Chow Down Atlanta

CDA’s favorite food festival, Taste of Atlanta will take place on October 13-14 from 11AM to 6PM at Atlantic Station. This year’s event includes more than 70 Atlanta restaurants. Each participating restaurant will offer sample sizes of their menu items and will cost from 1-3 taste coupons. Ten taste coupons are included in the regular admission ticket and additional coupons may be purchased at $5 and $10 increments for 5 or 10 coupons respectively. This is a wonderful
opportunity to savor each restaurant’s fare in a fun, casual, outdoor setting.

Included in the weekend’s events are cooking demonstrations by celebrity chefs such as Ted Allen (Queer Eye), Rocco Dispirito (The Restaurant) who will also hold a book signing under the CBS46 tent, and Julia Williams (Hell’s Kitchen). The VIP event Wine Experience presented by Robert Mondavi Private Label will be held both days in Ten Pin Alley from 12:30PM - 6:00PM and will feature wine for tasting and delicious hor’dourves. Also slated to appear are New Orleans artist Frenchy who will create real-time paintings and other musicians and entertainers who will perform live throughout the weekend. There will be a Silent Auction to benefit the Hospitality Education Foundation of Georgia.

Here are photos from last year’s event courtesy of Princess Bride Photography:

Taste of Atlanta started in 2001 as a vehicle for people to try many different restaurants all in one place. Tickets prices are as follows:

General Admission Ticket:

* $25 Advance or $35 Day of Event
(Includes 10 Taste Coupons)

VIP Ticket:

* $50 Advance or $60 Day of Event
(Includes 20 Taste Coupons, VIP access into the Wine Experience at Ten Pin Alley, and the first 500 people to arrive at the event each day will receive a Taste of Atlanta gift bag.)

To purchase tickets and more ticket info, click here.

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