Taco Mac Kids Meals Satisfy Hungry Kids and Kids Hungry for Camp Twin Lakes Experience

 

 

Taco Mac kids meals are changing lives for the better. For the past 20 years, the Georgia outlets of the Southeast’s go-to sports bar and restaurant have been donating 50 cents from each kids meal to help send children to Camp Twin Lakes. The camp is renowned for providing life-changing experiences for children with serious illnesses, disabilities and other challenges. Special facilities, medical staff and nutritional needs add up, yet 72 percent of Camp Twin Lakes campers attend camp at no cost to their families, thanks to donations from individuals and businesses like Taco Mac. Supportive parents and their kids meal-loving children helped Taco Mac raise $65,000 in 2017, enough to send 137 children to camp. “Serving high-quality, great-tasting food and beverages that satisfy our guests is incredibly important to us, as is being able to give back to the community,” says Taco Mac CEO Greg Lippert. “I can’t tell you how exciting it is to be able to deliver on our customer experience goals and send 137 children to this transformative camp. These children might not otherwise be able to have a camp experience.” Happy campers, all.

Pop the Tops on Canned Craft Beers during Taco Mac’s April Can Jam 2017 for Camp Twin Lakes

Cheers to “Can do!” positivity and 20 years of raising funds for Camp Twin Lakes! Can Jam, Taco Mac’s annual monthlong fundraiser, gives guests opportunities to support a life-changing and encouraging cause and relish their new favorite canned craft beers. During April, Taco Mac is featuring 18 canned beers – classics, exclusive launches and new-to-market brews -- from premium brew sponsors Samuel Adams, Pabst Blue Ribbon, SweetWater Brewing Company and Creature Comforts along with other favorites like Monday Night Brewing and Orpheus Brewing. Brewniversity loyalty program members receive one credit for each Can Jam beer and also can earn varying credits for purchasing paper beer mugs to sign and display for $1, $5, $10 or $16 donations. After downing your brew, go ahead and crush your can as a symbol of how Camp Twin Lakes helps children crush some of the challenges of living with serious illnesses and disabilities.

Party with the "Best of Atlanta" and Help Camp Twin Lakes

It's almost time for Atlanta Magazine's 25th Annual "Best of Atlanta" bash, spotlighting restaurants and food trucks featured in the magazine's Cheap Eats, BBQ, Best New Restaraunts and December Best of Atlanta issues. This year's event will be on Monday, March 12 at the Cobb Galleria Centre from 7-10 p.m., with a VIP Preview Party from 6-7 p.m. Guests can sample signature dishes from restaurants like Spice Market in Midtown and enjoy sips from breweries, wineries and distilleries across Georgia. The "Best of Atlanta" party benefits Camp Twin Lakes, a not-for-profit organization that provides year-round camp programs for children facing serious illnesses, disabilities and other life challenges. Tickets are all inclusive and can be purchased online. General admission is $65 per person and VIP are $125.

Start Your Weekend with "Summer of Giving" at Fleming's

Charity budgets have taken a bite over the past few years with demand up and donations down.  Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar is eager to help out and is hosting a series of fundraisers during their "Summer of Giving" series benefiting local charitable organizations.  Each event will feature wine and hors d'oeuvre pairings in the restaurant's private dining room.  Fleming's will donate 20 percent of each night's proceeds to the particular charity being recognized.  

The "Summer of Giving" begins this Friday, July 8, when the restaurant welcomes The Learning Tea, followed by Kate's Club (July 15), Atlanta Children's Shelter (July 22) and Camp Twin Lakes (August 5).  All events are from 6 - 8 p.m. and are $25 per person.  Call Fleming's at 770-698-8112 to purchase tickets. Fleming's also is giving a $25 gift card to "Summer of Giving" attendees to use at their next visit.

Shop, Save & Benefit Camp Twin Lakes

Spend $60 for a Camp Twin Lakes Partners Card, and you'll help children with serious illnesses and life challenges experience priceless fun at Camp Twin Lakes. Not only is it for a good cause, it also encourages you to shop! With the Partners Card enjoy savings of 20 percent October 17 - 25 at area restaurants and retailers including Aqua blue, Ecco, The Original El Taco, La Tavola Trattoria, Marlow's Tavern, South City Kitchen Midtown and South City Kitchen Vinings, The Cook's Warehouse, Toulouse, WaterHaven, Woodfire Grill and Young Chefs Academy. To see the complete list of participating shop and dine partners and to purchase and print your card, click here.

Blues, Brews & BBQ Three-Day Festival will be Smokin' June 20-22 at South City Kitchen and Vinings

There's nothing like a good ole' fashion barbeque to start the summer off right, but it's too hot outside to do the cooking yourself! Let someone else do the job for ya! South City Kitchen Midtown and Vinings are happy to help you while also helping others!

Hot soulful sounds, saucy eats and frosty Sweetwater beer are the clues; forks and fingers are the tools for success at "Blues, Brews and BBQ," a three- day summer souls-tice at South City Kitchen Midtown and Vinings going on Friday, June 20 through Sunday, June 22. Choose your 'cue of choice from the special menu (regular menu also available) then lick your fingers while live blues bands play each night--and toss back a Sweetwater beer or two while you're at it.

Tune menus for each location:

South City Kitchen Midtown

Friday, June 20 from 6 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. - Chick Willis

Saturday, June 21 from 6 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. - Electromatics

Sunday, June 22 from 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. - Bill Sheffield

South City Kitchen Vinings

Friday, June 20 from 6 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. - Electromatics

Saturday, June 21 from 6 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. - Chick Willis

Sunday, June 22 from 6 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. - Breeze Kings

'Cue menu for both locations:Appetizers include watermelon and tomato salad with shaved red onion, aged goat cheese, extra virgin olive oil and a cider vinegar sorghum syrup reduction ($7.50); Georgia Gouda fritters with charred corn salad and barbecue aioli ($6.95); smoked pork shoulder with corn flour cake, green mango slaw and chipotle barbecue sauce ($7.95); and sautéed garlic shrimp with creamed corn and barbecued sweet onion ($9.75).

BBQ entrees satisfy with a 14-hour smoked beef brisket sandwich with pickled Vidalia onions, BBQ- mustard mayonnaise and a side of garlic mustard greens ($12); "Sweet Tea" smoke-roasted half chicken served with Yukon potatoes, baby spinach and lemon jus ($17.95); deep fried pork ribs with spicy crust in a cider-Creole mustard glaze with broccoli macaroni and cheese ($18.95); and BBQ mahi mahi with white cheddar grits, grilled corn and arugula salad and BBQ butter ($21).

10% of Sunday's sales will go to Camp Twin Lakes, a local non-profit organization offering recreational, therapeutic and educational programs for seriously ill children facing physical, emotional and life challenges, will receive 10 percent of Sunday's sales.

South City Kitchen has two locations: 1144 Crescent Avenue in Midtown (404-873-7358) and 1675 Cumberland Parkway in Vinings (770-435-0700). Reservations recommended. The Midtown location is open seven days a week and serves lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch. The Vinings location serves dinner nightly and Sunday brunch.