Taste of Atlanta

17th annual food & drink event returns to O4W

Taste of Atlanta returns to Historic Fourth Ward Park from Oct. 19-21 with more than 60 of the city’s favorite restaurants, chef appearances, cooking demos, barcraft celebration and much more.

Some of the highlights for the 17th annual event will include:

• Kick-Off Party: The weekend kicks off with this special event at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 19 with food from favorite local chefs and live music from Bumpin’ the Mango and The Cordon Blues.

• The Chef’s Table: Chats and demonstrations from local chefs including Chef Pat Pascarella from The White Bull, Chef Shane Devereux from Hampton + Hudson, Chef Joe Paire from Barcelona and many more.

• Home Plate Stage: All ages can tie on an apron, gather around the kitchen counter and get cooking as locally and nationally celebrated chefs demonstrate home-cooked favorites with local ingredients.

• Barcraft Celebration: Some of the city’s best mixologists will be creating cutting-edge cocktails and teaching the crowd how to make them.

• The Kitchen Workshop: Award-winning journalist Holly Firfer will host and emcee a series of hands-on, free cooking classes by Atlanta’s favorite chefs. Visitors to this year’s festival are encouraged to walk or bike to the festival on the BeltLine. For tickets and the full schedule of events, visit TasteOfAtIanta. com.