Taste Of Atlanta Restaurant Lineup and Festival Programming

Taste of Atlanta is an award-winning food, craft beer, wine, and spirits festival that showcases the local restaurant scene. It will take place at Historic Fourth Ward Park from Friday, October 18 to Sunday, October 20, 2019.

Restaurants

The 18th annual festival is set to take place over the weekend and will showcase more than 100 restaurants. The festival will kick off with a Friday Opening Night Party and will also feature on-stage cooking demos, cooking classes, new Food Districts, an exclusive VIP Tasting Experience, and a Saturday night concert by one of Atlanta’s most popular local bands, Yacht Rock Revue.

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Key Events 

Friday, October 18

Opening Night Party hosted by Chef-Owner Nick Leahy of AIX and Tin Tin, the evening will showcase a roster of well-regarded local chefs who focus on sourcing ingredients locally and cooking seasonally. From 7:30-11 pm, participating restaurants, including Tiny Lou's, Bellina Alimentari, KR Steakbar, Table & Main, Mission + Market, and dozens more, will serve tastings alongside wine, beer, cocktails, and live music from Moontower. A portion of the evening’s proceeds will support Georgia Grown's restaurant partnership program.

Main Tasting Events on Saturday, October 19, and Sunday, October 20. Taste of Atlanta will serve as a destination to try bites from over 100 restaurants representing dozens of cuisines all in one place. 

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Food Districts on Saturday, October 19 & Sunday, October 20

This year’s festival will feature categorized Food Districts, including: 

• Buford Highway – Offering the international cuisines of Atlanta's most diverse culinary corridor, this Food District presented by WeLoveBuhi will feature bites and sips from Northern China Eatery, Yi Fang Taiwan Fruit Tea, and more.
• Tailgating – Guests can check out game-day bites from restaurants such as City BBQ, Shake Shack, Taco Mac, and Three Dollar Café while watching the football games of the day! Plus, the Atlanta Falcons and 92.9 The Game will be there adding to the game-day spirit.
• Hartsfield-Jackson Lounge – Attendees can swing by the lounge to get a taste of what the busiest airport in the world has to offer! Chicken + Beer, TGI Fridays, Atlanta Chophouse & Brewery and others will be serving tastes.
• Brunch All Day – Festivalgoers can enjoy brunch all day, every day at Taste of Atlanta. Restaurants, including Waffle House, The Little Farmhouse Cafe, and Simon’s Restaurant, will be dishing up the city’s best brunch dishes at this Food District presented by The Extreme Bean.
  

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Chef Demos on Saturday, October 19 & Sunday, October 20

Attendees will also get an inside view into the Atlanta culinary world at Chef’s Table and Home Plate Stages, where chefs will demonstrate how to prepare mouthwatering dishes and provide tastings of their creations.

• All Things Fall with Brezza Cucina's Culinary Legend Jonathan Waxman & Executive Chef Andrew Cacioppo – The duo is teaming up at Taste of Atlanta to teach attendees all about cooking fall recipes with local and seasonal ingredients, including a Roasted Fall Salad with Maple Vinaigrette, Lamb Chops, and a Warm Shrimp Salad. Plus, they'll be serving a seasonal cocktail to pair.
• Somms and Sous – While head chefs tend to receive the glory, the behind-the-scenes heroes who help keep kitchens running are the sous chefs. Taste of Atlanta is putting some of the city’s best sous chefs front and center as they demo how to prepare bites that are paired with wines selected by their restaurants’ sommeliers. Not only will attendees learn how to cook, but they’ll also get the chance to explore pairings with wines of Germany and Bordeaux.
• Burger Brawl with Budweiser – There’s no doubt that restaurants all across Atlanta dish up tasty burgers, but who will receive the top honor at Taste of Atlanta? Guests are invited to watch as burger joints duke it out for ‘Best Burger.’ 

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Cooking Classes on Saturday, October 19 & Sunday, October 20. 

Sponsored by The Cook’s Warehouse, Garnish & Gather, Hammer Stahl, and Sprouts Farmers Market, The Kitchen Workshop offers hands-on cooking classes led by Atlanta chefs, where cooks can learn to cook at individual stations. All classes are first-come, first-served, and free to join with a Taste of Atlanta ticket.

It’s All in the Cookware! – Festivalgoers can join Mary Moore, Founder, and CEO of The Cook’s Warehouse, and Bobby Griggs of Hammer Stahl in the kitchen as they prepare Wild Mushroom & Marsala Chicken with Angel Hair Pasta. Participants will learn how to make the classic Italian-American dish using the cookware brand’s latest products.

• South Meets East – The brilliant chefs of Northern China Eatery will teach participants how to make Dan Dan Noodles with a peanut sauce made from Georgia Peanuts. Plus, Don Koehler from Georgia Peanut Commission will be on hand to talk shop about Georgia Peanuts in this awesome mash-up of South meets East.
• Rue Po’ Boy – Chef Darrell Johnson, founder of creole and cajun bistro food truck NOLA Creations and winner of Food Network’s ‘The Great Food Truck Race,’ will take center stage with his famed Shrimp Po’ Boy. Attendees will learn how to prepare the fan-favorite firsthand during this workshop.
• Dinner at Home with Garnish & Gather – Atlanta’s local meal kit company Garnish & Gather invites Taste of Atlanta attendees to join them in cooking a farm-to-table recipe highlighting seasonal ingredients.  

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Georgia Grown Pavilion on Saturday, October 19 & Sunday, October 20

Chefs, restaurateurs, and food producers are invited to attend an event showcasing Georgia Grown products and ingredients. The event will feature food conversations, mini culinary demos, and recipe tastings. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about Decimal Place Goat Cheese from Cathy Conway of Avalon Catering, Ellijay Mushrooms' passion for growing shiitake mushrooms, Chef Jennifer Booker's use of local apples and honey, and Author Rebecca Lang's insights on pecans and more.

Yacht Rock Revue Concert on Saturday, October 19

Taste of Atlanta will continue into the evening with a concert from one of Atlanta’s favorite local bands, Yacht Rock Revue. The famed seven-man band will be crooning classic hits and Halloween tunes. Plus, local food trucks, such as Che Butter Jones, YoJay’s Yogurt Treats, and Zubi’s Taco Kitchen, will be selling bites for purchase alongside drinks from beverage tents throughout the concert.  Gates open at 7 pm, and tickets can be purchased here. 

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About Taste of Atlanta

Celebrating its 18th year in 2019, Taste of Atlanta is the city's award-winning food and drink festival showcasing the local restaurant scene and attracting food lovers from the region and beyond to Historic Fourth Ward Park on October 18, 19, and 20. Throughout three days of bites and bevs, more than 100 of Atlanta’s favorite restaurants will show off their most craveable dishes alongside live on-stage cooking demos from top chefs, hands-on cooking classes, an all-inclusive Friday Night Opening Party, a Saturday night concert, and more. Oprah Magazine named Taste of Atlanta as the “Top Food Festival Worth the Trip,” and Taste of Atlanta has won Creative Loafing’s “Best Food Festival or Event” for six years running. This year’s sponsors include Garnish & Gather, The Cook’s Warehouse, Sprouts, Georgia Peanut Commission, and more.

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