Dolce Italian to Shutter at Shops Buckhead

The Shutter
Dolce, the Italian restaurant from the team behind American Cut and The Regent Cocktail Club, will close its doors on December 30 following dinner service. What Now Atlanta reports Dolce is the second closure to hit the restaurant group this year at Shops Buckhead. Corso Coffee closed in August. The space is now occupied by Revelator’s all-day cafe The Mourning Dove. [WNA]

Holiday Happenings
Where to eat on Christmas day (updated) [EATL]
Where to eat on New Year’s Eve (updated) [EATL]
Scenes from Atlanta’s four holiday-themed bars [EATL]

Pop-Up Alert
#bombass biscuits are back Saturday, December 16 according to Erika Council’s (aka @southernsouffle) Instagram page. And, this time is absolutely the last biscuit breakfast at B’s Cracklin’ Barbeque for the year. However, Eater Atlanta has it on good authority B’s and Ms. Council are working on making her biscuit and beignet breakfasts permanent in 2018. Breakfast is from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. [Instagram]

OK YAKI in my Belly the pop-up purveyors of the Japanese street food okonomiyaki (savory pancake) Sun in My Belly in Kirkwood every Friday night from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. throughout December. The Friday night pop-up includes a full bar. For those living in the West End area of town, expect to find OK YAKI at Monday Night Brewing’s Garage every Sunday starting at 1 p.m. [Facebook]

Team HIDI 6.0 is sold out
This year’s Team HIDI sold out in record time with both tastemaker and regular admission tickets gone a full month and a half before the event. The popular January food event brings restaurants and bars from around metro Atlanta together for one night to raise funds for The Giving Kitchen, an organization which provides grants to restaurant industry employees experiencing unanticipated hardships. It’s the non-profit’s biggest fundraiser of the year. Click here to be placed on the waiting list for tickets. [TGK]

Collaboration Celebration
Second Self Beer and Urban Tree Cidery are teaming up for the release of their collaborative Big Apple Ale made with freshly-pressed apples. The brewery and cidery will celebrate the release on Friday, December 22 at the Second Self taproom on Logan Circle in Westside. Donate a toy to Toys for Tots and receive a free pint. [Facebook]