This month, you can sample Georgia beer and food, celebrate female chefs and chow down on some special burgers.
Celebrate Cobb’s beverage makers
Nineteen breweries, distilleries, meaderies and wineries in Cobb County are holding Bubbles & Brews events, including giveaways. A free digital BrewPass is available.
Through March 31. Multiple locations. bubblesandbrews.com
Drink for a good cause
During the Uncle Nearest HBCU Old-Fashioned Challenge, $1 from each Old-Fashioned ordered at participating bars and restaurants will be donated to historically black colleges and universities.
Through March 31. Multiple locations, oldfashionedcocktail.com
Credit: Courtesy of Dinner With a View
Credit: Courtesy of Dinner With a View
A scenic dinner
The Promenade at Piedmont Park is presenting Dinner With a View, a three-course meal served in 33 geodesic domes with views of the park. A minimum of four guests is required, and domes can accommodate up to six.
6 and 8:15 p.m. Wednesdays-Thursdays, 5:30, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays and 5, 7 and 9 p.m. Sundays. Through April 2. $199.99 for dome reservations, $129.99 for dinner bookings. Piedmont Park, 1320 Monroe Drive NE, Atlanta. dinnerwithaview.ca
Credit: Courtesy of Dahlonega Chocolate Crawl
Credit: Courtesy of Dahlonega Chocolate Crawl
A road trip for chocolate
Dahlonega’s weeklong Chocolate Crawl will offer free samples and specials at participating businesses. Enter a prize drawing at the visitors center.
March 6-12. Multiple locations. dahlonega.org/events/festivals-and-annual-events/dahlonega-chocolate-crawl
Credit: Courtesy of Postino WineBar
Credit: Courtesy of Postino WineBar
A Midtown house party
Postino WineCafe will host a party to show off its new location on the Westside. Enjoy complimentary wine and bites, tastings from JuneShine hard kombucha, permanent jewelry from Weld ATL and music.
5-8 p.m. March 8. Postino WineBar, 1000 Marietta St. NW, Atlanta. 404-806-1616, postinowinecafe.com/locations/georgia/west-midtown-atlanta
Bubbles & Chaat
Celebrate Holi at Chai Pani with a Bubbles & Chaat dinner with special chaat dishes from James Beard Award semifinalist Sahar Siddiqi and four sparkling wines curated by Henna Bakshi.
5-6:30 p.m. March 8. $95. Chai Pani, 406 W. Ponce de Leon Ave., Decatur. 404-378-4030, eventbrite.com/e/bubbles-chaat-tickets-568480770287
A St. Patrick’s Day dinner
Celebrate the Irish at the Americano with a 16-ounce New York strip steak, two sides and a flight of Irish whiskeys.
March 11-18. $125, or $75 without the flight. The Americano, 3315 Peachtree Road NE, Atlanta. 404-946-9070, theamericanorestaurant.com/atlanta
Buzzing with excitement
Levity Farms is offering a two-part workshop about keeping bees, taught by certified beekeeper Bill Norris.
8 a.m.-4 p.m. March 11 and 1-4 p.m. March 25. $75 for members, $100 for nonmembers. Levity Farms, 3091 Indian Creek Road, Madison. .levityfarms.com
A wine stroll
Grab your wine glass and head to the 20th annual Oakhurst Wine Crawl, with more than 100 wines at 20 participating businesses. Tickets include a souvenier glass, and proceeds support neighborhood events.
4-7 p.m. March 11. $50. Multiple locations.
Gathering for a cause
Tickets to the Team Hidi event at ASW Whiskey Exchange, Wild Heaven West End, Monday Night Garage, Hop City and Boxcar in West End will get you food, drinks and more. Proceeds will benefit Giving Kitchen, a local nonprofit that supports food service workers in crisis.
5:30 p.m. March 12. $500 for tastemaker tickets with early entry; $250 for general admission tickets. Lee + White, 1000 White St. SW, Atlanta. thegivingkitchen.org/events/teamhidi2023
Pi Day
Celebrate Pi Day at Your Pie locations, with $3.14 off all 10-inch pizzas.
Multiple locations. yourpie.com
Persian New Year
Celebrate Nowruz, the Persian New Year, at Le Bon Nosh. The restaurant will showcase a Persian tablescape with a floral installation and traditional Nowruz decor, with the menu, offering a special Persian dish of striped bass and herbed basmati rice with saffron, parsley, dill and leek, paired with a cocktail for the holiday: the Saffron Song, with cognac, muddled plum, apricot saffron cardamom shrub and a lavender rinse.
March 17-22. Le Bon Nosh, 65 Irby Ave. NW, Atlanta. 404-835-2007, lebonnosh.com
Luck of the Irish
Lantana, the restaurant inside the Starling Hotel in Midtown, will offer a one-day-only menu for St. Patrick’s Day featuring four bites and drinks including shepherd’s pie potato skins, corned beef sliders and an Irish margarita.
11 a.m.-7 p.m. March 17. $18 for food, $17 for drinks. The Starling Hotel, 188 14th St., Atlanta. 404-892-6000, thestarling.com/events-midtown-atlanta
Discover new vendors
Sip Shop Eat platform for emerging small businesses will hold a two-day event highlighting food, drink and style vendors.
Noon-6 p.m. March 18-19. $15-$65. The Legacy Center, 3015 RN Martin St., East Point. sipshopeat.com
For the burger fan
Gwinnett Burger Week brings $10 special burgers from more than two dozen restaurants.
March 19-25. Multiple locations. exploregwinnett.org/gwinnett-burger-week/faq
Feed your best friend
Hit the Eastside Beltline for Barks & Bites, with stops at Brewdog, Envegan and Butter & Cream, and a dish for dogs provided at each spot. Humans also get small bites at each stop, and one craft beer.
11 a.m.-2 p.m. March 19. $80. Multiple locations. bitelinesatl.com/post/food-crawl-on-beltline
Credit: Courtesy of the Georgia Food and Wine Festival
Credit: Courtesy of the Georgia Food and Wine Festival
A celebration of Georgia food and wine
The four-day Georgia Food and Wine Festival will feature restaurants, farmers, artisans and food trucks, as well as kids activities and cooking demonstrations.
March 23-26. $20-$150. Jim R. Miller Park, 2245 Callaway Road SW, Marietta. 770-528-8875, georgiafoodandwinefestival.com
A prime dinner
Lapeer’s first quarterly wine dinner will be hosted by Tim Servold, sommelier and portfolio manager for Prime Wine and Spirits. The five-course meal will include two wine pairings per course, one new world and one old world.
6:30 p.m. March 23. $150. Lapeer Steak & Seafood, 12 N. Broad St., Alpharetta. 678-691-9400, .lapeeratl.com
A taste of Spain
In honor of National Paella Day, head to Bulla Gastrobar for a paella and sangria-making class. Make a personal paella mixta while sampling red, white and beer sangrías. Tickets also include a branded apron.
7-9 p.m. March 28. $200 for two people. Bulla Gastrobar, 60 11th St. NE, Atlanta. 404-900-6926, eventbrite.com/e/paella-sangria-making-class-for-two-bulla-gastrobar-atlanta-tickets-565455401327
A beer dinner
Head to Saltwood for a pop-up five-course dinner with dishes and beer pairings from Monday Night Brewing including pork belly and sweet potato haystack paired with Dr. Robot Berry Lemon Sour; tilefish with white asparagus in a saffron nage paired with Imaginary Grace; and savory crawfish beignets paired with Blind Pirate Blood Orange IPA.
6:30 p.m. March 30. $85. Saltwood at Loews Atlanta Hotel, 1065 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta. 404-745-5745, saltwoodatlanta.com
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