Salute Classic American with Marlow’s Tavern at Salud! Cooking School Avalon Oct. 4

Atlanta’s love for chef-driven, creative American tavern fare has propelled Marlow’s Tavern from one location in 2004 to 22 locations today -- throughout Atlanta and on into Florida. Learn to prepare Marlow’s favorites from their own chef Steven Nichols and garner culinary tips at Salud! Cooking School Alpharetta, located within Whole Foods Market Avalon, on Wednesday, Oct. 4. Bring friends for a 6:30-8:30 p.m. midweek boost and go home with an arsenal of new recipes and ideas to fortify your own menus. Chef Nichols’ menu features shaved Brussels sprout salad with pancetta, pecorino, toasted pumpkin seeds and a maple vinaigrette; roasted corn-arugula pesto with linguine; potato-wrapped salmon with roasted carrot romesco sauce and blistered cherry tomato panzanella salad; and maple-cayenne apple tarte tatin with spiced almond brittle. Register online, $45 per person.

Kevin Gillespie Teaches “Pure Pork Awesomeness” at Salud! in Whole Foods Avalon June 27

Celebrated chef Kevin Gillespie of Gunshow, Revival,Communion and Terminus City trots over to Whole Foods Market - Avalon in Alpharetta on Monday, June 27, for an evening of “Pure Pork Awesomeness.” The red-bearded Atlanta native will share his fiery passion for pork at a 7-9 p.m. class and book signing at Salud! Cooking School. Learn how to select, prepare and fork into pork in new recipes. Keep that fork handy to sample the “Pure Pork Awesomeness” class tasting menu: curried pork samosas, Korean barbecued bulgogi, grilled pork tenderloin with Spanish-style garlic shrimp and banoffee trifle with candied bacon. Tickets to the exclusive evening are priced at $75 each and include one signed copy of Gillespie’s cookbook. Register here and now.