Posted by Liz and John Attaway, 9/1/26

Upcoming happenings and new offerings at Lazy Betty, Midtown’s one-MICHELIN-starred restaurant serving contemporary American tasting menus with Southern influences from Chef-Owner Ron Hsu.

• Pre-Theatre Tasting Menu – With its close proximity to music and arts venues including the Fox Theatre, Woodruff Arts Center, SCADshow, Alliance Theatre and more, Lazy Betty has launched a Pre-Theatre Tasting Menu. Available for reservations booked between 5pm and 5:45pm, the new menu features four courses and allows guests to enjoy an abbreviated version of the full Lazy Betty Tasting Menu to time dinner followed by a show. The Pre-Theatre Tasting Menu experience lasts about two hours and is available for guests in the dining room. Wine or NA cocktail pairings are available to order with each course. All Lazy Betty menus are available to view here.

• Lazy Betty Wine Club – Lazy Betty’s award-winning wine program, recently named a 2026 Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence winner, features a selection of fine, hard-to-find wines from small and family-owned producers around the world that focus on practicing organic and/or Biodynamic methods. Now, Atlantans can enjoy exclusive access to Lazy Betty’s wine cellar at home through a new wine club. Each month, members will receive two wine bottles picked by Wine & Beverage Director Gracie Barwick (bio here). Each bottle is accompanied by curated tasting notes, pairing suggestions and background info. Delivery within Atlanta city limits is $125 per month, and restaurant pick-up is $110 per month. Guests can join here.

• Chef Ron McKinlay x Lazy Betty Collaboration Dinner (Thurs., Sept. 10) – Ron McKinlay is a Canadian chef with over two decades of experience working in high‑level kitchens worldwide. His talents are shaped by classical French technique and whole‑animal butchery from time spent cooking in MICHELIN‑starred restaurants across the UK and the Middle East, as well as in Australian Good Food Guide Chef Hat-winning kitchens. He also spent nearly a decade leading Canoe, one of Canada’s landmark fine‑dining institutions. Through RWMcKinlay Culinary, he now consults and collaborates on residencies and multi‑course dinners across North America and Europe.

• Xiquet x Lazy Betty Collaboration Dinner (Thurs., Oct. 1) – Chef Danny Lledó is the owner of one-MICHELIN-starred Xiquet, a restaurant in Washington, DC offering a modern Spanish tasting menu inspired by Lledó’s Mediterranean heritage. Following in the footsteps of his father, who is an accomplished chef from Denia, Spain, Lledó opened Xiquet in 2020. The restaurant has maintained a MICHELIN star each year since 2021 and has earned AAA’s Five Diamond rating since 2022. In 2023, the DC Restaurant Association awarded Xiquet with the RAMMY of Best Formal Fine Dining Restaurant of the Year. Prior to Xiquet, Lledó honed his restaurant skills working at top Spanish restaurants, including for José Andrés’ Think Food Group, at Taberna del Alabardero and at Botin, known for being the world’s oldest restaurant.