Atlanta Dogwood Festival
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Let’s face it: Healthy food options are far and few between in a Southern dining mecca like Atlanta. But ever so often an eatery comes along with good intentions. Grass: A Vegan Eatery is set to open this weekend in Midtown Atlanta.
Grass: A Vegan Eatery will be at A Mano Restaurant in Old Fourth Ward Atlanta off Ralph McGill Boulevard on Sunday, November 18, 2018 5:30 PM – 10:30 PM EST.
The eatery promises to feature an extensive vegan plant base menu with appetizers, entrees, salads, and desserts. To set the mood, live music will be provided on the patio and exclusive vegan/plant based vendors out to showcase their products and knowledge.
When it comes to restaurants, Atlanta is quickly gaining ground on some of the dining capitals around the United States.
Fast-casual is the dining trend du jour around metro Atlanta restaurants. The concept involves mixing the quick accessibility of fast food with the casual dining experience. Food in Atlanta is also adapting to the various tastes of the migrants that come here to live.
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Patrons typically order off a menu board like they would at a burger joint, but the convenience of sitting down to leisurely enjoy their food has made the segment a popular one with the restaurant industry.
The craze hasn’t escaped metro Atlanta’s food and drink scene, which has seen a fast-caz explosion in recent years.
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It’s a special time for Osteria Mattone, the venerable Roswell restaurant popular with the north Atlanta set.
Executive chef Eric Sell and the Osteria Mattone staff have set up a special Anniversary Menu in honor of the restaurant’s fifth birthday!
The fare will feature some of Osteria’s “greatest hits” over the years for new and old customers alike. The special menu will be available alongside the regular dinner menu from NOV-11 to NOV-15 (five nights for five years!)!
Patrons can expect the following delicious dishes: Bucatini All’Amatriciana (guanciale, Calabrian chili, pecorino), Lasagna Bolognese (pappardelle, mozzarella, traditional ragu), Tagliolini Di Mare (the original! lobster, crab, shrimp, seafood brood, tomoato, garlic) and more.
More favorites will be on hand like the Doppio Agnolotti (handmade ravioli stuffed with duck confit and sweet potato, brown butter-sage jus), and the Bomboloni (sweetened fried dough, vanilla custard and warm chocolate dipping sauce).
Make a reservation at osteriamattone.com or walk-in this week.
When it comes to restaurants, Atlanta is quickly gaining ground on some of the dining capitals around the United States.
Fast-casual is the dining trend du jour around metro Atlanta restaurants. The concept involves mixing the quick accessibility of fast food with the casual dining experience. Food in Atlanta is also adapting to the various tastes of the migrants that come here to live.
Read more: 5 essential soul food spots in Atlanta
Patrons typically order off a menu board like they would at a burger joint, but the convenience of sitting down to leisurely enjoy their food has made the segment a popular one with the restaurant industry.
The craze hasn’t escaped metro Atlanta’s food and drink scene, which has seen a fast-caz explosion in recent years.
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The downtown Atlanta-Vine City revitalization continues as Hard Rock International recently announced Reverb by Hard Rock, a new hotel concept that will be located in downtown Atlanta.
Reverb by Hard Rock will be part of a new brand of music-centric hotels “designed as contemporary hubs where modern music lovers can connect and create,” the company said in a news release.
Located adjacent to the Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Reverb is tentatively planned to open in February 2020.
“Reverb by Hard Rock will spotlight the guest in a whole new way and create a place for those who eat, sleep and breathe music to unite and collaborate,” Todd Hricko, senior vice president for Hard Rock Hotels, said in the release. “Atlanta is the perfect location for our first Reverb, as it is rich in music history, spanning from the greats like Ray Charles and the Black Crowes to current popular artists like Ludacris, Usher, Ciara and John Mayer.”
Atlanta-based companies Bolton Atlanta, LP and Hotel Equities (HE) will develop and manage the hotel, which is expected to significantly lift the clout of the nearby Castleberry Hills neighborhood.
“We’re proud to announce our collaboration with Hard Rock International in launching the inaugural Reverb by Hard Rock,” said Frank Chen, chief operating officer of Bolton Atlanta, LP. “The area’s energetic atmosphere and history of embracing artistic endeavors aligns well with the Reverb by Hard Rock hotel product.”
There are so many Atlanta events popping off every week it’s hard to keep up with it all. That’s why I suggest you subscribe to AtlantaFi.com to get all the freshest gatherings, Atlanta happenings, parties and more delivered to your inbox.
Things to do in Atlanta on a weekly basis can range from going golfing mid-week to checking out the latest restaurant openings. At AtlantaFi.com, we curate the city for you!
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Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar opened in Decatur on Monday, making it the eatery’s fourth Atlanta area location.
Bad Daddy’s parent company, Good Times Restaurants, is in the midst of a major expansion in the Southeast, where it aims to open between six and eight more restaurants in the future.
Bad Daddy’s is known for its decadent, stacked burgers and artisan food. Other locations include one in Smyrna,
“We are excited to be part of the Decatur community. Its traditional small-town atmosphere, sophistication and excitement and the location at Church St and N. Decatur Rd are a perfect fit for us,” Boyd Hoback, the Company’s President and CEO, said, in a written statement. “The North Decatur Square shopping center is full of great retailers, beautiful open space and brand new residential development creating a perfect destination for the Bad Daddy’s customer.”
Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar is an upscale “small box” restaurant concept featuring a chef-driven menu of gourmet signature burgers, chopped salads, appetizers and sandwiches. The restaurant also features a full bar with craft microbrew beers.
When it comes to restaurants, Atlanta is quickly gaining ground on some of the dining capitals around the United States.
Fast-casual is the dining trend du jour around metro Atlanta restaurants. The concept involves mixing the quick accessibility of fast food with the casual dining experience. Food in Atlanta is also adapting to the various tastes of the migrants that come here to live.
Read more: 5 essential soul food spots in Atlanta
Patrons typically order off a menu board like they would at a burger joint, but the convenience of sitting down to leisurely enjoy their food has made the segment a popular one with the restaurant industry.
The craze hasn’t escaped metro Atlanta’s food and drink scene, which has seen a fast-caz explosion in recent years.
Got an event or know of something opening in and around Atlanta? Holla: CJ@AtlantaFi.com. See what’s poppin’ in the ATL! Subscribe to our news alerts here, follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
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Well, it looks like Atlanta’s hopes of landing the world’s largest online retailer are over. The sweepstakes of getting Amazon’s second world headquarters is going to two cities in the Northeast. A new report from the New York Times says that Amazon’s HQ2 will be split between New York City’s Long Island and northern Virginia.
The move would mean that each city would have about 25,000 employees each. The news gives life to several leading cities, including Atlanta, which heard with the rest of us last week that the HQ2, at least one of them, would be located in the Virginia area.
Of all the cities vying to become the Amazon HQ2, Atlanta figured it had a leg up on the competition: world class airport, sizeable downtown and entertainment district, affordable housing and MARTA.
But Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and team have been eerily silent on which city they will choose to bring 50,000 jobs to and $5 billion in investment. But now the world’s biggest online retailer has announced that it will have an answer before end of year.
Late-stage negotiations with the New York City-New Jersey area involve more than $7 billion in incentives, the Journal reports.
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Ammazza pizzeria is opening in Decatur on Tuesday, Nov. 13, AtlantaFi has learned. The restaurant will be housed in a 2,500-square-foot space just across the street from Kimball House.
Ammazza will open daily for dinner, with lunch service to come in early 2019. For now, the eatery is BYOB until they secure their liquor license.Once that’s taken care of, Ammazza will feature a beverage program of craft cocktails, beer and small production wines.
Running the kitchen will be Executive Chef Sean Dwyer, whose big on fresh, locally sourced ingredients.
The new restaurant will feature an expanded dinner menu borrowing heavily from Italian culinary pillars, such as antipasto, pasta, dolces and made-from-scratch pizzas with cured meats from local charcuterie The Spotted Trotter.
Guests can expect a rotating palette of seasonal insalatas, pastas and delightful dolces for dessert. Patrons can also choose vegan pizzas, topped with housemade cashew cheese.
Ammazza hours of service:
Sunday – Thursday: 5-11pm
Friday – Saturday: 5-12pm
Lunch to follow
ADDRESS:
314 E Howard Ave
Decatur, GA 30030
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The city may be currently experiencing a real estate boom, and the amount of Atlanta restaurants for sale is a good indication of the health of the market. Restaurants are a risky investment for many entrepreneurs, but you can win big if the stars align.
There are nearly 80 restaurants per 100,000 Americans, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That means annual restaurant sales equal about $700 per person. In destination cities, that number can be easily four times that.
As Atlanta’s restaurant scene continues to mature, you can expect to see more eateries on this corner and the next. You’ll also see more Atlanta restaurants for sale. Ready to dive in? Check these food establishments out.
Here are some Atlanta restaurants for sale
Pizza Crosta is located at The Prado at 5590 Prado Pl A-140, Sandy Springs, GA 30342.
Midtown Atlanta Upscale Hookah Bar & Ultra Lounge w/Kitchen for Sale
Sandy Springs Restaurant & Bar – $99,000 – Fully Equipped Turnkey w/Patio 
Hurricane Grill & Wings a National Franchise Restaurant & Sports Bar – Nationally Anchored Center w/Regal Cinema – 6,125/sf Wrap Around End-Cap 
Red Snapper Restaurant Atlanta – Same Owner 32-Years – $200K Net Profit 
Kennesaw Restaurant & Bar – Nets $21,000 Per Month 
S&W Seafood Restaurant & Bar for Sale – Nationally Anchored Center in Johns Creek, GA 
Shumacher Sells 7 Rolls Ice Cream Conyers
Vittles Restaurant Smyrna – Freestanding – Equipped – Keep as Restaurant or Convert to Retail, Office, Etc. – Lease w/No Key Money Requirement 
Metro Atlanta Casual Restaurant for Sale – Absentee Owner Net Profit $42,000 Monthly
Cakes & Ale w/Adjacent Cafe on Historic Decatur Square for Lease – Fully Equipped Turnkey – $1.6M Buildout 
Norcross Subway Franchise for Sale – Priced Low – One Owner 8 Years – Owner Financing – Keep or Convert 
See more Atlanta restaurants for sale at Shumacher.com.
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Atlanta is going to be well represented musically for the Super Bowl: Rap acts such as Ludacris, Migos, Lil Yachty, Metro Boomin and Lil Baby will all perform at State Farm Arena in Atlanta on Jan. 31, 2019, Electronic Arts Inc. and OnLocation Experiences announced Monday.
Super Bowl 53, which will take place on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019 is shaping up to be the most anticipated event in Atlanta this century. Nearly 70,000 people will be expected to pack Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
The EA Sports Bowl musical performances connected to the Atlanta Super Bowl will take place as part of the three-day Bud Light Super Bowl Music Fest,.
The Atlanta Super Bowl is looking for thousands of volunteers to help game-goers and visitors that weekend. Atlanta schools will also play a part.
Local public and private schools are invited to participate in a Super Bowl project that puts books, sports equipment and school supplies into the hands of students in need.
The project, called Super Kids-Super Sharing started in Atlanta in 2000 and celebrates its 20thanniversary in Atlanta in 2019. This popular community initiative is implemented in every Super Bowl host community and over the years has collected hundreds of thousands of books, pieces of sports equipment and school supplies to help local children.
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Festival season is about to be upon us in Atlanta. if you want to be in the mix at all the locales — from Dunwoody to College Park — you need to know what’s going on. Where are the Atlanta festivals this year? We’ve got you.
The only way to know is to check out AtlantaFi’s Atlanta Festival Guide 2018, which features all you need to know about local festivals.
Check Out All Of The 2018 Atlanta Festivals
Come springtime, there’s nothing bigger than the Atlanta Dogwood Festival, and the city’s cinematic force comes out with the Atlanta Film Festival weeks later. Sweetwater 420 Festival guarantees a good time and plenty of good ales and IPAs.
For Memorial day, the Atlanta Jazz Festival bookends the season and welcomes summertime, where several events take center stage. The Great Southern Beer Festival, Piedmont Park Arts Fest and ATL Peach Fest concludes July.
As the weather cools a bit for fall, the Grant Park Summer Shade Festival, One Musicfest and Music Midtown provide the opportunity to see some of the nation’s top music acts right here in Atlanta.
Here are all the Atlanta Festivals for 2018
Beer, Bourbon & BBQ
March 3
Baconfest
March 31
April 13-15
Atlanta Film Festival
April 13–22
Georgia Renaissance Festival
April 14-June 3
Sweetwater 420 Fest
April 20-22
Inman Park Festival
April 27-29
Atlanta Jazz Festival
May 25-27
Atlanta Food & Wine Festival
May 31-June 3
HERE ARE MORE ATLANTA FESTIVALS
AJC Peachtree Road race: July 4
Great Southern Beer Fest – July 27 — see details
ATL Peach Fest: July 29 — See details
Piedmont Park Arts Festival: August 18-19
Festival Peachtree Latino – August 26
Summer Shade Festival: August 26 & 27– See music lineup
Taste of Soul Atlanta: August 31 – Sept. 2 – See details
One MusicFest: September 8 and 9 — See the music lineup
Music Midtown: September 15 and 16 — See the music lineup
Art & Soul Festival: September 15 — see details
Imagine Music Festival: September 21-23 — see details
Atlanta Beltline Lantern Parade – September 22
Localmotion Festival of the Arts — September 22
Atlanta Audubon Chalk Festival – September 25
Atlanta Flux Projects — September 27-30
KamerFest — September 28-30 see details
FroRibbean Fest — September 29 see details
Fall Festival-Candler Park — September 29 & 30
Atlanta Streets Alive-Midtown — September 30
ATL Cluckfest Fried Chicken Festival: October 6 — see details
Sweet Auburn Music Festival: October 6 – –see details
Atlanta Pride Festival: October 12 -14 — see details
Mobile Movie Makers Youth Festival: October 13 — see details
AFROPUNK’s Carnival of Consciousness October 13 & 14 — see details
Atlanta Vintage Neo Soul, Jazz & Wine Festival: October 14 — see details
Conyers Latin Festival: October 14 — see details
Taste of Atlanta: October 19-21 — see details
Alive Festival & Taste of BBQ: October 20 — see details
Festival On Ponce: October 20 & 21 — see details
Atlanta World Kite Festival: October 27
Harvest Balloon Festival: October 27 — see details
Letters Festival: November 9 — see details
Butcher & Brew Fest: November 10 — see details
Atlanta Guaco Taco Fest: November 10 — see details
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Gladiators, mount up! It’s about to be a “Scandal” on TV again. Atlanta-based Bounce TV is bringing Olivia Pope, Cyrus and the whole gang back on the air.
After striking a multiyear deal with Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer & International, Bounce has acquired all seven seasons and 125 episodes of “Scandal”. The show will air Monday – Friday nights at 8:00 p.m. ET beginning Nov. 12.
‘Scandal’ comes to Atlanta’s Bounce TV
The Shonda Rhimes-produced legal and political drama has won numerous awards, including Emmys and a Peabody.
“Scandal is Bounce’s most-significant off-network series acquisition to date,” said Bounce General Manager Cheryle Harrison. “It is a smash hit that featured a powerful and complex black female lead in a broad-based drama designed for the masses. We are thrilled to add this iconic series to our programming slate.”
“Scandal” was a ratings giants for ABC as it chronicled the exploits of Kerry Washington as Olivia Pope, a former White House Communications Director, who helms a prominent D.C. crisis management firm.
She and her team of powerful lawyers make scandals disappear while handling government crises and coping with problems of their own. Adding spice to the story was the fact that Pope is also romantically involved with the very married president of the United States, Fitzgerald Thomas Grant III, played by Tony Goldwyn.
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