Weekend Roundup: Atlanta Food & Wine, Georgia Craft Beer...

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Weekend Roundup: Atlanta Food & Wine, Georgia Craft Beer festivals

Happy Atlantans were not hungry Atlantans this weekend.

May 30, 2015 Atlanta - An Italian inspired dish created by Dena Marino during the Atlanta Food & Wine Festival at Loews Atlanta Hotel in Midtown on Saturday, May 30, 2015. Thousands of people tasted food and beverages prepared by chefs, brewers, distillers, wine makers and cocktail connoisseurs from all over the country. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

May 30, 2015 Atlanta - A dish filled with different species of seafood that was once considered worthless sits in front of a crowd of people before the start of the Trash Fish: A Chef's Treasure demonstration during the Atlanta Food & Wine Festival at Loews Atlanta Hotel in Midtown on Saturday, May 30, 2015. Thousands of people tasted food and beverages prepared by chefs, brewers, distillers, wine makers and cocktail connoisseurs from all over the country. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

May 30, 2015 Atlanta - One of the plates served in the Trash Fish: A Chef's Treasure demonstration during the Atlanta Food & Wine Festival at Loews Atlanta Hotel in Midtown on Saturday, May 30, 2015. Thousands of people tasted food and beverages prepared by chefs, brewers, distillers, wine makers and cocktail connoisseurs from all over the country. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

May 30, 2015 Atlanta - Chocolates, created by Nicole Patel, include ingredients such as meal worms (bottom), grasshopper (left) and crickets (right two) in the Bugs & Chocolate demonstration during the Atlanta Food & Wine Festival at Loews Atlanta Hotel in Midtown on Saturday, May 30, 2015. Thousands of people tasted food and beverages prepared by chefs, brewers, distillers, wine makers and cocktail connoisseurs from all over the country. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

May 30, 2015 Atlanta - Chef Orchid Paulmeier (left) slices brisket during the Atlanta Food & Wine Festival at Loews Atlanta Hotel in Midtown on Saturday, May 30, 2015. Thousands of people tasted food and beverages prepared by chefs, brewers, distillers, wine makers and cocktail connoisseurs from all over the country. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

May 30, 2015 Atlanta - Chloe Johansen (right) and Spencer Applegate listen to Bartholomew Broadbent speak before tasting their first sample of wine during the Atlanta Food & Wine Festival at Loews Atlanta Hotel in Midtown on Saturday, May 30, 2015. Thousands of people tasted food and beverages prepared by chefs, brewers, distillers, wine makers and cocktail connoisseurs from all over the country. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

May 30, 2015 Atlanta - Chef Dena Marino speaks about her career after demonstrating how to prepare freshly sourced ingredients to cook healthier Italian dishes during the Atlanta Food & Wine Festival at Loews Atlanta Hotel in Midtown on Saturday, May 30, 2015. Thousands of people tasted food and beverages prepared by chefs, brewers, distillers, wine makers and cocktail connoisseurs from all over the country. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

May 30, 2015 Atlanta - Chef Chris Lilly stirs a pot of gumbo during the Atlanta Food & Wine Festival at Loews Atlanta Hotel in Midtown on Saturday, May 30, 2015. Thousands of people tasted food and beverages prepared by chefs, brewers, distillers, wine makers and cocktail connoisseurs from all over the country. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

May 30, 2015 Atlanta - Chef Chris Lilly (left) speaks with Mary Lehner after finishing his demonstration during the Atlanta Food & Wine Festival at Loews Atlanta Hotel in Midtown on Saturday, May 30, 2015. Thousands of people tasted food and beverages prepared by chefs, brewers, distillers, wine makers and cocktail connoisseurs from all over the country. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

May 30, 2015 Atlanta - Chef Matt Bolus (center) puts together his samples of biscuits with ham and whiskey jam with the help of Shelly Peterson (right) and Kay Mshinda during the Atlanta Food & Wine Festival at Loews Atlanta Hotel in Midtown on Saturday, May 30, 2015. Thousands of people tasted food and beverages prepared by chefs, brewers, distillers, wine makers and cocktail connoisseurs from all over the country. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

May 30, 2015 Atlanta - A crowd of people enjoy the sunshine outside on the balcony in between sessions during the Atlanta Food & Wine Festival at Loews Atlanta Hotel in Midtown on Saturday, May 30, 2015. Thousands of people tasted food and beverages prepared by chefs, brewers, distillers, wine makers and cocktail connoisseurs from all over the country. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

May 30, 2015 Atlanta - Emma Blumstein (left) and Mark Gockowski try a sampling of cocktails and chocolates during the Atlanta Food & Wine Festival at Loews Atlanta Hotel in Midtown on Saturday, May 30, 2015. Thousands of people tasted food and beverages prepared by chefs, brewers, distillers, wine makers and cocktail connoisseurs from all over the country. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

May 30, 2015 Atlanta - PJ Stoops (left), and chefs Kevin Johnson and Bryan Caswell talk about what was once considered worthless fish during Trash Fish: A Chef's Treasure demonstration at the Atlanta Food & Wine Festival at Loews Atlanta Hotel in Midtown on Saturday, May 30, 2015.

May 30, 2015 Atlanta - People wait in line to enter the Georgia Craft Beer Festival outside of Red Brick Brewing in Atlanta on Saturday, May 30, 2015. Hundreds of people came out to taste beer from 30 local Georgia breweries. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

May 30, 2015 Atlanta - Todd Major gets his armband as he enters the Georgia Craft Beer Festival outside of Red Brick Brewing in Atlanta on Saturday, May 30, 2015. Hundreds of people came out to taste beer from 30 local Georgia breweries. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

May 30, 2015 Atlanta - Cheyenne Linde (right) hands Caille Whitton a glass as she enters the Georgia Craft Beer Festival outside of Red Brick Brewing in Atlanta on Saturday, May 30, 2015. Hundreds of people came out to taste beer from 30 local Georgia breweries. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

May 30, 2015 Atlanta - Rob Kriegel checks out the list of breweries and their offerings during the Georgia Craft Beer Festival outside of Red Brick Brewing in Atlanta on Saturday, May 30, 2015. Hundreds of people came out to taste beer from 30 local Georgia breweries. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

May 30, 2015 Atlanta - Nate Watkins pours a fresh beer from Wild Heaven during the Georgia Craft Beer Festival outside of Red Brick Brewing in Atlanta on Saturday, May 30, 2015. Hundreds of people came out to taste beer from 30 local Georgia breweries. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

May 30, 2015 Atlanta - Denny Boomhower (left) is handed a beer by Efrain Cermeno during the Georgia Craft Beer Festival outside of Red Brick Brewing in Atlanta on Saturday, May 30, 2015. Hundreds of people came out to taste beer from 30 local Georgia breweries. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

May 30, 2015 Atlanta - Ashford McIntyre (left) talks with Nick Tanner as they sample beer during the Georgia Craft Beer Festival outside of Red Brick Brewing in Atlanta on Saturday, May 30, 2015. Hundreds of people came out to taste beer from 30 local Georgia breweries. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

May 30, 2015 Atlanta - Tyler Cates (left) and other members of The Great Gig in the Rye perform on stage during the Georgia Craft Beer Festival outside of Red Brick Brewing in Atlanta on Saturday, May 30, 2015. Hundreds of people came out to taste beer from 30 local Georgia breweries. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

May 30, 2015 Atlanta - Thomas Pratt (left), Austin Smith, Maddy Kearns, Lena Thompson, Andy Motz and Adam Hollingsworth talk during the Georgia Craft Beer Festival outside of Red Brick Brewing in Atlanta on Saturday, May 30, 2015. Hundreds of people came out to taste beer from 30 local Georgia breweries. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

May 30, 2015 Atlanta - CJ Cypress pours a fresh beer from Jailhouse Brewing during the Georgia Craft Beer Festival outside of Red Brick Brewing in Atlanta on Saturday, May 30, 2015. Hundreds of people came out to taste beer from 30 local Georgia breweries. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

May 30, 2015 Atlanta - Hannah Williams (center) holds hands with Anthony Buda as they walk past brewers' tents during the Georgia Craft Beer Festival outside of Red Brick Brewing in Atlanta on Saturday, May 30, 2015. Hundreds of people came out to taste beer from 30 local Georgia breweries. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

May 30, 2015 Atlanta - Jason Ham (left) and his wife Leslie try chocolates infused with crushed grasshopper while sitting in on the Bugs & Chocolate demonstration during the Atlanta Food & Wine Festival at Loews Atlanta Hotel in Midtown on Saturday, May 30, 2015. Thousands of people tasted food and beverages prepared by chefs, brewers, distillers, wine makers and cocktail connoisseurs from all over the country. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

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May 30, 2015 Atlanta - An Italian inspired dish created by Dena Marino during the Atlanta Food & Wine Festival at Loews Atlanta Hotel in Midtown on Saturday, May 30, 2015. Thousands of people tasted food and beverages prepared by chefs, brewers, distillers, wine makers and cocktail connoisseurs from all over the country. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

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