2012 Atlanta Food & Wine Festival

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2012 Atlanta Food & Wine Festival

2012 Atlanta Food & Wine Festival on Saturday, May 12, 2012.

Red Velvet Cookies, from The Hungry Peach, are ready for festival-goers to try.

Guests at the 2012 Atlanta Food & Wine Festival nibble fried chicken, sip bourbon and visit with renowned chefs as they wandered among tasting tents on Saturday, May 12, 2012.

Summer Beef Skewers are ready to try. Festival-goers could choose from 124 chef demos, tasting seminars and panel discussions, with items such as pork belly, oysters, peanuts and bean-to-bar chocolate on the bill-of-fare.

Joanna Durr (center), of Atlanta, listens at One Hot Mama's American Grille booth at the Tasting Tents during the 2012 Atlanta Food & Wine Festival on Saturday, May 12, 2012.

Festival-goers Ritesh Shah (left) and Jethin Dayal, both of Atlanta, laugh as they taste the fare at the Tasting Tents.

Julian Van Winkle of Old Rip Van Winkle pours a sample for Maggie Geraghty at Connoisseur Lounge of Loews Atlanta Hotel.

The main tasting tent is packed with hundreds festival-goers.

Nickie Northern (left) and Brent Legros, both of Lawrenceville, chat as they taste at Tasting Tents during the 2012 Atlanta Food & Wine Festival.

Festival-goers enter the Tasting Tents during the 2012 Atlanta Food & Wine Festival on Saturday, May 12, 2012.

Olivier Gaupin (left), executive chef of Loews Atlanta Hotel, and Shayne Vaughan (right), chef de cuisine of Loews Atlanta Hotel, prepare for festival goers.

Seth Thompson (right), of The Bourbon Review, pours a sample for Jason Serotta, of Dunwoody.

A festival-goer carries a wine glass with a free glass holder.

William Moore (left), of Atlanta, takes a picture of a whole pig. Foodies could nibble fried chicken, sip bourbon and visit with renowned chefs as they wandered among tasting tents, then keep the party going at nightly events.

Guests mingle at Loews Atlanta Hotel's Connoisseur Lounge.

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Red Velvet Cookies, from The Hungry Peach, are ready for festival-goers to try.

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