Matt Deckard of Glenn’s Kitchen Promises Fried Green Tomatoes at AmericasMart Southern Traditions Cooking Demo July 8

Along with nifty gift ideas and furnishing orders, buyers and merchandisers in town for the Atlanta International Gift and Home Furnishings Market at AmericasMart will take home mouthwatering memories of shrimp and grits, fried green tomatoes and other Southern favorites thanks to Matt Deckard, executive chef of Glenn’s Kitchen in downtown Atlanta. Deckard leads a Southern Traditions cooking demo on Wednesday, July 8 from 11 a.m. until noon in the Demonstration Kitchen (Building 2, Floor 8), and he promises those stopping by his demo won’t leave hungry!

Keep Some Jingle in Your Pocket with Holiday Gift Cards and More in this Week's Dish

This holiday season give the gift card that keeps on giving with bonus cards for friends, family or to enjoy yourself. Gift a Georgia Organics membership or enjoy a ladies night out at Aqua blue. There are plenty of ways to gift-give this holiday and much more in this week's Dish.

Holiday Gift Guide

Believe it or not, its that time of year again folks- Christmas season is just a few short days away. After we celebrate Thanksgiving, everything is fair game in shopping. This year consider ordering something offline instead of braving the mall on Black Friday! This week the ladies at MLA, including myself, put together a holiday gift guide to help you select the perfect gift for those important, but hard-to-shop for people in your life. The gift guide features a variety of items such as Jersey Naps, TSP Spices, and some other great choices such as Via Elisa Pasta, all of which can be purchased online. In this mish-mosh of items you will see some of our personal favorites and some presents the people in our family will be recieving for the holidays. If you didn’t receive The Dish this week with all of our ideas, click here and you can read it online! Happy shopping!

Marlow's Tavern Cooking Class

Can't decide what to get your friends for Christmas? Think about giving the gift of cooking to yourself and a friend at Marlow's Tavern Northlake's holiday cooking class. To fit the role, they'll give you a chef’s coat, and before you know it you'll be chopping and mixing in a hands-on demonstration of holiday dishes. Learn what wines will go best with each course. After you finish cooking be prepared to eat, because you get to try out some food! Start at 9 a.m. and you’re done by noon. $40 per person. Reserve your spot in the kitchen by email.

Marlow’s Tavern Northlake: 4156 Lavista Road, 678-987-1197.