29 Forever? Heck No! Ray’s on the River Proudly Celebrates Turning 30 with a Party on October 9

Thirty years have come and gone for Ray’s on the River, so let’s celebrate! This October, Ray’s will be serving up steaks and seafood on the banks of the Chattahoochee. Party goers, put on your complimentary captain’s hat and groove to the tunes of the Yacht Rock Review. When it’s time to give your dancing shoes a break, nosh on complimentary hors d’oeuvre and use that complimentary drink ticket or take advantage of amazing drink specials at the cash bar. Be sure to buy your ticket to the Ray’s on the River’s 30^th Anniversary Party on xorbia.com. Here’s to 30 more!

Appetizing Aperture

Look at all of that smokin’ goodness. At Tin Drum Asiacafé, you can grab one of these Smokin’ Korean BBQ Bowls with soba noodles, Korean barbecued steak, red pepper and daikon salad, bean sprouts, fresh spinach and a sprinkle of sesame seeds. Yum! While you’re there, enter your office to win the Smokin’ Korean BBQ Bash contest through October 18. Check out the Tin Drum website, Facebook or on Twitter (#tindrumofficebash @tindrummer) for more info.

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Atlanta Chefs and Philanthropists Party in the Kitchen for Open Hand Atlanta on September 18

Nonprofit Open Hand is the nation’s largest provider of home-delivered, medically appropriate meals, preparing, packing and delivering more than 5,000 meals daily and two million annually to residents across metro Atlanta and 17 Georgia counties. It was founded twenty-five years ago by several Atlantans who cooked meals for friends who were too ill to prepare meals on their own.

To grow and support Open Hand, Atlanta chefs and residents are coming together to Party in the Kitchen, and a party it is. An evening of music, food, drink and live and silent auctions are the happenings at King Plow Arts Center Event Gallery on Thursday, September 17 beginning at 7 p.m. Chef Gerry Klaskala of Aria is the co-chair for Party in the Kitchen. Chefs Shaun Doty of Bantam + Biddy and Chick-a-Biddy, Fuyuhiko and Lisa Ito of Umi and others will also be joining in on the event. Pull out your party dress and buy your ticket today! 

Dine in the Garden before Summer Slips Away -- Milton’s Cuisine & Cocktails Garden Dinner is September 14

To cap the growing season, Milton’s Cuisine & Cocktails is hosting the year’s last two Garden Dinners on Sunday, September 14 and October 12. This seed-to-fork garden dinner composed by chef Derek Dollar is complete with a farm tour of Milton’s Acre and Strawberry Fields, led by grower Peter Kohm.

Come hungry! This gathering kicks off with hors d’oeuvre and beverages to get your appetite going. Relish goat cheese toast with caramelized onions and candied pecans; spinach and frisèe salad with shaved butternut squash, green apples, sunflower seeds, Asher blue cheese and honey-cider vinaigrette; and red-eye brined smoked pork loin among other options from the four-course chef’s dinner with wine.  

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Dine at Ray’s on the River, Ted’s Montana Grill during Cobb Restaurant Week, September 13-20

For all of our Cobb dwellers out there, next week is your week for some serious grub. Cobb Restaurant Week is upon us! From September 13-20, prix fixe lunch and dinner menus will be scattered around the hot dining spots in the area.

Ray's on the River is offering a $35 prix fixe dinner menu, covering soup to salad and steak to seafood. Start off with a cup of seafood gumbo adorned with andouille sausage. Segue into the next course with a six-ounce filet mignon before ending the night right with a chocolate brownie sundae with strawberries and caramelized bananas. Make reservations through OpenTable.

Bite into some bison at Ted's Montana Grill. All four Cobb County locations (Cumberland, Kennesaw, East Cobb and West Cobb) are participating with a three-course lunch and dinner menu for $25. Start off fresh with a Caesar or house salad. Choose from cedar-plank salmon, braised bison short ribs or hand-cut beef Delmonico ribeye. Be sure to save room for dessert! A wildberry cheesecake is on the menu. 

Ink & Elm Turns One, Pours Coffee for Passers By from 8-10 a.m. Friday, September 12

Mornings are hard, but coffee makes everything better. Ink & Elm is turning one this week and wants to celebrate with you. On Friday morning, September 12, go by the Emory Village restaurant and grab a free cup of joe from 8-10 a.m. If Fridays are your days for sleeping in, remember that this spot offers grab-and-go coffee and breakfast bites any day of the week.

Ink & Elm opens at 7 a.m. for the early birds and serves Intelligentsia coffee then satisfies the late risers with casual meals, snacks, cheese and charcuterie through lunch and dinner. But they don't stop there! For weekends and weeknights, stop by for brunch and visit the lounge for libations and raw bar oysters. 

Master Smoked S'more Macarons with The Pig & The Pearl Pastry Chef Megan Brent at Atlanta Botanical Garden Chocolate-Covered Weekend

You don't need a campfire to get that smoky s'more deliciousness. The Atlanta Botanical Garden is hosting The Pig & The Pearl pastry chef Megan Brent on September 14 from 2-2:30 p.m., where she will whip up some smoked s'more macarons. 

Volcanauts' Tunes are Lava Hot at Trader Vic's on September 11. Be Cool with $6 Mai Tais

Your very own island getaway is on the ground floor of the Hilton Atlanta! Pair the magnificent melodies of The Volcanauts with a $6 signature mai tai on Thursday, September 11 at Trader Vic's Atlanta.

Party in the Kitchen, Free Coffee at Ink & Elm and More in This Week's Dish!

Looking to spice up that morning pick-me-up? Make a bee line to Ink & Elm this Friday, September 12. The Emory Village restaurant will be passing out free cups of coffee in front of the restaurant from 8-10 a.m. to help celebrate their first anniversary. Once you arrive at the office, be sure to add "purchase Party in the Kitchen tickets" to your daily to-do list. The event brings together chefs from some of Atlanta's finest restaurants to help benefit Open Hand, the nation's largest provider of home-delivered meals. All that and much more in this week's Dish!

Whole Foods Market Bites are a Main Thing at GlowDry's #1 Birthday Mane Event

Ready. Set. Glow! On Wednesday, September 10, Whole Foods Market Buckhead is bringing fabulous fare to a glamorous get together. It's time to celebrate GlowDry’s first birthday! From 7 - 9 p.m., ladies will be primping with GlowDry's hairstyling, makeup applications, giveaways, photo booth snap shots and DJ tunes.