Atlanta Food & Wine Festival Celebrates the South

  How do you dispel the myth that southern cuisine is not as sophisticated as other regional fine dining? You bring together chefs, educators and plenty of food and wine fans for the Atlanta Food & Wine Festival, a celebration of the South’s rich culinary traditions. “The Southern food experience can be so so different [...]

Tickets On Sale for Atlanta’s Winter Beer Carnival

Tickets are on sale now for the 2012 Winter Beer Carnival, an afternoon of games, entertainment and of course, plenty of beer. Celebrating its third year, the beer bash will take place on Saturday, February 11th at Atlantic Station in Midtown Atlanta. The location will be transformed into a carnival with midway games, rides, roaming [...]

Beyond Pub Grub at Meehan’s Public House

Who would have thought that one of the top peach cobblers in Atlanta would be at an Irish pub? A lot about Meehan’s Public House may be surprising for first time diners.  More than just a spot for pub grub in downtown, Meehan’s serves gourmet fare with a local and organic focus. Though it is [...]

Wild Heaven Craft Beers Now in Bottles

Fans of Wild Heaven Craft Beers can now enjoy an Invocation or Ode to Mercy at their home in addition to at their local bar.  Starting this week, the two beers are available to purchase in bottles. Wild Heaven was created by Nick Purdy, founding publisher of Paste magazine, and brewmaster Eric Johnson of Athens’ [...]

Snapshots from the Winter Beer Carnival

Hundreds of beer enthusiasts gathered in Midtown Atlanta on February 19th for the 2nd annual Winter Beer Carnival. The sunny and warm afternoon provided the perfect setting for sipping more than 100 kinds of beer and playing carnival games. With their souvenir mini pint glass, carnival goers got to sample imported and domestic favorites, premium [...]

Beer, Burgers and Beyond: A Guide to Atlanta's Upcoming Festivals

Now that the weather has finally started to cool off, it’s time to get outside and enjoy all that Atlanta has to offer!  You won’t have to look too hard to find something to do this fall, with fun events taking place almost every weekend through the beginning of November. Here is a guide to [...]

Wild Heaven: Georgia's Newest Craft Brewery

Dozens of beer enthusiasts packed into the upstairs bar at the Brick Store Pub in Decatur Tuesday night for the first taste of Georgia’s newest brewery: Wild Heaven Craft Beers. The Decatur-based brewery was created by Nick Purdy, founding publisher of Paste magazine, and brewmaster Eric Johnson of Athens’ Trappeze Pub.  The two lifelong Georgians [...]

When a Sour Taste in Beer is Good

Sour is not typically a flavor you look for in beer — in fact, it’s usually a fault with the brew. But sometimes a sour taste in beer can be a good thing. This was the subject of a recent article in The New York Times entitled “Sour Beer Is Risky Business, Starting With the [...]

Brewers Association's Top 50 Breweries

The Brewers Association has released its annual list of the Top 50 Brewing Companies in the United States.  The lists were compiled from beer sales data gathered by the non-profit trade group that tracks U.S. breweries. The Top 50 Craft Brewing Companies list is comprised of small and independent craft brewers; the Top 50 Overall [...]

Celebrating Oktoberfest 2009 in Miami

Each late September more than six million people descend on Munich for Oktoberfest.  The 16 day Bavarian festival features tons of traditional Bavarian fare like sausages, pretzels and sauerkraut.  And of course, beer! Didn’t make it to Munich this year?  Here are some places in Miami where you can hoist an enormous stein: Fritz & [...]