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When Ford Fry first moved to the metro Atlanta area, he rented a Buckhead condo for his family. As one of the metro area?s most well-respected and successful chefs, the ?bright lights, big city? ambiance would seem to have been a good fit.
It didn?t take long, however, before the Frys decamped for Roswell.
A recommendation from a fellow chef first pointed Fry in Roswell?s direction, but it was his sons? favorite sport that eventually sealed the deal.
?My kids play a lot of tennis. They were attending Fellowship Christian School and got into competitive tennis, and there?s not much of that in town,? Fry said of the urbanized area where he had been living.
Now Austin, 15, and Anders, 13, go to Legacy Academy, which leaves more time for practice.
But time isn?t something Fry has a lot of these days.
One of the hottest chefs and restaurateurs in the metro area, Fry has three thriving restaurants ? JCT Kitchen and Bar, No. 246 and The Optimist ? and will open a fourth in Buckhead around March of next year.
Fry has at least three more restaurants in the hopper, one of which has been trumpeted for the soon-to-be-built luxury retail and shopping complex Avalon in Alpharetta.
?Most likely,? Fry said when asked if he is going to open a restaurant there. ?We?re not fully signed. We?re still in talking stages and we?re about 60 to 70 percent of the way there.?
A Texas native who trained at the New England Culinary Institute, Fry has had it in his head for some time to create an eatery that would serve food from his roots. If an Avalon location turns out to be a go, that?s the likely concept.
?I want it have an Austin, Texas feel ? Tex Mex but completely authentic,? he said. ?I want it to be really good since I live up there, so it has to be really cool. I do think it would be a nice project for me because it?s all about doing something in your own neighborhood.?
When he dines out in Roswell, he?s a fan of Little Alley Steak, Bistro VG and Dreamland BBQ, but Table and Main is his favorite. Executive Chef Ted Lahey at Table and Main is the lead singer in a chef?s band in which Fry plays guitar.
Article source: http://neighbornewspapers.com/view/full_story/20669417/article-Chef-Ford-Fry-in-talks-to-open-restaurant-in-Alpharetta-?instance=all
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