Latitude Food and Drink restaurant review, Buckhead | Atlanta Diner

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Micah Willix isn?t the kind of chef who splays his personality all over a menu. He?s not a Richard Blais or a Kevin Rathbun, and I doubt he could summon forth the foodie razzamatazz that judges look for on TV?s ?Top Chef.?

Review by John Kessler

Rather, Willix seems hyperaware of mood and tone ? a quality that made him greatly effective as the opening chef at Midtown?s Ecco. That big, caramel-lit restaurant with its smooth jazz sensibility felt fully formed from the get-go. Customers fell for Ecco?s suave small plates and lusty pastas ? the rounds of fried goat cheese with honey and cracked pepper, the chili-braised pork with fresh pappardelle ? as they fell for the restaurant. The food fit the space perfectly, hand in glove.

Now Willix is working in a very different environment. Late last year, he left Ecco to open Latitude Food and Drink in Buckhead?s Phipps Plaza with three business partners.

Herb-roasted chicken breast (all photos by Becky Stein)

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