Prepare for an extraordinary experience when dining in the masterful hands of Chef Arnaud Berthelier, who creates menus influenced by the lively flavors of France, Spain and Northern Africa at the Dining Room in the Ritz-Carlton, Buckhead. The restaurant closed in early 2008 for three months of kitchen renovations. During that time, the chef was dispatched to Spain and the sommelier to California to find new inspiration for the restaurant’s menus. Dishes served in the classically elegant room (think deep, tufted banquettes cloaked in Victorian green silk) include sweetbread kebobs with tomato confit, lobster and citrus cocotte, or truffle-stuffed guinea hen. After dessert and a cheese course, sample the petit fours, which arrive in numbers.

The Dining Room Information:

• French. Dinner. Closed Sunday and Monday. Jacket required. Reservations recommended. Valet parking. Credit cards accepted.