Get a taste of a restaurant before it opens, drink up at a whiskey dinner and celebrate July Fourth in style with these July food events.
Eats & Beats
Eat well for a good cause at the annual Eats & Beats event. Try food from more than 15 area restaurants and catering companies including Local Three, Cubanos ATL, Farm Burger and Wood’s Chapel BBQ, along with drinks and live music from artists including Kevin Kinney of Drivin N Cryin. Proceeds benefit Children of Conservation, an organization that promotes conservation and humanitarianism.
7-10 p.m. July 1. $40. Guardian Works, 755 Echo St. NW, Atlanta. eatsandbeatsauction.com/
Muchacho turns 4
Help Muchacho celebrate its fourth birthday with a patio party featuring specialty cocktails and free treats from dessert shop Milk Bar, as well as a DJ and caricature artist.
4-8 p.m. July 1. 904 Memorial Drive SE, Atlanta. 404-748-9254, muchachoatl.com/
Rooftop party at Ponce City Market
Celebrate Independence Day with an all-you-can-eat Lowcountry boil at the Roof at Ponce City Market featuring poached Georgia shrimp, barbecue pork with a trio of regional sauces, summer harvest salad with strawberries, and desserts including apple pie and banana pudding shooters. Tickets also include music from DJs, face painters, balloon artists and unlimited access to boardwalk games, mini golf and more. The boil is from 5-9 p.m.
11 a.m.-10 p.m. July 4. Tickets including the boil: $65 for adults, $45 for children ages 4-12. Admission without the boil: $30. The Roof at Ponce City Market, 675 Ponce de Leon Ave., Atlanta. sevenrooms.com/events/poncecityroof
Get a Philly from Philly
Foodie Buddha will bring a taste of Philadelphia to Atlanta via Philadelphia chef Ari Miller’s Frizwit pop-up at Taqueria del Sol. Each Frizwit sandwich will be topped with Miller’s cheese sauce and locally sourced veggies and served on a roll designed by Merzbacher’s of Germantown and baked by Atlanta’s TGM Bread. Miller will also collaborate with Taqueria del Sol chef Eddie Hernandez on a Green Chile Philly made with hatch green chiles. Proceeds from all beverage sales will benefit Atlanta-based non-profit Giving Kitchen.
Food Buddha will also host a five-course Hawaiian feast with Philadelphia chef Kiki Aranita July 13 at Brick Store Pub in Decatur. Get more information here.
4-8 p.. July 11, Taqueria del Sol Westside, 1200-B Howell Mill Road NW, Atlanta. 5-9 p.m. July 12, Taqueria del Sol, 359 W. Ponce de Leon Ave., Decatur. exploretock.com/foodiebuddha/event/285677/fbo3-frizwit-atl-feat-ari-miller
Cooking with kids
Join the Atlanta-based Captain Planet Foundation for Cook, Eat Sprout, a virtual weeklong cooking camp for elementary-aged children. Atlanta chef and health educator Asata Reid, author of “How to Feed a Kid: A Parent’s Guide,” will lead virtual, plant-based cooking classes, guiding kids through recipes including zucchini fritters, peach cobbler and vegetable stir fry. Proceeds will help support school and community gardens across metro Atlanta.
3-4 p.m. July 12-16. $15 per session or $50 per week. https://bit.ly/3u26iB5
Try Juniper Cafe
Chef Ron Hsu of Lazy Betty is giving guests a sneak peek at his latest venture, Juniper Cafe, set to open later this year in West Midtown. The pop-up will feature food and drinks from Juniper’s menu, including summer rolls, banh mi, noodle salad, pho, cookies, and coconut shaved snow, and will run until 9 p.m. or until they sell out.
5:30-9 p.m. July 13. Lazy Betty, 1530 DeKalb Ave. NE, Atlanta. bit.ly/3w43jcr
Whiskey dinner
Nan Thai Fine Dining will host a private dinner with Bulleit Frontier Whiskey, featuring a four-course dinner menu developed by chef Nan Niyomkul, paired with four Bulleit Frontier Whiskey cocktails from Nan bar manager Brian Seo. A representative from Bulleit Frontier will be on hand to discuss the whiskeys.
6:30 p.m. July 13. $139, with a minimum of two tickets. Nan Thai Fine Dining, 1350 Spring St. NW, Atlanta. bit.ly/3h4ie2h
Southern Spirits
Nibble and sip while exploring the Southern Museum after hours at the museum’s first Southern Spirits event. Tickets include live music, drinks, museum admission, a complimentary pint glass, hors d’oeuvres from the Kennesaw location of Gus’ World Famous Fried Chicken and beverages provided by Burnt Hickory Brewery, Lazy Guy Distillery and Savannah Distributing Co.
6-9 p.m. July 16. $20 for nonmembers, $15 for members. Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History, 2829 Cherokee St. NW, Kennesaw. southernspirits.eventbrite.com/
Dinner on the farm
Join chef Cleophus Hethington of Ebi Chopbar as he guides guests through his menu featuring crops grown on Little Harvest Farm and inspired by African Diasporic foods.
6-9 p.m. July 24. $65. Little Harvest Farm, Powder Springs. eventbrite.com/e/little-harvest-farm-to-table-dinner-tickets-161636508147?ref=eios
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