Atlanta, GA (December 3, 2007) – Concentrics Restaurants’ Bob Amick and Todd Rushing are proud to announce that TWO urban licks chef de cuisine, Cameron Thompson, has been promoted to the role of executive chef. Thompson has been an integral part of the culinary team at TWO for the past two years. With a combined 16 years in the industry, Thompson brings a great deal of cooking expertise and a love for creative foods to the helm of TWO’s kitchen.

Thompson joined the Concentrics family in 2005 as sous chef at TWO urban licks. Prior to joining Concentrics he was with the Buckhead Life Restaurant Group where he was the executive Chef at Buckhead Diner.

Chef Cameron Thompson’s innovative “Live Fire” cooking is complemented by the restaurant’s unique and bustling atmosphere. Since opening in the fall of 2004; the one-of-kind experience available at TWO urban licks has won over the Atlanta dining scene making it one of the city’s busiest restaurants on a nightly basis. TWO has garnered an abundance of local and national accolades including Conde Nast Traveler’s Hot List, Bon Appetit’s Hot 50 Tables and one of Rachael Ray’s “favorite restaurants” in the country as told to InStyle Magazine.

Former executive chef Scott Serpas recently left TWO urban licks to begin developing his first solo venturerestaurant.  “Scott will be missed as part of the Concentrics family, but we are happy that he will be pursuing his longtime dream.  We know that he will be successful and we are excited to help him in anyway we can,” said Amick.  

TWO urban licks has been heating up the Atlanta restaurant scene with its “Fiery American Cooking” since opening in the fall of 2004. The one-of-kind experience available at TWO urban licks has won over the Atlanta dining scene making it one of the city’s busiest restaurants on a nightly basis. TWO has garnered an abundance of local and national accolades including Conde Nast Traveler’s “Hot List”, Bon Appetit’s “Hot 50 Tables” and one of Rachael Ray’s “favorite restaurants” in the country as told to InStyle Magazine. Nominated year after year as Best Restaurant Scene and Best Place to Take an Out of Towner, it is no wonder that guests keep coming back for more. Located at 820 Ralph McGill Boulevard in Atlanta, Ga., TWO serves dinner and late supper seven nights per week and features live blues

Wednesday through Saturday. For reservations and more information, call 404.522.4622 or visit twourbanlicks.com.

Concentrics Restaurants

Concentrics Restaurants, founded in 2002 by Bob Amick and Todd Rushing, represents the industry’s most unique and electrifying restaurants. These award-winning Chef driven culinary destinations include ONE.midtown kitchen, TWO urban licks, TROIS, TAP, Murphy’s, Lobby at TWELVE, Room at TWELVE, STATS, LUMA on Park, PARISH Foods & Goods and the restaurants at theWit Hotel which will open in Chicago in May 2009. Each with its own mesmerizing design and unparalleled approach to food, these dining sensations are setting creative trends in both the hospitality and wine industries across the country. Concentrics Restaurants offers a full-service development and management team headed by Bob Amick, Todd Rushing and Mary Reynolds that provides A to Z solutions to any food and beverage operational needs. Due to national hotel, corporate and individual interests Concentrics Restaurants has partnered with Murphy's Restaurant, Sports Radio 790 The Zone, Legacy Property Group, France Developments, The Novare Group and ECD Company to launch and grow nationally successful concepts under the Concentrics umbrella. Concentrics Restaurants have been recognized in nationally-acclaimed publications such as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Bon Appétit, Gourmet, Food & Wine, Food Arts, O, The Oprah Magazine, Delta Sky, GO!, Lucky and InStyle magazine, along with having the first Atlanta chef to appear on the Food Network’s culinary showdown, “Iron Chef America” and a feature on “Rachael Ray’s Tasty Travels.”  For more information on Concentrics Restaurants please visit www.concentricsrestaurants.com.