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Lucian Books and Wine, Atlanta, Ga., featuring "beautiful books, smart wines and thoughtful food," will be opening soon in Buckhead's new Modera apartment building at 3005 Peachtree Road, according to the Buckhead Reporter. Katie Barringer, who founded Cover Books in 2015 and closed it in 2018, and sommelier Jordan Smelt are the co-owners.
The new venture is inspired by British artist Lucian Freud and reflects the owners' "fervent interests." Barringer said the bookstore will showcase "nonfiction books with a strong emphasis on art architecture, design and photography. There will be a great collection of cookbooks and wine and cocktail-related books, with a balance of classic, recognizable names as well as small production artist books that you've never seen before, and everything in between. There will also be a smaller selection of magazines with a focus on international titles on similar subjects."
Smelt added: "Katie is doing a mixture of known with unknown and I think that perfectly sums up an aspect of the wine program as well. Some household names will be on the wine list, but also a lot of small production wines that are absolutely fabulous that folks may not recognize but hopefully will come to love as much as we do."
"Our favorite part of what we get to do is that process of introducing something and watching that process of discovery, and expanding their experience," Barringer noted.
Smelt observed that "it's more fun to introduce a new wine or new beverage to someone that hasn't tried it before and just see their face light up. Whether it's a wine or a book, the feeling is the same."
Chef Brian Hendrickson will create "wine-friendly food options on the menu throughout the day, with larger, shareable dishes served at dinner," Eater Atlanta reported. "Hendrickson worked with Smelt at Cakes and Ale and will create food easily paired with the mostly European-leaning wine list at Lucian. Barringer and Smelt also plan to offer a special takeout option on Fridays and Saturdays called 'At Home with Lucian,' which comes with a book from the shop."