Entries by Liz Attaway

TAKE US BACK TO IMAGINE!

How is it possible that it’s been 2 months since Imagine? We recently were reminiscing about the splash pool, the live artwork, the electrifying music, and our favorite festival poles. Please, just take us back to Imagine Music Festival! I guess it’s really only ten more months and $99 closer now. Let’s break out the glow sticks and take a few minutes to look back. It was about 2 am on Saturday night and on one side of the festival one DJ was shooting lasers, flashing lights, and catchy beats. On the other, a DJ pop-up was entertaining the crowd before the headliner took the stage. It was the culmination of a long, exciting few days of festival shenanigans. There was one day to go, but it might as well have been the grand finale as the crowd exploded in dance. Rewind to hours before when tall ladies on stilts with aquatic outfits posed for a quick photo, a splash pool full of white bouncy balls, large flamingos, and glow sticks in the distance choreographed in unison to the mesmerizing beats.

RESTAURANT HOLMES TO OPEN EARLY 2018 IN HISTORIC JONES HOUSE

Opening early 2018, Restaurant Holmes is an eclectic neighborhood restaurant and bar within the historic Jones House at Alpharetta City Center. Roswell native Taylor Neary, formerly of Marcel, St. Cecilia, and more, will head up the kitchen as Executive Chef. Opening seven days per week, Restaurant Holmes will serve an eclectic American menu that changes often. Dishes will feature simply prepared, locally sourced ingredients. Guests can expect a lunch menu of seasonal salads, small plates, and entrees, with highlights on the dinner menu including dishes like coal-roasted beets, crudo, pasta, wood-fired fish, and more.

BATTER COOKIE DOUGH COUNTER TO OPEN AT PONCE CITY MARKET ON NOVEMBER 21ST

Batter Cookie Dough Counter, Atlanta’s first edible cookie dough dessert shop, will open inside Ponce City Market on November 21st. Batter will offer traditional and seasonal cookie dough flavors including sugar, chocolate chip, peanut butter, oatmeal, lemon, salted caramel, s’mores, and more. Crafted from natural ingredients with no preservatives, Batter’s cookie dough is eggless and made with heat-treated flour that is safe to consume uncooked. Located on the first floor of Ponce City Market’s Central Food Hall, across from Honeysuckle Gelato, the walk-up shop will be decorated with vintage cookie jars and feature around ten flavors for spooning. Half-pints of Batter’s edible cookie dough will also be available to enjoy at home. For those who opt for a scoop in-store, Batter will offer toppings for uniquely customizable treats. In addition, Batter will also serve an assortment of freshly baked cookies and beverages including cold brew coffee, milk, and chocolate milk.

1st Annual Town Brookhaven Pub Crawl

Join them for a fun night of crawling around Town Brookhaven at their first Pub Crawl on Saturday, November 18th from 4-8pm! Benefiting Bert’s Big Adventure! Pick up your passport at the tent on the green space and crawl to the participating restaurants for drink specials and light bites! Your passport grants you access to the event with drinks/food extra. Visit the allocated amount of restaurants and you are eligible to enter to win raffle prizes! Participating Restaurants: BUA Thai & Sushi, HOBNOB Neighboorhood Tavern, Jefe’s Tacos & Tequilas, Lucky’s Burger & Brew, Olde Blind Dog, There Restaurant & Bar & Tin Can Oyster Bar. Food and drink specials include Bua Thai & Sushi has $5 Divine Martini & Thai Skew (special edition), HOBNOB Neighborhood Tavern has half price draft beer or craft cocktail & half prize appetizer, Jefe’s Tacos & Tequilas has $8 Fuma de Pina Margarita (House smoked pineapple infused El Jimador sliver tequila, fresh lime, agave), $3 Dos XX Draft Beer & $3 Trailer on Fire Tacos (Baja chicken, Jefe’s hot sauce, queso, lettuce, pico de gallo, flour tortilla), Lucky’s Burger & Brew has a $5 Combo of Scofflaw Basement IPA or Blue Moon Pint & Quarter Pound Award-Winning Georgia Dawg Pound Burger, Olde Blind Dog is serving up $3 Imperial Pints & $3 Ale & Cheddar Dip, Tin Can Oyster Bar has $10 Combo of Can of Day Blazer Lager & Paella, There Restaurant & Bar has $5 Combo of Wild Leap Draft Beer & Mini Bison Burger. The tickets are $15.