Ham It Up at Hand in Hand Pig Roast

Trot over to Virginia-Highland and Hand in Hand for the neighborhood pub’s fifth annual Pig Roast on Saturday, October 22. Enjoy live music from local band Bluegrass Flash Mob while devouring plates of pulled pork and refreshing peach bourbon lemonades. Party starts at 4 p.m. Hand in Hand is located at 752 North Highland Avenue. 

Pig Roast is Boss Hog at Ray’s on the River October 17

Salute the swine with your bestie boar-friends when Ray’s on the River hosts a riverside pig roast on Saturday, October 17 from noon-3 p.m. A high-on-the-hog buffet boasts a whole roasted pig with homemade sauces, crunchy herb slaw, Red Bliss potato salad, homemade Maytag chips, classic mac and cheese and Southern-style cornbread joined by a salad bar, homemade desserts, iced tea and soda. Visit the cash bar for alcoholic beverages. $40 per person, plus tax and gratuity. For reservations, call Ray’s on the River at 770-955-1187 and have your credit card number ready to hold your spot (card will be charged before event). 

Ray's on the River Squeals Over Riverside Pig Roast on September 20

A whole pig will be on the rotisserie at Ray's on the River Riverside Pig Roast on Saturday, September 20 from noon-3 p.m. Executive chef Josh Warner is preparing this pork to fall-off-the-bone perfection and pairing it with loads of homemade barbecue sauce, so make sure you don’t wear white! To compliment this hog, portions of baked mac ‘n cheese, baked beans with sausage, jalapeño coleslaw, jalapeño-cheddar cornbread, black-eyed pea salad, Southern-style potato salad, marinated garden-fresh cucumbers and tomatoes, braised collard greens, peach cobbler, banana pudding and Key lime pie will also be served. Get ready for this finger-licking good time for $35 a person. Reservations can be made by a quick phone call to 770-955-1187, have your credit card handy! 

This Little Piggie is Going to Open Streets DeKalb and Ink & Elm for a Pig Roast, Craft Beers and Cocktails on September 21

                                      Credit: Chris Watkins

For a few hours on Sunday, September 21, you'll be able to reclaim the busy streets and embrace your inner pedestrian. At Open Streets DeKalb, experience street performers, music and of course, fun in Emory Village from 3 - 7 p.m. All this walking will surely make you hungry, Ink & Elm will be roasting a whole pig to satisfy your taste buds! Wash the pork down with ice-cold craft beers and bourbon cocktails. If all that walking has worn you out, pull up a seat in the main dining room. 

no. 246 no. 3 Anniversary Calls for August 24 Backyard Bonanza

no.246 is celebrating three years of exceptional eats on Sunday, August 24 from 5-7 p.m. with a backyard bash. A pig roast, $2.46 Terrapin beer specials and a ping-pong tournament will be accompanied with Americana tunes by Atlanta’s own City Mouse.