Another restaurant is closing in Old Fourth Ward.
Cast Iron announced its closure on its Facebook page, saying it would bring back its popular bacon cheeseburgers but would be closing in several weeks.
Executive chef and owner Evan Cordes opened the eatery at 701-5 Highland Ave. NE, previously home to Last Word and P'Cheen, in November 2016 . Cordes, formerly of Cakes & Ale, Serpas True Food and the now-shuttered H. Harper Station, was recently named a 2018 Georgia Grown chef.
Former AJC food writer Elizabeth Lenhard called the restaurant "casually brilliant" when she reviewed it in 2017 .
Cordes told Eater Atlanta that the closure was due in part to losing friends and investors in his restaurant who died in a plane crash last September.
The Cast Iron closure announcement follows the c losure of Mexican restaurant Across the Street, located across the street from Cast Iron.
Ponce City Market restaurant Brezza Cucina has a new chef.
Andrew Cacioppo will serve as executive chef and Dennis Bruno as general manager at the Jonathan Waxman-owned restaurant.
Cacioppo, who has been with Brezza Cucina since 2015, started as the restaurant’s sous chef and transitioned to general manager in 2016, where he also oversaw the beverage program. He's also worked at Tom Colicchio's Craft and Ford Fry’s The Optimist. Cacioppo will develop new dishes for the restaurant's seasonal menu.
Bruno previously served as general manager at Gage in Chicago.
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