"Chef Karl Gorline (formerly at Watershed and Atlas) opened his highly anticipated Alpine restaurant, Avize, on October 3. The renovated restaurant is in the former Nick’s Westside space in West Midtown. The menu focuses on a mashup of European culinary influences, a.k.a. Alpine cuisine. The restaurant is working with a local farm in Bremen, GA to source seasonal produce. Gorline is particularly excited to serve a hay-smoked, dry-aged duck on the menu, in addition to roast chicken with a lemon caper sauce, venison tartare with blueberries, buckwheat, and walnuts, and striped bass with turnips, salsa verde, and anchovy emulsification. Also, expect foie gras, fermented carrot bolognese, and caviar during dinner service. Bar Avize, a more casual version of the restaurant with wine and small bites, is expected to open this month. It is attached to the restaurant, in the former Tin Tin wine bar space." - Henna Bakshi
