Staplehouse Named America's Best New Restaurant by Bon Appétit

Atlanta's very own Staplehouse has been named the best new restaurant in America by Bon Appétit.

The publication released its top 10 new restaurants nationwide on Tuesday, and Staplehouse, located on Edgewood Avenue near the King Center, was No. 1 on the list.

Earlier this month, Staplehouse and Bread & Butterfly, in Virginia Highland, made the publication's top 50 new restaurants list.

In February, Staplehouse was a finalist for best new restaurant in the 2016 James Beard Foundation Awards.

See also: StapleHouse, Bread & Butterfly Named Among Bon Appétit's Best New Restaurants

Here's a little bit of what Bon Appétit had to say about Staplehouse:

"Ryan Smith is not happy with the flatiron steak that just landed in front of him. It’s grilled to an on-the-nose medium-rare, but a thin streak of gristle runs through the middle of each fanned-out slice. Most chefs would let it slide, but not Smith ... Smith, a burly 36-year-old who could pass for Seth Rogen’s lost twin, may look like a laid-back guy. But not right now. His intense focus at this moment gives that steak exactly no chance of leaving the kitchen. Too many people have sacrificed too much opening Staplehouse for things not to be perfect.

"More dishes—seared sablefish bathed in a piquant sauce of puréed celery; duck confit on a swish of vadouvan-spiced yogurt—arrive for his approval. He cleans each plate’s edges with a vodka-moistened towel and raises his right arm—inked with a tangle of octopus, sea urchin, and clam images—extending his index finger. It’s his quiet way of telling servers that food is ready for pickup. But from where I’m standing a few feet away, sipping on a can of beer that Smith insists I drink while reporting this story, I read it as something else. He looks like an MVP who has just won a championship. It’s funny because in a way he has. Staplehouse is this year’s best new restaurant."

You can read Bon Appetit's full profile of Staplehouse here.

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