MetroFresh Uptown
now open!
@One Midtown Plaza
Hello!
I founded MetroFresh with the notion that fresh, healthy, and creative food should not be out of reach for the casual diner. With a daily menu of soups, salads, sandwiches, breakfast entrees, “after work” small plates (Uptown), and dinner entrees (Midtown,) MetroFresh uses the freshest in-season ingredients, locally grown and organic when possible, to build unexpected flavor combinations you don’t often find at a fast-casual cafe.
Our mission has always been to create a friendly “oasis” where our guests can take a break from their hectic lives. “People are going to come for delicious, healthy food,” I told my original crew in 2005, “but they’ll come back because they had a great experience.”
You’ll notice alongside the “FOOD” below, a column of “THOUGHTS.” I’ve always believed MetroFresh would succeed because it’s a personal and communal experience. That very first day when I sent out a mass email with our daily menu, I began with a personal story about how I loved fresh food as a child. I’ve started every day after that writing down these random thoughts about food, family, and life. I’ve been doing it as a daily ritual for so many years I figure, why stop now? I hope you enjoy it. And I hope you come see us.
Mitchell Anderson, Founder and Creative Chef
Food Aug 23, 2019
- M: Meat
- Gf: Gluten-Free
- D: Dairy
- Vn: Vegan
- Vg: Vegetarian
- F: Fish
- E: Egg
- N: Nuts
Thought
by Mitchell
You think my father had any influence on me at all? I literally can't go a whole day without thinking about him and I wouldn't have it any other way. But today I have to say I'm really missing him. It's kind of a big day. Yes, it's my birthday, so of course you tend to think of the people that gave you life. But today, not only am I celebrating my full 58 years, but MetroFresh Uptown is opening for our first full day! That's a pretty good birthday present. And it's a pretty good reason to celebrate my parents who made this all possible. I wish they were here.
About 16 years ago, when I was tiring of show business, I decided to retrain/rework my life. I went to my parents and said, "Guess what I'm going to do now?" They had always been incredibly supportive of my acting career, but now I was asking them to be supportive of a second, equally challenging career. And they didn't even flinch. Naturally having the support of Richie and all my friends is important, but having the support and backing of my parents was essential. It meant MetroFresh was possible.
So as MetroFresh Uptown begins what we hope will be as successful a run as MetroFresh Midtown, I get to celebrate my birthday knowing the that my life has been and continues to be incredibly full. And, as an aside... how ironic/sweet is it that after all these years in the kitchen, after all those years away from show business, in my 58th year of life I have an Emmy nomination from acting!
Please visit us in the new store when you're on that side of Peachtree. Parking isn't great, of course, but we'd love to see you. It's 1360 Peachtree in case you don't know!