Grab your friends and gather around the tables out on the front lawn at Smokebelly. Order menu mainstays such as Belly Bites of Disco Q fries topped with chopped smoked pork and sweet q sauce or cherry cola ribs; a plate of 21-hour Angus beef brisket, smoked combo plate or BBQ glazed grilled salmon; a grilled smoked sausage or pimento cheese BLT sandwich. Wash it down with a blackberry whiskey smash or watermelon-laced “From the Vine” cocktail off the Swig & Sip menu and enjoy live music every Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Paddle it out in an afternoon of high-speed Ping-Pong action in the backyard of no. 246 in Decatur on August 10. Tournament participants compete for no. 246 gift cards and other prizes, and everyone over 21 can take advantage of the $2.46 craft beer specials from Wild Heaven. The tournament starts by 4 p.m. or when the eight-player bracket is filled. Sign up to play begins at 3 p.m.
Enjoy local craft brews, seafood, barbecue and live musical entertainment from 12 p.m.- 8 p.m., at the Atlanta Seafood
& Craft Beer Festival (ASCF) on August 9 at Piedmont Park. Orpheus Brewing, known for its unique-to-the-South saisons, sours, hops and barrels, joins nine
other Atlanta-area craft breweries in the beer garden. For one 16-ounce beer and clearance to purchase other beers and beverages in the beer garden, wristbands can be purchased for $10. A VIP
wristband ($35 advance/$45
at the gate) guarantees 10 five-ounce pours from any beer or tap plus covered
seating in a VIP tent. (Small service fee applies to online wristband
purchases.) Live band music
begins at 12:45 p.m. Admission is free; no pets allowed.
They're on a mission to help people become better, smarter, happier cooks. The brains behind @food52 snap photos of food found on worldly travels, summer bounty ideas, easy meals and gardens. Head over to the website for recipes, columns and provisions!
Grab your pit crew and race into STATS on August 12 for a fun, fast-paced evening. On Tuesday, August 12, 680 The Fan, Atlanta's Sports Station, broadcasts live at downtown's hub for serious food, drink and sports. NASCAR drivers Ty Dillon and Dylan Kwasniewski will diligently work as celebrity servers during the 5-8 p.m. event. All tips collected will benefit Speedway Children’s Charities and Feed the Children. Drivers, start your engine!
Save the dates and catch the bargains. Atlanta Downtown Restaurant Week is back for its 12th year August 9-17. Savor the deals of $15, $25 and $35 three-course prix-fixe lunch and dinner menus from some of Atlanta's signature dining establishments. A $25 menu at Der Biergarten encompasses lunch and dinner. Game-X plays up one $25 lunch and dinner menu while Glenn's Kitchen serves up a $15 lunch menu and $25 dinner menu. Hot out of the oven is a $25 lunch and dinner menu for two at Max's Coal Oven Pizzeria. Ray's in the City features seafood pasta, tender culotte steak, Salmon Oscar or roasted half chicken on its $25 menu and offers choices of a one-pound live Maine lobster, Steak Oscar or horseradish crusted grouper on its $35 dinner menu. STATS dishes out a $15 lunch and $25 dinner menu. Reign in the $25 menu at Ted's Montana Grill (downtown) to savor cedar plank salmon, braised bison short ribs or Ted's bison filet at lunch or dinner. Trader Vic's Atlanta's $35 dinner menu sails tempters such as Asian summer noodle salad, steamed bean curd roll, smoked oven sirloin and wok teriyaki chicken. Take advantage of special cash-back incentives by swiping your American Express card during Downtown Restaurant Week. (All prices are per person and exclude alcohol, tax and gratuity.) Make your reservations today!
You're invited! Join Article 14 for the High West
Distillery Dinner on Tuesday, August 12. At 6:30 p.m., ribs, brisket,
chicken and all of the fixins will be perfectly paired with whiskeys from High West Distillery, the world’s only ski-in
distillery. Feed your stomach as High West representatives feed your brain with the
top-10 most important things to know about whiskey. $50 per person (not
including tax and gratuity). For reservations, call 404-443-8432 or reserve your
place online. For reservations, call 404-443-8432 or reserve your place online.
You can now enjoy music at Atkins Park Restaurant & Bar in Virginia-Highland every Thursday night during the month of August. The music series schedule, sponsored by Pabst Blue Ribbon beer, starts on August 7 with Trailing Tinsley, a Lawrenceville-based brother/sister duo. Homefront follows on August 14 with classic rock and blues. Marshall Coats syncopates rock and jazz on August 21 and the month concludes with Atlanta-based and adored Sailing To Denver on August 28. Music starts at 10 p.m. on the stage in the bar area and PBR giveaways happen every Thursday night.
If you've never been to the big outdoor kitchen within the Edible Garden at the Atlanta Botanical Garden, now's your chance. On Wednesday, August 6, chef
Christopher Blobaum of Article 14
will prepare
some of his signature dishes for guests attending the Atlanta Botanical Garden Fresh Plate Series. From 6:30-8:30
p.m., Blobaum will talk shop, chop and dollop his specialties as guests sip,
chat and dine on a four-part small-plate menu. Cost is $59 per Fresh Plate
session for nonmembers
or $54 for Atlanta Botanical Garden members.
Thursdays at Trader Vic’s Atlanta signify two things:
live music and mai tais. Enjoy a mini-Polynesian escape while sipping on mai
tais for $6 each all night long. Musical entertainment provide the tunes from
7-11 p.m. Lloyd's Rocksteady Revue gets things started on Thursday,
August 7 with island music and soulful sounds of 60s and 70s Jamaica. A beach-party
blend of late 50s sock hop, 60s frat rock and English Beat/mod covers follows
on August 14 with Andrew & the Disapyramids. Tap your toes to hits from
the 60s, 70s, 80s and the latest chart toppers as Bogey & the
Viceroy take the stage on August 21. Big
Mike's Tongo Hiti ends the month with a bang on August 28. A tropical vacation at Trader Vic’s awaits!
If you're pressed for time and need a quick meal, we have the perfect solution. Our Panini Perfection board is overflowing with recipes that make mealtime fast and a little more savory. Prepare to start pinning steak and onions, pancetta mac and cheese, eggplant Parmesan, waffle breakfast sandwich, apple pie and strawberry Nutella paninis. You might want to pull out the bread and start the panini press!
Umi chef Fuyuhiko Ito and his wife, Umi pastry chef Lisa Matsuoko Ito, will take over the Big Apple’s culinary scene on August 21 at 7 p.m. at the James Beard House. The James Beard Foundation wanted to bring an “Art of Modern Japanese Cooking” dinner theme to NYC, and the two culinary powerhouses are bringing their Buckhead restaurant’s Japanese flair and fare. See their James Beard House menu with wine and sake pairings that guests will enjoy at this tasty event!
It’s time for the monthly first-Tuesday tasting of hand-picked bourbons! Head over to Article 14 on August 5 from 5-7 p.m. for Bourbon & Bites and sip through three bourbon flights plus delicious small bites for $25 per person.
Who knew
holding food in the air next to famous landmarks would look so appetizing? Take
some tips from @foodintheair
and forget the table. It’s time to start snapping pics of your food in the air
It’s all about the form: paddle in one hand, beer in the other. If you find you’re in need of a little competition on August 3, head to no. 246 in downtown Decatur for a ping-pong tournament. An eight-player bracket will compete for no. 246 gift cards and other prizes, all while spectators and players sip on Terrapin’s RecreationAle for $2.46 a can. Participant sign ups start at 3 p.m. and the tournament begins once the 8-player bracket is full or at 4 p.m. Get in on the action again on Sunday, August 10!
In need of Saturday
plans? Stop by the Piedmont Park Green Market on August 2 and
catch the Piedmont Green Market Demo. Chef de cuisine
Stephanie Alderete of Nikolai’s Roof leads the demo at the Piedmont
Park Community Center from 11 a.m. until noon. Her dish list includes pickled
peach and artisan lettuce salad with whipped buffalo mozzarella and crispy
chorizo sausage!
After laying on the beach and not worrying about homework all summer
long, getting back into a school mood is probably the last thing on your mind.
We’ve made the transition a little easier by planning ahead and building a School-Friendly Snacking board that’s sure to
keep your energized and full before, during and after school!
Mark Twain, whose themes and words inspired King + Duke, once said, “If you
tell the truth, you do not need a good memory.” Rafting down the Mississippi is
easier than taking on the rapids (or potholes) of Peachtree, but drifting to
the Atlanta restaurant for the Huck
Finn Rickey is worth every bump. Sip on a mix of Hayman’s Old Tom gin,
huckleberry-lime shrub and lime bitters ($11) and watch the world flow by.
As summer vacation comes to an end, the chimes of school bells will be
ringing around the city soon. Whole
Foods Market has you covered for the tastiest and the most nutritious brain food
recipes to make breakfast, lunch, afternoon snacks and dinner a breeze. Their
back-to-school menu includes apple oatmeal in a jar, whole grain toaster waffles, no-cook zucchini “noodle” salad, and one-dish roasted brats with apples and
butternut squash. More healthy ideas can be found on their
Pinterest boards and website collections of Back-to-School
Breakfasts, Surprising Sandwiches, After-School Snacks and Slow Cooker Recipes. Going back to
school has never tasted better!
