Go to the Midnight Market, learn how to sip wine in style and attend a bourbon battle this June in metro Atlanta.
Summer seafood promotion
The Aquaculture Stewardship Council, a nonprofit leading the certification program for responsibly farmed seafood, is kicking off a summer seafood series with Kathleen’s Catch and Fishmonger. Kathleen’s Catch will offer weekly specials on Verlasso salmon, Avramar branzino and Riverence Provisions trout, and Fishmonger will offer specials spotlighting branzino and Open Blue cobia.
Through July 4. Kathleen’s Catch and Fishmonger. Multiple locations. us.asc-aqua.org
Credit: Courtesy of Duck Donuts
Credit: Courtesy of Duck Donuts
Craft BBQ Festival
Head to Variant Brewing in Roswell for the Craft BBQ Festival. Keenan’s Pit Bar-B-Que, Springfield BBQ Co. and Big Bakers BBQ will serve a selection of barbecue, sides and sweets. Expect offerings like pork sandwiches, baked beans, brisket, burgers, wings and bourbon Nutter Butter pudding.
Noon. June 8. 66 Norcross St., Roswell. 678-242-8189, instagram.com/p/C7Krgvfunzo
Shuckin’ Shack beach party
Celebrate Shuckin’ Shack’s five-year anniversary in Cumming with a beach party featuring live music and $1 steamed or raw oysters.
1-5 p.m. June 8. 415 Peachtree Parkway, Cumming. 470-253-7746, theshuckinshack.com/location/cumming
Sip and Style
Learn how to pair five popular fashion themes with seasonal wines and light bites at this event by Epicurean Atlanta. Tickets include five wine tastings, paired bites and a fashion showcase from local Atlanta designers. Pairings include cape coastal with a shrimp tostada and coastal wine; floral fusion with grilled baby gem and rosé; sunsets and sangria with a lamb meatball and a sangria; bold and beautiful with lobster tortellini and a white wine; and dressed to impress with a New York steak and a surprise wine.
1-3 p.m. June 9. $65 per person. 1117 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta. 833-248-1670, epicureanhotelatlanta.com/events/sip-style-a-fashion-wine-summer-showcase
Garrison Brothers Distillery bourbon pairing
Garrison Brothers Distillery will host a bourbon pairing dinner at New South Kitchen with a multicourse menu. Featured items include cornmeal crusted green tomatoes paired with a Garrison Brothers HoneyDew peach mint julep cocktail; smoked short rib with aged Gouda stone grits and vegetables paired with a HoneyDew old fashioned; and whipped burrata, roasted candy cane beets and pickled Georgia peaches with Garrison Brothers Small Batch Bourbon Neat.
6:30-9 p.m. June 14. $110 per person. 190 Marietta St. NW, Atlanta. 404-659-0000, omnihotels.com/hotels/atlanta-centennial-park/dining/new-south-kitchen
Brewhaha Drag Bingo
Celebrate Pride Month at Wild Heaven West End with Finca to Filter’s Brewhaha Drag Bingo, featuring Taylor Alxndr. There will be a rainbow balloon arch, prizes and multiple rounds of bingo.
1-3 p.m. June 15. $20 per person. 1010 White St. SW, Atlanta. 470-590-7399, finca.coffee/event/pride-bingo-6-8-24
Scofflaw Brewing bourbon battle
Scofflaw Brewing Co. will host a bourbon battle at their MacArthur Taproom. Teams will compete in a whiskey barrel-picking challenge and attendees can sample from each team’s Kentucky Bourbon to vote for the best. Rodney Scott’s Whole Hog BBQ and NFA Burger will serve food during the event.
Noon-5 p.m. June 15. $35 per person. 1738 MacArthur Blvd. NW, Atlanta. 404-343-2832, simpletix.com/e/scofflaw-backyard-bourbon-battle-tickets-168926
Credit: Courtesy of Pullman Yards
Credit: Courtesy of Pullman Yards
Juneteenth celebration at the Chefs Market
The Pullman Yards Chefs Market will hold a weekend-long Juneteenth celebration highlighting Black-owned businesses with live music, beverages and bites. Expect vendors like Garden Queen and Jackie’s Funnel Cakes.
11 a.m.-6 p.m. June 15-16. 225 Rogers St. NE, Atlanta. chefsmarketatl.com
Black Coffee Festival
Coffee enthusiasts can spend the weekend learning from subject matter experts about coffee, financial freedom and entrepreneurship. The keynote speaker will be John Hope Bryant of Operation Hope, a nonprofit for financial literacy and economic empowerment.
June 15-16. 1800 Jonesboro Road SE, Atlanta. blackcoffeefest.com
Father’s Day buffet at Fogón and Lions
Treat dad to a brunch buffet at Fogón and Lions. Expect menu items like a ceviche seafood bar, carving stations and other Argentine dishes.
10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. June 16. $69; $29 for children. 10 Roswell St., Alpharetta. 770-676-9133, fogonandlions.com
Lazy Betty pasta dinner
Enjoy a pasta-focused chef collaboration dinner at Michelin-starred eatery Lazy Betty. Aaron Phillips and Ron Hsu will welcome seven chefs to prepare an 8-course tasting menu featuring highlights like a pasta tart with pattypan squash and pepper jelly; a sunchoke tortellini with crème fraîche, lemon, uni and caviar; aged bluefin puttanesca with saffron malloreddus; and limoncello granita raspberry diplomat.
5 p.m. June 17. $225 per person. 999 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta. 470-851-1199, lazybettyatl.com
‘Taste the World in Marseille’ dinner
Celebrate chef Vérane Frédiani’s new book “Taste the World in Marseille” with an 8-course dinner paired with French wines at Twisted Soul Cookhouse and Pours. Chef Deborah VanTrece and chef Hugues Mbenda from Marseille will create an 8-course dinner for the occasion, and Frediani will be in live conversation with AJC senior editor Mike Jordan.
6 p.m. June 18. $135-$175 per person. 1133 Huff Road NW, Atlanta. 404-350-5500, twistedsoulatl.com
Juneteenth celebration at Marcus Bar & Grille
Celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson’s Atlanta eatery will celebrate Juneteenth with a Jubilee menu. Featured items include peach barbecue chicken with butter whipped potatoes and hot honey okra; chicken and red velvet waffles; a martini with Bayab African Gin; and red velvet pound cake with smoked cherry compote.
5-10 p.m. June 18-20. 525 Edgewood Ave. SE, Atlanta. 470-890-1700, marcusbarandgrille.com
“Love & Whiskey” book tour
Join Fawn Weaver at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta for a whiskey tasting in honor of Weaver’s new book, “Love & Whiskey.” Master blender for Uncle Nearest, Victoria Eady Butler, will lead the tasting.
6:30-8:30 p.m. June 21. $100 per person. 265 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta. loveandwhiskeybook.com
Summer rosé party at Serena Pastificio
Celebrate summer at this Italian eatery’s rosé party, featuring a collection of rosé wines paired with light bites.
2-5 p.m. June 22. $69 per person. 1197 Peachtree St., Atlanta. 470-893-8526, serena-pastificio.com/special-events
“Koreaworld” cookbook celebration
Celebrate the release of chef Deuki Hong and journalist Matt Rodbard’s cookbook “Koreaworld” at this culinary event at Chai Pani. Tickets include a multicourse, family-style cookbook dinner with flavors of Seoul and Mumbai, plus a signed copy of the book. Chefs from Chai Pani Decatur and Heirloom Market BBQ will also join the dinner, and there will be spirits from Minhwa Spirits.
6-8:30 p.m. June 25. $89 per person. 406 W. Ponce de Leon Ave., Decatur. 404-378-4030, eventbrite.com/e/koreaworld-cookbook-dinner-tickets-890515635237
Bridgerton high tea
Waldorf Astoria in Buckhead will hold a Bridgerton-inpsired high tea with elevated treats, a welcome cocktail and a selection of teas. Themed bites include Lady Danbury’s Eclair with pastry cream, lime and mint coulis, lemon white chocolate montèe and white rum and the London Cucumber Tower with yogurt, dill, capers and balsamic pearls.
12:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. June 29-30 and 3 p.m. June 28. $95 per person. 3376 Peachtree Road NE, Atlanta. 404-995-7500, opentable.com/r/waldorf-astoria-atlanta-buckhead-atlanta
Pride Celebration Tea
Cocktail lounge Vesper will hold its annual Pride Celebration Tea to mark the final day of Pride Month. There will be a DJ, cocktail specials, giveaways and 10% of proceeds will support nonprofit Pansy Patrol.
4-8 p.m. June 30. 924 Garrett St., Atlanta. 404-936-6902, vesperatl.com
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