#Foodgram: Liven up your morning routine with a refreshing smoothie bowl!

No one said all smoothies come in tall cups. @smoothiebowls will bowl you over with spoonable smoothies packing an antioxidant punch, an “Afternoon Pick Me Up” or the banana mango green smoothie. Too pretty to eat, too tempting to abstain. Smooth operators, all.

Aria, Ormsby’s, Gunshow and Milton’s Ambush Attack of the Killer Tomato Festival July 17

The stockpile is deep and ripe. Chefs, mixologists and farmers exchange code words like “Green Zebra,” “Mr. Stripey” and “Cherokee Purple” and strategies such as juice, dice, slice and fry. It’s time to roll. The Attack of the Killer Tomato Festival is going down Sunday, July 17, at Park Tavern in Piedmont Park, and chefs from Aria, Ormsby’s,Gunshow and Milton’s Cuisine & Cocktails are elbow deep in the action. Who will contrive the tastiest tomato dishes and the best adult elixirs during the 1-5 p.m. battle backed by live music? One way to find out: Buy tickets to this eighth annual bombardment benefiting Georgia Organics. General admission tickets are $45 each; Georgia Organics members pay $40 per person; Garnish & Gather AKTF package is $70 per person. Buy tickets at Xorbia through July 16 (small service charge added at checkout).

Pastured Poultry Week Flies the Coop on July 18. Don’t Miss Out

Through July 18, Atlanta restaurants showcase the outstanding and delicious characteristics of pastured poultry during the fifth-annual Pastured Poultry Week. Flock to Aria, Bellina Alimentari, Gunshow, Milton’s Cuisine & Cocktails and Seed Kitchen & Bar – all are featuring special pastured poultry dishes on their menus. More info on our Atlanta Dish blog.

Matthew Ridgway Reps The Southern Gentleman and Gypsy Kitchen at Piedmont Park Green Market Chef Demo July 16

Multi-talented chef Matthew Ridgway parlays Spanish inspirations through the kitchen of Gypsy Kitchen and spins modern takes on Old South traditions at The Southern Gentleman gastropub. This Saturday, July 16, Ridgway branches out even further, leaving his two wards in The Shops Buckhead Atlanta to lead the chef demo at the Piedmont Park Green Market. Stop by and tuck a few of his ideas into your market basket along with those locally grown and Georgia-made goodies. Market hours are 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

What’s New on Pinterest: Chill Out and Cool Off with Our Brain Freeze Board!

Brain Freeze churns slushies, milkshakes and smoothies to put the kibosh on the sidewalk-egg-frying days of summer. A homemade frosted coffee calls on caffeine and creamy goodness to perk up a hot and heavy summer afternoon. A vanilla latte protein smoothie freezes away hunger pangs. Save the perfect green smoothie formula chart and become a mean, green smoothie-making queen. How to eat a blueberry muffin without leaving a trail of crumbs? Trade crumbs for a purple mustache and slurp a healthy blueberry muffin smoothie. Be sure to stockpile a kid-pleasing slush fund with Coca-Cola slushies, Dr. Pepper slushies, color-layered sunset slushies, tropical slushies and more.

Andreas Müller of Revival Demos at Peachtree Road Farmers Market July 16

Revival executive chef Andreas Müller communes with locally grown produce and those who seek its garden goodness when he demos at the Peachtree Road Farmers Market on Saturday, July 16. Müller’s soul-filled Revival menus pull from Southern plow to plate so he’s a natural for this teaching stint. Saturday hours for the market at The Cathedral of St. Philip are 8:30 a.m.- noon. Needless to say, early birds catch the best selections at the state’s largest producer-only farmers market.

The Beat Goes On with Live Music at Ray’s at Killer Creek on Thursday, Friday and Saturday Nights

Sometimes, hot summer nights call for air-conditioned comfort, cool cocktails and real cuisine on real plates, not plastic. So long, outdoor concerts. Hello, live music at Ray’s at Killer Creek. Head to the lounge and bar area of the popular Alpharetta restaurant for live music on Thursday nights from 6-9 p.m. and Friday and Saturday nights from 7-10 p.m. No tickets to buy, no cover charge, just a full menu of libations and shareable bites as well as substantial salads, handhelds, specialties and desserts. Here’s the calendar lineup:

Marty Manous --Thursday, July 14 and July 28

Lauren Jordan -- Friday, July 15

David Pretlow -- Saturday, July 16

Perry Kit -- Thursday, July 21, Friday, July 22 and Saturday, July 30

Lee Gamble -- Saturday, July 23

Jacob Newman -- Friday, July 29

Garrett Teckmyer of The Big Ketch Buckhead Sails to Milton’s Garden Dinner July 17

Chef Garrett Teckmyer, executive chef at The Big Ketch Saltwater Grill in Buckhead, puts down the fishnet and picks up the plow, so to speak, landing a special appearance at the July 17 Garden Dinner at Milton’s Cuisine & Cocktails in historic Crabapple. The Milton’s Acre garden harvest guides the night’s farm-to-fork menu for Teckmyer and Milton’s executive chef Derek Dollar. Guests enjoy libations and passed hors d’oeuvre upon arrival at the 7-9 p.m. food fête, and they’re welcome to tour Milton’s Acre. A memorable four-course meal follows, served family style on communal tables set amid garden rows and accompanied by wine and a cellist’s soothing music. Menu items may include squash blossoms stuffed with prosciutto and cream cheese; pimento cheese and crawfish; or roast duckling with fingerling sweet potatoes, oyster mushrooms, heirloom snap beans and candied pecan apple butter. Regardless, it’s all downright delicious. Buy tickets online, $135 per person plus service fee (non-refundable tickets include reception, dinner with wine, tax and gratuity).

HOBNOB Stages Orpheus Brewing Single, Double, Tripel Tap Takeover July 13

Hunker down at HOBNOB Neighborhood Tavern for the three happiest hours in Midtown this Wednesday, July 13. From 5-8 p.m., HOBNOB and local crafter Orpheus Brewing (both near Piedmont Park) orchestrate $4 Orpheus draft specials on The Rites IPA; Truth.Body.Soul. double IPA and Maenads Tripel. Complimentary appetizers and giveaways ensure good times will be had by all. Stay on for dinner and subtract 10 percent off your dinner tab. Happiness is a choice. We’re choosing HOBNOB.

#Foodgram: Wander.Eat.Repeat.

All who wander are not lost. Some, like Danielle Walsh, live to Wander, Eat, Repeat. The associate editor of @afarmedia(www.afar.com) admits she is Instagram obsessive, and she’s prone to document her many travels and food discoveries.

Appetizing Aperture: Sink Your Teeth into 101 Steak

The 101 Steak bone-in ribeye is a big boy, weighing in at 24 ounces of 36-day dry-aged USDA Prime beef ($69). Savor every morsel of this exceptionally marbled and flavorful cut solo or add Moody Blue, caramelized shallots or foie gras toppers (additional $4-$12). The new Vinings restaurant from 101 Concepts offers more than 100 wines by the glass and expert advice on selecting the perfect elixir to complement your succulent steak.

Live Music Rocks Johnny’s Hideaway on Sunday Nights

Polish your toes and strap on those dancing sandals, Sunday nights are for dancing to live music at Johnny’s Hideaway. This month’s lineup features the Stephen Lee Band on July 7, Band X on July 17, Cold Draft Beer (yes, that’s a band as well as a type of beverage) on July 24 and Space Plow closes out July on the 31st. Party bands take to the stage at 8:30 p.m., and cover is only $5. Additionally, Sunday nights are “Hospitality Nights,” so those in the industry enjoy food and drink specials. Reservations accepted until 8:30 p.m.; call 404-233-8026.

What’s New on Pinterest: Picnic Perfection

Set out the compostable plates, light the citronella Tiki torches and turn on the Bluetooth speakers, July is National Picnic Month. Whether you’re picnicking in your own backyard or packing a cooler for an outdoor lunch or dinner destination, you’ll find oodles of Perfect for Picnics ideas and recipes on our Pinterest board. Take a stab at assembling wedge salad or Cuban sandwiches on a stick, walking tacos, mini lasagna cups and individual seven-layer dips. For more hand-helds, slice spiraled turkey, spinach and cranberry spread pinwheels, tie pressed Italian sandwiches or turn out a platter of BLT sliders with vine-ripe tomatoes. Basket case? In the most delicious way.

Simple Abundance Class Abundant with Red Beard Restaurants Chefs -- Gillespie, Ward and Müller – July 11

“Top Chef” alum Kevin Gillespie and his own top chef flankers Joey Ward of Gunshow and Andreas Müller of Revival go three deep teaching the July 11 Simple Abundance class“Cooking with Red Beard” at The Cook’s Warehouse Midtown. Eager learners and Atlanta Community Food Bank supporters will learn how to prepare home-cooked dishes from Gillespie’s popular cookbook “Fire in My Belly.” On the board: cornbread pancakes with sliced Brandywine tomatoes and bacon mayonnaise, kung pao Brussels sprouts, and roasted chicken with golden raisin and sweet onion jus with spring greens. The red-bearded chef will stay after class to autograph his cookbooks. Bring yours or buy one or more that evening. To attend the 7-9 p.m. class, buy tickets on the ACFB website or call 404-892-3333 ext. 1444; $65 per person.

These Birds are Outstanding in Their Field and Flying to Atlanta Restaurants during Pastured Poultry Week, July 11-18

Imparting superior taste and nutrition, enjoying a humane, less stressful life and leaving a positive environmental footprint are a few of the outstanding characteristics of pastured poultry. Georgia’s fifth-annual Pastured Poultry Week, July 11-18, shines the spotlight on these happy, sustainably raised campers and their poultry prowess. Restaurants across the state are flocking to join in by featuring pastured poultry on their menus. Here in the metro area, wing it to Aria, Bellina Alimentari, Gunshow, Milton’s Cuisine & Cocktails and Seed Kitchen & Bar to gobble specialty dishes centered on pastured poultry.

Those hungry to learn more can attend the White Oak Pastures Pastured Poultry class at Bellina Alimentari on Monday, July 11. Bellina’s own chef Gizzy Barton will demo how to break down and cook a whole chicken during the 6:30-8 p.m. class. Buy tickets online. As they say, a pastured bird in the hand is, well, going to be delicious. 

What’SUP, Man? Ormsby’s SweetWater BOTE Board Raffle for Chattahoochee Riverkeeper – Buy Tickets Through July 30

Because it’s the rad and right thing to do to help Chattahoochee Riverkeeper efforts to protect and preserve the Chattahoochee River Basin. Through July 30, Ormsby’sand SweetWater Brewing Company are peddling $5 raffle tickets for a hip BOTE standup paddle board – ask an Ormsby’s server or bartender for details. Ormsby’s adds more liquid assets to the cause by donating $1 from every SweetWater brew sold in June and July to the environmentally conscious organization. Sweet beer, sweet board and a sweet, cool place to hang out on Atlanta’s Westside. Navigate the social stream at @sweetwaterbrewand @boteboards; tag along at #dontfloatthemainstream#crkeeper #atl #ormsbys #westside #coolatlanta #outdoors.

HOBNOB Summer Forkcast Offers Hot Discount on Hot Atlanta Days

Instead of sweating out broiling hot summer days and nights, give thanks. According to the HOBNOB Summer Forkcast, HOBNOB Neighborhood Tavern guests enjoy 20 percent off food and drink when the temperature rises to 90 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Stipulations apply: HOBNOB-ers must mention Summer Forkcast to their server to redeem; cannot be combined with any other offers. Sweat beads dissipate when confronted with frosty brews, chillin’ cocktails or your favorite tall iced beverage in HOBNOB’s air-conditioned comfort or sunset-savvy outdoor patio. Go withs? The Midtown watering hole serves crisp salads such as the BLT, the BASE, Mother Nature and tomato and burrata with the upcharge option of adding shrimp, grilled chicken, steak or salmon. Guac, pico de gallo, Colby Jack cheese, HOBNOB beer cheese and sour cream temper spicy chili on Mother Lode nachos. A duo of hummus and goat cheese spreads with carrots, celery and fresh baked pizza crust points are another cool app to share. Of course, those wanting more heat can savor chicken wings with hot or Asian sweet and spicy sauce (milder sauces available). And it’s just not summer in the South without biting into a fried green tomato BLT. Seriously.

Show Your Buns in The Big Burger Bite Photo Contest at Marlow's Tavern through July 19

Focus. Or have a friend do the honors of snapping a picture of you biting into your bodacious burger during the “Burger & Brews” celebration at Marlow's Tavern. Your pixels might win a dinner for four ($100 value) if you submit it to The Big Burger Bite contest using the Marlow's Facebook form or #MarlowsBurgerBite to post on Instagram and Twitter. Friends' mouths will water when they witness your burger joy and juicy drips on your chin -- and maybe they'll dash over to join you...especially if you win the prize. Entries accepted until July 19.

Chef Kevin Gillespie Judges Children’s “Top Chef” Competition for Quality Care for Children on July 8

Chef, restaurateur, speaker and author Kevin Gillespie will join Mara Davis and Steven Carse (King of Pops) to judge a midday team competition for Quality Care for Children. As part of the organization’s July 8 Health and Field Day at Trinity Presbyterian Church on Atlanta’s Westside, teams composed of two adults and 10 children each will go toque to toque, “Top Chef”-style, to create nutritious and innovative dishes. The catch is Play-Doh stands in for real ingredients! Quality Care for Children focuses on creating excellence in child care and early learning by providing quality training and resources to child care providers and ensuring affordable, quality care for early learning experiences.

Brake for Burritos! Road Trip It to 27 Willy’s Before August 14 to Win

Fill your guac tank with real fuel food this summer, and you could win free burritos for a year. Accept Willy’s challenge and visit 27 Willy’s Mexicana Grill locations before August 14 (not counting the soon-to-open Lawrenceville location). Stash all those receipts in a handy place -- they’ll serve as a sort of passport stamp, recording your purchase at each stopover. After collecting a receipt from each Willy’s, email community@willys.com to pass along the good news and set up a time to show off those receipts to the Willy’s team. For fun, post a social selfie “wishing you were here” or “greetings from” each time you swing through a different Willy’s location. Use #WillysRoadTrip to help build one giant social scrapbook. Why take on the challenge? Prizes! The first five fans to complete the tasty task will win free burritos for a year (a.k.a. 52 free burrito cards). An additional $50 gift card will be awarded to travelers who visit the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta

International Airport location as an extra 28^th stop on their adventure. Other prizes include a catered party with the Willy’s food truck and an opportunity to go burrito-to-burrito in a roll-off against Willy himself for a grand prize. So what are you waiting for? Keep this list of Willy’s locations open by your map app:http://www.willys.com/locations. Hit the road, Jack (and Jane), and do drive safely. The car in front of you also may brake for burritos.