EPICUREAN HOTEL


“This is a boutique hotel with a focus on elevated food offerings. Something unique. An experience you won’t forget. Everything is foodservice driven; the focus is around the food experience more than anything else”


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amacho USA’s challenge at the Epicurean Hotel project in Atlanta was twofold: help create the most efficient foodservice facility possible while deftly capturing the eclectic, distinctive vision of its client’s brand. The Epicurean Atlanta began welcoming guests


on September 16, 2021. The 16-story hotel is a member of Marriott International’s Autograph Collection and the second location of the Epicurean Hotel brand, a collaboration between Mainsail Lodging & Development and the legendary Bern’s Steak House in Tampa, Florida. Located in the midtown arts district, Epicurean


Atlanta is anchored by three innovative dining concepts, all led by executive chef Ewart Wardhaugh: Reverence, the hotel’s 2,886 sq ft, 127-seat


(including 37 on an outdoor patio) signature restaurant, combines global cuisine with regional ingredients. There’s a 40-ft-long bar and 500-sq ft display kitchen with a full Hestan cookline. Located in the garden setting on the ninth-level


Sky Terrace, the 90-seat Aerial Kitchen & Bar is marketed as Midtown’s premier outdoor dining destination, serving South American and Mexican cuisine. The restaurant has a casual atmosphere with a blend of modern textures and industrial materials. The 90-seat Office Bar is a sophisticated lounge with a bourbon-focused beverage program. The menu offers “elevated yet classic” bar bites and curated cocktails to create an environment suitable


for all types of meetings. Eclectic dishes include Fried Chicken Flavored Popcorn and a Shrimp & Grits ‘Scotch Egg.’ The full-service kitchen measures 830 sq ft. There is also a 30-ft-long bar and personalized bourbon lockers and curated shelves. In addition, the 70-seat Epicurean Theatre serves as a kitchen-classroom that can host special events of all sizes and is both interactive and educational. The area of the Theatre kitchen measures 1,800 sq ft, of which the actual work area is just 155 sq ft.


Epicurean vision Atlanta-based architectural and interior design firm Rule Joy Trammell + Rubio was commissioned to oversee the hotel’s design. Camacho USA’s first contact with the client came in July of 2017 via architect Ron Gill, RA, LEED, AP, the architectural firm’s associate principal. Work on the project began a month later and the hotel opened for business on September 16, 2021. The final equipment cost of the project was about $995,000. A major challenge on the project was to capture the vision behind the Epicurean concept while achieving maximum efficiency and profitability. Tom Haines, vice president of operations


Left: Reverence, the hotel's signature restaurant. Above: The restaurant's menu celebrates local, seasonal ingredients


for Mainsail Lodging and Development, said his company – a development partner, Marriott franchisee and operator – “prides itself on developing restaurant concepts that are not your


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