Close out the final World Cup game at Der Biergarten’s
finale party on July 13 at 3 p.m. Be sure to bring your raffle tickets received
from each Warsteiner purchase since the kick-off party in June because Der
Biergarten will draw for two prizes. The grand prize winner will receive two
round-trip Lufthansa airline tickets to anywhere in Europe, and the second prize winner takes home an
authentic German football jersey. Let the games begin!
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More than 40 food trucks, local artisans, a family fun
zone and musical entertainment by live bands and DJs will gather at Piedmont
Park for the Atlanta Street
Food Festival from noon until 8 p.m. on July 12. Make a beeline to the Bar Meatball food truck and order
classic meatballs with sauce, meatball sliders with fries
and Italian-American pasta topped with meatballs. Combo plates
are $7 and single sliders are $3 each. Sauce options include classic tomato,
arugula walnut pesto, fredo or mushroom gravy. Cool off from the heat with
made-to-order ice cream sandwiches ($5) or the signature Zeppole Joey’s “bag o
donuts” with Nutella ($3). The event is free, but a wristband is required to
buy food from the food trucks and to buy beer. Purchase your wristband ($10.50
each or 4 for $25) online
before Saturday and receive $1 off each menu item over $6 at each truck. Kids
ages 12 and under get in free, and event proceeds benefit The Giving
Kitchen. Download the Atlanta Street Food Festival app to buy tickets, view
food truck menus and get directions.
Before hitting the beach all
day, be sure to bring the essentials – sunscreen, drinks and, of
course, food! Try out these easy, portable snacks from our Seaside
Snacking board that are sure to make your beach day complete!
Teri Lyn Clark and Jenni Fisher are two food
stylists and photographers that created @spoonforkbacon.
They bring you original recipes that include salted cantaloupe and ginger ice
cream, blistered fava bean and butter lettuce salad and tri-tip beef. It’s
enough to make you wish the pictures were scratch and sniff. After
viewing the photos, click over to their blog
and start cooking!
The 5th annual Cherry Fest is making its way to the Buckhead
Whole Foods Market on
Friday, July 11. Fill up your shopping basket with cherries and sample and
purchase Cherry Fest items located throughout the store. If you’re looking for
a lunch hour break spot, visit the Prepared Foods department for special cherry
tastings from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. This is one cherry event and sale you
don’t want to miss!
Clear your schedule and enjoy three rare Orphan Barrel whiskeys paired with a
four-course dinner
prepared by Ink & Elm executive
chef Stephen Sharp. On July 23 at 7:30 p.m., guests will be led through
a flight of three whiskeys that have been matured for years: Barterhouse, 20 years; Old Blowhard, 26 years;
and Rhetoric, 20 years. The
Emory Village restaurant is one of the few Atlanta restaurants to receive all
three whiskeys from the Tullahoma, Tenn. whiskey company, and they can’t wait to
share with you! Bourbon whiskey lovers, get your tickets online, $120 per
person.
We are all about getting the best of both worlds, and the Atkins Park Restaurant & Bar Virginia-Highland brunch menu does just that. Take a bite out of the fried chicken biscuits that combine scrambled eggs, cheddar cheese and tomato gravy and pair it with your choice of fresh fruit, Logan Turnpike stone-ground grits or skillet potatoes ($11). Brunch never tasted so good.
Escape without even setting foot out of the city. Sip on
tropical cocktails and eat Polynesian cuisine at Trader Vic’s Atlanta. On Mai Tai
Thursdays, enjoy legendary mai tai cocktails for $6 all night long and listen
to live musical entertainment from 7-11 p.m. Lloyd's
Rocksteady Revue starts things off on July 10 with the soulful sounds of
60s and 70s Jamaica. On July 17, The Volcanauts take the stage
followed by Big Mike and Tongo Hiti
on July 24. End the month off with Bogey & the Viceroy Quartet
as they sing through the 60s, 70s and 80s. Music, cocktails and vintage island
décor – it’s the perfect after work getaway.
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Experience fine dining, a contemporary menu
and skyline view from Nikolai’s
Roof and artisanal eaux-de-vie and liqueurs from Distillerie de Biercée
at a four-course dinner and cocktail pairing on July 17. Beginning at 7 p.m.,
the first course starts with seared tuna, curry-infused mussels, petite
heirloom tomato, sea beans and soy paired with a Peket cocktail of Peket
dè Houyeu, Domaine de Canton, lime juice and kaffir lime simple
syrup. The second course has seared foie gras with pineapple gelée, pearl
onion, crispy duck skin and sherry vinegar paired with a Griotte cherry
eau-de-vie and Buffalo Trace bourbon cocktail. Following that is veal
crépinette with mustard demi-glace, young frisée and charred tomato vinaigrette
follows, paired with a Lemon Eau de Villée cocktail. Top it all off with a
frozen dark chocolate parfait with preserved lemon grass anglaise and espresso
soil paired with Noir d’lvoire chocolate liqueur. $65 per person (excluding tax
and gratuity). Seating is limited; call 404-221-6362 today to reserve your
spot!
10th
& Piedmont brings you their Mussels & Martinis promotion July 9-22.
While mussel specialties vary in price, all martinis are $10 each. Not to worry
if you don’t know what to try first, executive chef Javier Viera has suggested
pairings that don’t disappoint. When the fried mussel poppers ($8) meet the
basil lemon drop martini, the bright flavors and taste is irresistible. To
complement the braised mussels with French bread ($12), order a Kai Lemongrass
cosmo. Twirl a spoonful of angel hair pasta and mussels with garlic butter,
fresh basil and Parmesan cheese ($16) and pair it with an Angels Envy Manhattan for divine
harmony. To enjoy these and more mussel and martini pairings, head to 10th
& Piedmont before the promotion is over!
World Cup fever has reached a whole new level in Atlanta, and we're eagerly anticipating the high stakes matches lined up for the rest of the tournament. Make a fast break to Der Biergarten to catch Brazil vs. Germany and the Netherlands vs. Argentina in semi-final play. Take a breather before returning on Sunday, July 13 for a World Cup finale party fit for champions. You could win two round-trip Lufthansa airline tickets to anywhere in Europe or an authentic German football jersey, so missing out would be a serious red card foul. Need to cool off after all that soccer action? Listen to live music while sipping Mai Tai cocktails at the legendary Trader Vic's for just $6 every Thursday night. All that and more in this week's Dish!
The American, British and French heriloom apples might not be the best looking, but they sure are the best tasting. Meet and dine with cidermaker Diane Flynt of Foggy Ridge Cider on Tuesday, July 8 at 7 p.m. Guests will enjoy a five-course dinner
menu created by chef Gerry Klaskala and four cider pairings at Aria ($80 per person excluding tax and gratuity). Call 404-233-7673 and reserve your spot today.
