Atlanta - Midtown: Empire State South - In Jars In Jars, at Empire State South, includes deviled ham, trout mousse, pickles, pimento cheese & bacon marmalade, boiled peanut hummus Empire State South, located at 999 Peachtree Street NE, was opened in 2010 by chef-owner Hugh Acheson. It is the third eatery from Canadian native Hugh Acheson, who had previously opened First & Ten in 2000 and The National in 2007, both in Athens, Georgia. Acheson, a competitor on Top Chef Masters and a judge on Top Chef, had previously worked at the iconic Café Henry Burger in his hometown of Ottawa, and Gary Danko's Danko in San Francisco. After six years of nominations, he was named the co-winner of the 2012 James Beard Foundation Award for Best Chef: Southeast. Executive Chef Ryan Smith had previously worked in some of Atlanta's most prominent restaurants including Bacchanalia, Canoe, Restaurant Eugene and Holeman & Finch. Smith announced in April 2013 that he was leaving Empire State South by year end to join as a partner in Staplehouse, conceived by Ryan and Jen Hidinger. / VFL.Ru