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July 21-27
The 2008 edition of Downtown Atlanta Restaurant Week will showcase the growing downtown dining district. During this week, participating restaurants will offer $25 three-course meals. For more information, visit www.atlantadowntown.com or call Central Atlanta Progress at 404-658-1877.
July 27
Justin's Restaurant & Bar, which celebrity owner Sean "P. Diddy" Combs named after his son, hosts Gospel Sundays featuring a family-friendly brunch with all of the traditional breakfast favorites. Chef Joe Rickerson offers his "neo-soul cuisine" for $35 per person. Guests will enjoy live gospel tunes sung by some of Atlanta's favorite gospel and jazz artists along with a topnotch meal. The first one scheduled is on July 27, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Justin's Restaurant & Bar, 2200 Peachtree Rd., Atlanta, GA 30309, 404-603-5353.
Through July 31
Throughout the month of July, Portofino will focus on the region of Italy called Liguria, which is on the northwest coast and is home to the restaurant's namesake town, Portofino. A regional menu will focus on interpretations of authentic regional dishes. Portofino, 3199 Paces Ferry Pl., Atlanta, GA 30305, 404-231-1136.
Through August 1
Shaun's in Inman Park is offering a summer special, an Early Bird prix-fixe dinner from 5 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday now through August 1. Choose any appetizer, entrée and dessert for $29 (not including tax and gratuity). Shaun's, 1029 Edgewood Ave. NE, Atlanta, GA 30307, 404-577-4358.
September 23
Chef Roy Yamaguchi is celebrating the 20th year anniversary of founding Roy's in Honolulu with a nine-city Anniversary Culinary Tour. The Atlanta Roy's event will feature a specially prepared five-course dinner prepared by chef Roy and a local chef partner to showcase local products and produce on the menu. The menu will be paired with wines and cocktails from tour partner Pernod Ricard. Reservations are recommended, and are available from 5 p.m.-9:30 p.m. The cost of the event is $100 per person, not including tax and gratuity. Chef Roy is committing a portion of the proceeds from the Los Angeles and Chicago 20th Anniversary Culinary Tour dinners to the Grow for Good campaign for Farm to Table, a national initiative dedicated to supporting local farms and encouraging sustainable agriculture. For more information and to see menus, visit www.roysrestaurants.com. Roy's, Buckhead Prominence Bldg., 3475 Piedmont Rd. NE, Atlanta, GA 30305, 404-231-3232.
First Tuesdays
 Imperial
Fez will continue its hands-on cooking classes with
chef Rafih Benjelloun. Classes begin at 1 p.m. and will take students
through the process of preparing their own five-course Moroccan
meal. Cost is $60 per person and includes lunch. Reservations
are required and class size is limited to six. Imperial Fez, 2285
Peachtree Rd. NE, Buckhead, Atlanta, 404-351-0870, www.imperialfez.com.
Third
Thursdays
Chef Linton Hopkins of Restaurant
Eugene holds his monthly cheese tasting series “Cheese
Eugene,” selecting from the restaurant's 20-plus cheeses. Each sampling
features cheeses from different regions of the world. The tastings are limited
to 17 people. Five wines are paired with five cheeses for $35 per person plus
tax and gratuity. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of every
month. Restaurant Eugene, The Aramore, 2277 Peachtree Rd. NE, Atlanta, 404-355-0321.
Third Thursdays
Imperial
Fez offers a special seven-course tasting
menu the third Thursday of every month. The Moroccan dinner
is heightened with traditional dancing and live music. Cost is $100
including wine pairings, plus tax and gratuity. Reservations are
at 7 p.m. For reservations or for more information visit www.imperialfez.com
or call 404-351-0870. Imperial Fez, 2285 Peachtree Rd. NE, Buckhead,
Atlanta.
Second & Fourth Thursdays
Fine dining tapas restaurant Pura
Vida's Tango Nights are scheduled for the second
and fourth Thursday of the month. Guests may enjoy tapas reflecting
the world of Hispanic cooking and watch Argentinean tango dancers
execute their precise rhythms and steps. Monday is for dominoes
and mojitos priced at $5; on Friday nights, enjoy Pura Vida's DJ
Sergio beginning at 9 p.m. with mambo and merengue. Pura Vida, 656
N. Highland Ave. NE, Poncey-Highland, Atlanta, 404-870-9797.
Fridays
Loca
Luna has launched Fiesta Friday, for which patrons
may "Dine
Early–Drink Late!" Each Friday, Loca Luna features a combination
of live Latin sounds by house band, Rua 6, along with a mix from
the DJ. Loca Luna, 114 Sixth St. NE, Midtown, Atlanta, 404-875-4494.
Sundays
JCT Kitchen & Bar has started Sunday Suppers, served from 5 p.m.-9 p.m. Executive chef Ford Fry has long been eager to start serving gourmet "meat and three" dinners, and here they are. The menu includes five fancy meats and nine home-style vegetables for the table to choose from. Also included are JCT's black-skillet cornbread, warm biscuits and "farm stand" salad, plus whatever pie or cake Fry has decided to make for the moment. Start your Sunday at 2 p.m. on the terrace with live music, drink specials from Bloody Mary's to hand-squeezed margaritas and sangría, cold-water oysters and Champagne or sparkling wine, then segue right into supper at 5 p.m. JCT Kitchen & Bar, Westside Urban Market, 1198 Howell Mill Rd. NW, Ste. 18, West Side, Atlanta, 404-355-2252.
Ongoing
Park
75 restaurant at the
Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta together with the High Museum is offering a series of exclusive evenings for small groups of food,
wine and art connoisseurs. The night begins with an intimate dinner
at the chef’s table in the kitchen of Park 75 where executive
chef Robert Gerstenecker prepares an eight course French dinner
with wine pairings while Phillip Verre, Deputy Director of The High
Museum briefs guests on the history and culture of the Louvre Atlanta
exhibition. The night is topped off by a private after hours tour
of the exhibit. For more information call 404-253-3840. Park 75,
75 14th St., Atlanta, 404-881-9898.
Wine
dinners & tastings at NovusVinum.com
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