Taste of Atlanta 2015

Happy Wednesday my friends! Are you ready for one of the most tasteful events Atlanta has to offer?! I am!! My hubby and I have our tickets for Friday and Sunday and we are counting down the hours (48 to be exact) until Taste of Atlanta. This unique festival packs the bold flavors, colorful personalities and vibrant energy of an entire city into 10 blocks in Midtown Atlanta to turn tasters into diners. The three-day festival explores the city’s diverse neighborhoods by sampling tastes from the chefs and bartenders that give each area its own creative energy.

The last two years Andrew and I have attended this culinary extravaganza. If you consider yourself a foodie-you will definitely be at this event. We look forward to seeing the roaster for each years, which seems to keep getting better and better. I have an exclusive sneak peek of who will be joining this year-

• 1 Kept
• 4^th and Swift*
• Alma Cocina
• American Food & Beverage*
• Andretti Grill
• Article 14
• Arepa Mia*
• Asante
• Atlanta Braves All-Star Grill
• Bangkok Station
• Barcelona Restaurant & Wine Bar
• Bartaco
• Bellwoods Social House
• Bhojanic
• Bite Bistro and Bar
• Boneheads
• BurgerFi
• Buttermilk Kitchen*
• Clark & Schwenks Seafood & Oyster Bar
• Chai Pani
• Cibo E Beve
• CineBistro
• Coast (John’s Creek)
• Colletta*
• Common Quarter*
• Community Smith
• Davio’s Northern Italian Steakhouse
• B.A Barbecue
• Desta Ethiopian Restaurant
• Diner
• Egg Harbor Café
• El Felix*
• Fado Irish Pub
• FLIP Burger Boutique
• Foundation Social Eatery
• Fox Bros Bar-B-Q
• Grand Champion BBQ
• Gu’s Dumplings
• gusto! Wood Fire Grill
• Gypsy Kitchen
• Gyro Brothers
• Hard Rock Café
• Hugo’s Oyster Bar
• Jim ‘N Nick’s BBQ
• Johnny Rockets
• Ladybird Grove & Mess Hall*
• Maggiano’s Little Italy
• Makan
• Max Lager’s Wood-Fired Grill and Brewery
• Max’s Wine Dive
• Mediterranean Grill
• Morelli’s Ice Cream
• Noble Fin*
• Noche Vinings
• Oak Steakhouse*
• One Eared Stag*
• One Flew South*
• Polaris*
• Portofino*
• Ray’s New York Pizza
• Righteous Que
• Rosebud
• RReal Tacos
• Saltyard
• Smokebelly BBQ
• Smoke Ring
• Southern Ground
• Sprinkles
• Cecilia*
• Sugar Shack
• SunO Dessert
• Takorea
• Tassilli’s Raw Reality
• The Atlanta Grill at The Ritz-Carlton*
• The Barrelhouse
• The Big Ketch Saltwater Grill
• The Café at the Ritz-Carlton, Buckhead*
• The Melting Pot
• The Original El Taco
• The Southern Gentleman
• The Sun Dial, Restaurant, Bar & View*
• Thirteen Pies*
• Thrive
• Tin Drum Asia Cafe
• Trader Vic’s
• True Food Kitchen
• Twin Smokers BBQ
• Twisted Soul
• Veda Juice
• Village Tavern
• Waffle House, Inc.
• Watershed
• White Oak Kitchen & Cocktails*
• Woody’s CheeseSteaks
• Your Pie
• Zola Italian

*This list is subject to change; restaurants denoted with an asterisk (*) indicate participation in the VIP Grand Tasting Experience only*

Quite the list, right?! I went ahead and bolded every restaurant I have been to and enjoyed. Based solely from this list,  my top 5 would have to be- (1) 4th and Swift (2) White Oak Kitchen and Cocktails (3) Colletta (4)Bartaco and (5)Sundial. Make sure you stop by one of those booths!

Tickets for Taste of Atlanta are on sale now. General admission is $25 in advance and includes 10 Taste Points, the official dining currency of Taste of Atlanta; VIP admission, which includes exclusive access to the VIP Grand Tasting Experience with beer and wine by Hop City (open 12:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday), 10 Taste Points and a souvenir tasting glass, is $75 in advance (SOLD OUT). Availability permitting, general admission will be $35 at the gate and VIP admission will be $85 (SOLD OUT). Check out the official Taste of Atlanta website for the most up-to-date list of participating restaurants and event news!

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See you there my friends and come hungry!!

Xo,