The holidays are a time to rejoice — and a time to keep yourself sane amid long lines, cold weather and your loud family — by throwing back a few cocktails and stuffing your face with tasty treats. Celebrate and unwind at the same time at these holiday events sure to keep your belly full and your spirits high.
Grande Cuvée COKE Prix Fixe at Restaurant 356. Hey southerners, remember Coca-Cola Cake? How about a Coca-Cola meal with some Porsches thrown in? Restaurant 356 at the Porsche Experience Center is offering a four course meal featuring Coke, or in one course Sprite, in every dish. Get down to the south side of town!
5:30-8:30 p.m. Dec. 2, 9, 16. $75 not including cocktails, and there will be Coke cocktails. Restaurant 356, One Porsche Drive, Atlanta. 770-290-4356. www.restaurant356.com.
Children's Holiday Party. Santa comes to Atlanta early this year at Southern Art. The restaurant will host Mr. Claus and his reindeer during their annual children's holiday party Dec. 4. Kids can decorate cookies and sip hot chocolate while they decide which presents to ask for (and adults can add some decidedly more grown-up ingredients to their cocoa). A snow machine and children's choir will make for a merry event.
11 a.m.-2 p.m. Dec. 4. $10 per child; complimentary admission for guests who dine in for brunch. Southern Art, 3315 Peachtree Road, Atlanta. 404-946-9070, southernart.com.
Teddy Bear Tea. Children are invited to bring a favorite teddy bear to share in the tradition of afternoon tea, complete with storytellers and Dickens Singers, hot chocolate, a cookie-decorating station, seasonal treats and a keepsake holiday teddy bear. Reservations required.
11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Nov. 27, Dec. 4, 11, 18, 19 20, 21, 22 and 23. $59 per adult, $52 per child ages 5-12. The Ritz-Carlton Buckhead, 3434 Peachtree Road, Atlanta. 404-237-2700, ritzcarlton.com
Santa Brunch. A Seasonal and southern buffet is the promise from the folks at Livingston in the beautiful Georgia Terrace Hotel. Also, stuff kids will eat in case you were worried about that. A professional photographer will be there and prints of your little one and the big guy will be $5. Reservations, please.
11 a.m.-2 p.m. (Santa will be there from noon to 3 p.m.), Dec 11, 18. $30 adults, $15 kids 12 and under, 3 and under free. Livingston Restaurant + Bar, 659 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta,
404-897-5000. www.livingstonatlanta.com
"A Charlie Brown Christmas." We can't think of a tradition we love more than watching the Peanuts gang discover the meaning of Christmas to the smooth jazz stylings of Vince Guaraldi. Venkman's is giving you three opportunities to experience the classic live when David Ellington's Peanut Gallery performs the soundtrack Wednesday evenings.
7-9:30 p.m. Dec. 7, 14, 21. Venkman's, 740 Ralph McGill Blvd., Atlanta. 470-225-6162, venkmans.com.
Breakfast With Santa. Want to meet the big guy in red? One Midtown Kitchen is offering the opportunity to dine with Santa during a breakfast buffet Dec. 19. Participants are encouraged to bring a new, unwrapped toy for Toys for Tots. The restaurant also will offer dinner with Santa that evening. Reservations are required. Bring a camera or just about any phone.
Seatings 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Dec. 18. $25 for adults, $15 for children; children 1 and younger are free. One Midtown Kitchen, 559 Dutch Valley Road, Atlanta. 404-892-4111, onemidtownkitchen.com.
Christmas Day Brunch. Spend more time opening presents and less time in the kitchen thanks to Room's three-course brunch. The menu will include mistletoe salad, gingerbread pancakes and Santa's Christmas dessert display.
11 a.m.-3 p.m. Dec. 25. $45 for adults, $19.50 for children 5-12; children 5 and under are free. Room, 400 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta. 404-418-1250, roomattwelve.com/roomhome.htm.
