gunshow" as the new eatery is named, will take up the empty retail space at the corner of Garrett Street and Bill Kennedy Way in Glenwood Park.
A Gillespie spokeswoman confirmed the restaurant is coming to Glenwood Park but added final details are still being worked out.
Gillespie told Atlanta Magazine he wants the Gunshow atmosphere to be closer to who he is as a chef.
"There’s no concept behind it," he told the magazine. "I’m just opening a new restaurant, and I want to be a lot closer to who I am now at this point in my life and career than my current restaurant is."
His bio at the Woodfire website notes that since 2010, Gillespie has been a semi-finalist for the James Beard Foundation’s “Rising Star Chef of the Year” for three consecutive years and has been nominated for Food & Wine’s “The People’s Best New Chef."
Péralte Paul
2:21 pm on Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Is this a good addition to the neighborhood and SE Atlanta's better dining offerings?
J. H.
3:54 pm on Tuesday, September 4, 2012
It's good to see Glenwood Park filling up some of those empty retail spaces. The economy must be getting better. :)
Sara Brown
9:50 am on Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Cool! When is it expected to open?
Péralte Paul
12:02 pm on Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Hi, Sara: There's no exact date but the Meddin Co., which leases out the retail space at Glenwood Park says it's likely first quarter of next year.
RD
11:37 am on Thursday, September 6, 2012
With a name like Gunshow, how is there no concept behind the restaurant?