Entries by Liz Attaway

1ST ANNUAL BROOKHAVEN BRUNCH FESTIVAL

Atlanta Beer Festivals and Atlanta Wine Party are proud to present the First Brookhaven Brunch Festival at Brookhaven Park on Saturday, November 12, 2016 – 12pm-5pm (VIP 11am).

Atlanta and Brookhaven love brunch, so we are putting together a festival to celebrate some of the best restaurants in the brunch game serving up tasting size portions of the brunch items they do best. We will also feature the brunch beverages we all love – Bloody Marys, Mimosas, beer and wine. A full list of participating restaurants will be announced soon. We will also have live music and a DJ.

Amalfi Pizza

You would think you were walking into a little Italian trattoria with the authentic terrace and gardens, not a local Atlanta restaurant nestled in the heart of downtown Atlanta. Located in the old Daily’s upstairs spot, Amalfi Pizza looks down on the little Italian ambiance below. Specializing in Neapolitan pizza and authentic Italian cuisine, the layout of the restaurant and cuisine centers around their two large, 6,000-pound wood-burning brick ovens that were imported from Italy! That being said when you walk in you immediately notice the open air and prominent kitchen area where you can sit and watch your (and others) pizzas being made right in front of you! That’s the highlight of Amalfi is to enjoy the pizza making experience along with the good food. They have a variety of pizza including the margarita that had a good balance of cheese and sauce, with simple yet good ingredients. Beyond the pizza, they have salads like the beet salad with arugula and a helping of beets, as well as appetizers like Bruschetta and meatballs. For those of you interested in a dinner unwind, the wine list we sampled was top notch, as well as, a great beer and cocktail list. And if you want an after-dinner cocktail head to Red Phone Booth below and be kind to your server at Amalfi, they will have the phone number to some of the best cocktails in Atlanta! Hint.

HALLOWEEN IN THE HIGHLANDS 6

Experience a night of thrills & adventure with thousands of party-goers at Atlanta’s largest Halloween costume party on Saturday, October 29th at Halloween in the Highlands. Whether you are new to the city or maybe you’ve never been to the party, you need to bring your friends and spend the night checking out some of Atlanta’s best costumes and bars in the Virginia Highlands. Bar line-up includes Dark Horse Tavern, 10 High, Neighbors, Hand in Hand, Diesel, Atkins Park, Moe’s & Joe’s, J & J Bourbon Bar, Marcos Pizza, Genki, and more TBA (Bar line-up and specials are subject to change). Registration from 6-11pm at Hand in Hand.

17th Annual Helen Oktoberfest Bus Trip

o you like clanking steins and dressing up in lederhosen? Join Atlanta Bar Tours on Saturday, October 15th from 10am to 8pm as they take 4 coach buses to beautiful N. Georgia to visit Helen, Georgia. This little German designed town is home to 6 weeks of Oktoberfest. At the event, you will do a Helen bar crawl for 17th year hitting on the fun spots upon arriving in Helen. Trip includes coach bus transportation, beers and bottle of water in ABT can cooler, custom koozie, and snacks. The bus takes off at 10am from Blackburn Park and comes back from Helen at 6:30pm. Bar crawl includes King Ludwig’s Biergarten, Troll Tavern, and others. Drinks and food in Helen are not included. Tickets range from $59-$99.

Little 5 Points Halloween Festival and Parade 2016

On Saturday, October 15th is the 16th Annual L5P Halloween Parade and Festival. The Festival starts at Noon, so make plans to join us all day for shopping, eating, and fun at the businesses in the L5P neighborhood and the artist market along Euclid Ave. See the largest Halloween parade in the southeast from 4-6p on Euclid and Moreland. The Little 5 Points Halloween Festival & Parade is the signature Halloween festival in the southeast and one of the top ten Halloween events in the country. It is staged in Little 5 Points, Atlanta’s premiere business, arts and music district. Each October, over 35,000 people flock to Little 5 Points to enjoy great food and drink, live entertainment and the best Halloween parade in the South! Then stick around for dancing and merriment into the night with entertainment on 2 stages! The mission of the L5P Halloween Festival & Parade is to promote the businesses in and around the Little 5 Points neighborhood and to showcase the unique offerings of this fantastic area. Free to attend.