What's a Firkin? Delicious -- at HOBNOB Bell's Brewery Firkin Beer Dinner April 5

HOBNOB Neighborhood Tavern chef Mark Nelson is frothing to host a five-course Bell’s Brewery Firkin Beer Dinner with beer pairings from the Michigan brewery. It all comes to a heady brew fruition at the Midtown restaurant on Wednesday, April 5 at 6:30 p.m. A Bell’s Brewery rep will pour out knowledge on the various featured beers: Special Double Cream Stout Firkin, Two Hearted Ale, Oberon Ale, Oarsman Ale and Lager of the Lakes. Giveaways are a given. Buy tickets online: $49 per person in advance, $69 at the door.

Buy Taste of Atlanta Tickets Before Friday or Fork Out More – Price Increases October 7

Let’s talk epicurean economics. Prices for the various Taste of Atlanta admission tickets rise on Friday, October 7. Buy now and have more moolah left over to load extra Taste Points onto your RFID wristband and to enjoy even more of the Southeast’s best foods and spirited bevvies. Plus, your wristband(s) will be delivered in the mail in time for easy, breezy festival entrance. Follow this link to savings: Freshtix.com/TasteofAtlanta. Currently, single-day general admission tickets for October 21, 22 or 23 are $25 each and the VIP Grand Tasting Experience is $75. Tickets to the all-inclusive Friday night kickoff party are $65 general admission and $80 VIP.

Beat the Clock and Purchase Attack of the Killer Tomato Festival Tickets before the Price Rises on July 1

We are all about saving you money. That’s why we are bringing you the ticket scoop on JCT.’s sixth annual Attack of the Killer Tomato Festival. Get your tickets before midnight on July 1 or shell out more money as ticket prices increase to $70 per person. Through June 30, experience the luxury of paying $55 person and $50 for Georgia Organics members. Spend Sunday, July 20 from 1-5 p.m. with more than 50 of the South’s top chefs, 19 mixologists and more than 30 farmers. The afternoon devoted to tasting tomato dishes and concoctions will benefit Georgia Organics and The Giving Kitchen. Along with festival founder Ford Fry, participating chefs include Gerry Klaskala of Aria, Lance Gummere of Bantam + Biddy and Chick-a-Biddy, Joey Ward of Gunshow, E.J. Hodgkinson of JCT. Kitchen & Bar, Chrysta Poulos of King + Duke and St. Cecilia, Joe Schafer of King + Duke, Derek Dollar of Milton’s Cuisine & Cocktails, Adam Evans of The Optimist, Andrew Smith and Scotley Innis of Ormsby’s, Andrew Isabella and Drew Belline of No. 246 and Craig Richards of St. Cecilia. Mercedes O’Brien of Gunshow, Eduardo Guzman of JCT. Kitchen & Bar and The Optimist and Ronnie LeClair II of No. 246 are on the mixologist list. Head over to Goat Farm Arts Center this year for the festival and again, don’t procrastinate on purchasing your tickets. Visit Facebook for more information.

Purchase Tickets for Attack of the Killer Tomato Festival Starting May 1

The early bird is sure to procure tickets to JCT. Kitchen & Bar’s Attack of the Killer Tomato Festival storming Atlanta on July 20. Tickets go on sale May 1, and they’ll go fast. Things could get dicey for tomato-loving, ticket-picking procrastinators. The sixth annual event rolls over to The Goat Farm, allowing elbow room aplenty for at least 42 chefs and 15 mixologists to squeeze, muddle, roast and toast. Be thankful for summer’s juiciest fruit. First, buy tickets.

Buy Tickets Now for Milton’s Seed to Fork Garden Dinner Series

Rake in these fruitful field trips! Tickets are now on sale for the Seed to Fork Garden Dinner Series at Milton’s Cuisine & Cocktails in historic Crabapple. Chef Derek Dollar harvests a whole experience: a reception with hors d’oeuvre and libations, a four-course seated dinner with wine and tours of Milton’s Acre and Strawberry Fields to see the source of inspirations and ingredients for his plucked-from-the-farm dishes. Spring’s first dinner sprouts up on May 18 followed by summer dinners on June 22 and September 14. The series closes out in the fall on October 12. Each event time depends on sunset. Each event costs $125 per person per dinner or $460 for the entire series (including tax and gratuity). Purchase tickets online. For more information, contact heather@miltonscuisine.com 

Treat Your Valentine to Atlanta Food & Wine Festival Tickets Starting February 14

The perfect Valentine's Day gift for your favorite foodie is only a few clicks away. Tickets to the Atlanta Food & Wine Festival are available for purchase online starting February 14th. Plan ahead and mark the dates of May 29-June 1, 2014 on your calendar to sync with that lucky someone. Food & Wine magazine presents this four-day festival that fills Midtown with more than 90 learning experiences, big tasting tents full of tasting experiences from around the Southern half of the globe, and a bevy of special dinners and parties at restaurants and unique venues. We hope Cupid has a pair of tickets flying our way!

Price of tickets for Attack of the Killer Tomato Festival increase on Monday, July 1

Cocktail cravers, food lovers and fun chasers, beware! The Westside of Atlanta will be under a delectable attack on July 21 from 1-5 p.m. The fifth annual Attack of the Killer Tomato Festival, held at JCT. Kitchen & Bar, features prominent chefs, mixologists and farmers who are uniting in a culinary front to create fresh, innovative dishes. Right now, tickets can be purchased online for $55. But hurry, because after Monday, July 1 tickets increase to $70. To make things juicier, this day of live music and tomato-inspired dishes will benefit Georgia Organics. So foodies: wake up, smell the tomatoes and get tickets while they last!

Atlanta Food & Wine Festival Tickets Go On Sale February 14

Save the date! Tickets for the 2013 Atlanta Food & Wine Festival in Midtown go on sale this Thursday, February 14. This year's special events, speakers, demonstrations and food and wine tastings span the weekend of Thursday, May 30-Sunday, June 2. These tickets would make an amazing addition to any Valentine's Day gift, so don't forget to purchase them for your love!

Don't Wait Until It's Too Late: Get Tickets Now for Afternoon in the Country at Serenbe on November 4

  

Each year, tickets sell out fast to the Les Dames d'Escoffier International (LDEI)-hosted Afternoon in the Country at Serenbe. With good reason too, since the event features chefs and food from Atlanta's top restaurants, caterers and farms along with wines, micro-brews, select retailers, live bluegrass, a silent auction, children's activities, hayrides and more in the beautiful gardens surrounding the Inn at Serenbe near Palmetto. Net proceeds benefit the Atlanta LDEI Scholarship Fund for women. Click here to purchase tickets today!

Aria Serves a Lovin' Spoonful at Summer In The City Benefit

Enjoy a beautiful view of Lake Clara Meer at Piedmont Park during Summer in the City benefitting the Shepherd Center, Wednesday, July 18 at 6:30 p.m. Chefs from Buckhead beauty Aria will join associates from 11 other top ATL restaurants at specialty tasting stations. Wine tastings and a mixology bar keep spirits soaring. Attire is dressy casual. Click here to purchase general admission tickets at $80 each.

Heads up! Ticket prices increase for Attack of the Killer Tomato Festival on June 15

Purchase your tickets for the July 22 Attack of the Killer Tomato Festival, $50 for Georgia Organics members and $60 for non-members, before the price rises to $70 for all on June 15. JCT. Kitchen & Bar hosts this annual "war" between the chefs as they partner with local farmers to put their best tomato dishes forward. Mixologists will also be competing with signature cocktails. This year, Garden & Gun Deputy Editor Dave Mezz, Esquire restaurant features writer John Mariani and actor David Miller, who played Mason Dixon in the original "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes" movie, will serve as judges. Don’t miss out on this killer event—get your tickets now!