courtesy of www.moxieburger.net

There’s yet another new burger place on the map — one that has the makings of a local hangout. Chas D’Huyvetter, an East Cobb native and Pope High School graduate, recently opened Moxie Burger in East Cobb’s Paper Mill Village with a small group of local investors.

Moxie, meaning vigor, spirit and gumption, strives to play host to every palate with a variety of burgers made from ground beef, lamb or turkey, chicken breasts and portobello mushroom caps. Accompaniments include zucchini fries that will nearly fool your children, fried pickles, sweet potato fries and pimento cheese bites.

Judging by the crowds I observed on a recent visit, I’d say Moxie strikes a chord with the locals. Maybe it’s the lively patio complete with a children’s area. Or, maybe it’s the wine and beer they serve while you’re waiting in a line 20 people deep. Whatever it is, it seems to be working.

11 a.m. – 9 p.m. daily. 255 Village Parkway N.E., Marietta. 770-627-3201. $.

In other news:

• Chef Bruce Logue, who recently vacated his post at La Pietra Cucina, has a new Atlanta restaurant in the works. There, he will continue making the extruded pasta for which he is known. His new Twitter handle references the restaurant’s name: @boccalupoatl.
• Decatur’s No. 246 will be closed for a few days this week while serving as a set for the movie A.C.O.D. (Adult Children of Divorce) starring Amy Poehler, Adam Scott, Jessica Alba, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Jane Lynch. The restaurant will reopen for normal service on Friday.

Events:

Inman Park Restaurant Week

Inman Park is currently hosting restaurant week now through Apr. 1. Fourteen restaurants will offer three-course meals priced at $15, $25 or $35. Participating establishments include Barcelona Wine Bar, Rathbun’s, Kevin Rathbun Steak, Fritti, One Eared Stag, Sauced and Wisteria (among others). Reservations recommended.

Hotel Restaurant Week

Atlanta’s hotel restaurants will host their own restaurant week Mar. 31 – Apr. 7. Each of the ten participating restaurants will offer a three-course meal for $30. Park 75, Livingston Restaurant and Bar, BLT Steak, Spice Market and Southern Art Restaurant and Bourbon Bar are among those participating. Preview menus and make reservations online.

–by Jenny Turknett, Food and More blog