The Brief
- The owners of Marietta favorite Piastra have transformed the Italian restaurant into Asher & Rose, a “modern grocer” and café.
- Chef Greg Lipman and Betty Bahl say the addition of the market will allow them to nourish the community in a different way, as well as help support other Georgia businesses by stocking their products.
- Asher & Rose is open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily, and breakfast is served until 10:30 a.m. every morning.
MARIETTA, Ga. – A longtime favorite in downtown Marietta is redefining the way it feeds the community.
This morning, we paid a visit to “modern grocer” and café Asher & Rose — formerly known as Piastra.
Although the Italian restaurant was a local favorite for a decade, owners Greg Lipman and Betty Bahl say they felt it was time for a “new chapter” — which meant closing down the restaurant for a couple of weeks and transforming it into a café and marketplace focused on locally-grown products. Lipman and Bahl (who are son and mother, by the way!) say they’ll continue serving up customer favorites in the café, including pizzas, pastas, and freshly baked items. But they say the addition of the market will allow them to nourish the community in a different way, as well as help support other Georgia businesses by stocking their products.…