• 2007 Wine Spectator Award of Excellence
• Chef Linton Hopkins named 'Iron Chef America Atlanta Challenger' by Food Network - August 2006
• 'Top Chefs' - Where Magazine, April 2006
• 2006 Wine Spectator Award of Excellence
• 2005 Wine Spectator Award of Excellence
• "A Place To Eat Now" - Gourmet Magazine, October 2005
• One of "5 Chefs To Watch" - Bon Appetit magazine, January 2005
• "Best New Restaurant 2004" – Atlantacuisine.com
• "Top 10 Restaurants in Atlanta" – Atlantacuisine.com
• "Best Return to Elegance" – Atlanta Magazine, "Best of Atlanta" issue, December 2004
• "Best New Restaurants of 2004" – John Mariani, Esquire, November 2004
• "Top 50 restaurants in Atlanta" and "Notable Newcomer" – Meredith Ford/John Kessler, AJC Access Atlanta, Fall Dining Guide, October 7, 2004
• "Rising Chefs" – Gayot.com, Restaurant Issue, October 2004
• "Top 10 New Restaurants" – Atlanta Magazine, Restaurant Issue, August 2004
• "Top 10 Places for a Leisure Dinner in Atlanta" – Atlanta Business Chronicle, July 30, 2004

Quotes

• "Restaurant Eugene acknowledges that the devil is in the details, and meticulously sculpted drinks are devilishly good." - Creative Loafing, June 14, 2006
• "Hopkins turns out native-born dishes with sophisticated clarity and grace." - Georgia Trend, May 2006
• "Sophisticated cuisine marries global influences with Southern flavors." - Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 26, 2006
• "We have been seduced by the subdued elegance of Chef Linton Hopkins' confident, increasingly regional cuisine." - Knife and Fork, December 2005
• "A snug room filled with a tony mix of appreciative diners." – Suzanne Wright, Atlanta's Finest Dining.com, January 2005
• "An understated, elegant atmosphere, a menu emphasizing fresh ingredients and the kind of gracious, attentive service that encourages you to linger—savoring every delicious moment." – Lisa Strickland, Newcomer Magazine, December 2004
• "An intimate Buckhead restaurant known for its grace and sophistication" – Points North, November 2004
• "Linton gets right to the heart of southern cooking..." – John Mariani, Esquire, November 2004
• "Restaurant Eugene is the total best in every category." – Flavors, Fall 2004
• "What's a given is top-notch ingredients, seasonal produce and gentle flavors that sometimes inspire and never offend..." – Meredith Ford, AJC Access Atlanta Fall Dining Guide, October 7, 2004
• "What Hopkins does best is gently coax the flavors out of carefully sourced ingredients, and surround them with supportive, seasonal accompaniments." – Bill Addison, Creative Loafing, August 5, 2004
• "The restaurant's ambience is a study in understated refinement, and the menu consists of contemporary upscale American cuisine with seasonal ingredients from top purveyors." – Christiane Lauterbach, Atlanta Magazine, August 2004

Articles

• Food & Wine - Three Minute Jam
• Epicurious - Hominy Homily
• AJC - The New Q
• Atlanta Intown - Buy Local, Eat Global
• Holland America - Cruise Details
• Food Network - Iron Chef
• Star Chefs - Easter Recipes
• Atlanta Parent - What Chefs Feed Their Kids
• Points North - Iron Chef with a Heart of Gold
• Epicurious - Neo-politan
• Atlanta Parent - What Atlanta Chefs Feed Their Kids
• AJC - Gumbo Mojo
• NPR - Pigging Out with the Bacon of the Month Club
• The New York Times - 36 Hours: Atlanta
• Creative Loafing - A Few of My Favorite Things
• Georgia Trend - 2006 Silver Spoon Awards
• AJC - Cooks play it by ear for 'Iron Chef'
• AJC - Chef Hopkins' efforts to bring healthy food into schools
• Sunday Paper - Iron Chef Atlanta (part II)
• Sunday Paper - Iron Chef Atlanta
• Sunday Paper - Classic Cocktails
• Creative Loafing - Beer and Cheese
• AJC - Cocktail Classics
• AJC - Atlanta History Center Ball
• Creative Loafing - Sunday Supper
• Georgia Trend - Art of the Meal