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He’s leaving, she’s staying. They’ll make it work.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Nicolas Bour and sweetie Elissa Rosen.
Maybe this belongs on Meridith Ford’s dining blog, or Blanca’s dating blog but hey, we’re all about collaboration and versatility at the AJC, so here goes.
Nicolas Bour, the acclaimed exec chef at the Farmhouse at Serenbe south of the city, and the lovely Iris in east Atlanta before that, is leaving town. He’s been lured away by an exec sous post at the Willard InterContinental in Washington, D.C., and leaves Thursday.
Sunday night, a group of friends including caterer Dennis Dean, Atlanta Peach editor Drew Brown, chefs Jonathan St. Hilaire and Ricardo Ullio and Project Open Hand’s Caroline Bortnick gathered at Shaun’s to toast him on his way out of town.
“I’ve had a very loyal following,” said Bour, a fresh-ingredients fan who’s finally made peace with diners who order well-done steaks and other horrors. “They followed me from Iris to Serenbe and they’re here tonight. It’s very humbling.”
Bour’s girlfriend of two years, Elissa Rosen stayed close by his side.
“It’s hard to leave,” Bour said. “We have that to go through.”
Food has factored significantly throughout their relationship, probably like any chef’s. She recalled with a smile the blueberry pancakes he’d make for her early on, the lobster bisque she’s come to crave, the addictive grilled cheese sandwiches he whips up for her and her friends.
Bour and Rosen, an assistant editor at Atlanta Peach, plan to keep things going. It’s a short flight from D.C. to Atlanta, after all.
“We always enjoy our time together,” he said.
“Now we’ll enjoy it more,” she said.
With the sun setting and the weekend ending and Bour four days from leaving, someone ordered another round.
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