A Fall Guide to Eating and Drinking Around Atlanta

It might not feel like it, with temperatures still over 80-degrees, but fall has arrived in Atlanta. For the South, autumn sees college football and tailgating kicking into high gear, evening bourbons around the fire pit coupled with mosquito spray, and the requisite trip to the pumpkin patch requiring shorts and a tee shirt rather than a chunky sweater and boots. But, Atlantans don’t care, because fall is still a top-notch time of year for eating.

From suggestions on where to slurp ramen or sip whiskey and beer while watching college football to a chili cook-off and even a pie-making competition, it’s fall in Atlanta.

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Fall Food and Drink Events to Check Out:

What: Ramen Fest (benefitting Giving Kitchen)
Where: Monday Night Brewing Garage, West End
When: October 14, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
How much: $45 per person

What: Five course dinner with wine and cocktail pairings
Where: Rooftop at Hotel Clermont, Poncey-Highland
When: October 15, 7 p.m..
How much: $100 per person

What: Taste of Atlanta
Where: Historic Fourth Ward Park, Old Fourth Ward
When: October 19-21
How much: Tickets $25 to $75, Saturday and Sunday; $85 for Friday’s ‘World of Taste’ party

What: Top Chef Carla Hall talks soul food
Where: Atlanta History Center, Buckhead
When: October 26, 7 p.m.
How much: $40, $35 for members. Ticket includes a copy of Carla Hall’s Soul Food

What: Porches and Pies competition
Where: Adair Park fall festival, corner of Catherine St. and Mayland Ave. SW
When: October 27, 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
How much: n/a

What: Chomp and Stomp chili cook off and Bluegrass festival
Where: Cabbagetown
When: November 3, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
How much: n/a

What: Atlanta chef Todd Richards Soul: A Chef’s Culinary Evolution in 150 Recipes
Where: Atlanta History Center, Buckhead
When: November 29, 7 p.m.
How much: $10, $5 for members