Time for “fall-is-in-the-air” Events

September 22nd, 2008 · 1 Comment

I am totally loving our cooler weather. Which means Fall events are aplenty. Here are my favorite events that I regularly go to and highly recommend:

Duluth Fall Festival (September 27 and 28 in Downtown Duluth from 9am to 5pm) – this is their 26th year and I’ve been going for the last 10 or so. Admission is free.
Japan Festival (September 27 and 28 from 10am-5pm at the Convention Center at Gwinnett Center) – I’ve also been going for the last 15 years and if anything else, you get to try yummy Japanese food. Tickets are $8 each.
Caribbean Cook-off (October 4 from 12-8pm at the Exchange Park in Decatur – contestants will offer three dishes each and we, the public, gets to taste them. Tickets are $5 per adult.
Taste of Atlanta 2008 (October 11 and 12 from 11am-6pm on the streets of Atlantic Station) – the mother of all food events; this is one food fest you should never, ever miss (I never do). This year, they’re going to have Richard Blais, Ted Allen (who also came last year), Peter Golaszewski of The Feed Store, Trisha Yearwood, and many more.
Eggstoberfest (October 17th & 18th from 9am-3pm at the Big Green Egg headquarters in Tucker) – I’ve been tagging along with my parents to this event for years and they really, really feed you well (steaks, chops, etc). Tickets are $40 each or $55 per couple. Really, this fest has the best food hands down.
Chopstix for Charity (October 18 from 6pm at the Epps Aviation at the Dekalb Peachtree Airport) – a charity event for the Asian Atlanta community. I went last year and it was so much fun. Tickets are $35 until September 30, $45 pre-event and $55 at the door.
Also, just to remind you that The Feed Store’s Farm-2-Table dinner with Sweet Grass Dairy is this Friday. This is one of the rare times that SGD is doing an F2T dinner with a restaurant in Atlanta so do be sure to check it out. Tickets are $55 each for a 5-course meal.