Gather around this weekend for the Gather’ Round Culinary Arts Festival at The Epicurean Hotel in Midtown Atlanta. Hosted by Souther Culinary & Creative, this event will celebrate over 70 top chefs, mixologists, and artists from the south through a series of Signature Events, Masterclasses, and Dinner series’. Proceeds four-day weekend extravaganza will support the Giving Kitchen and the Hambidge Creative Arts Center. Additionally, Whole Foods will match $25 for each ticket purchased up to $10,000 for the Giving Kitchen. In addition to recognize hospitality enthusiasts and artists, this festival ultimately aims to give back to the people and places who inspire to create.
With 4 days of signature experiences, master classes, and dinners, festival attendees have many options to choose from:
Thursday:
Epicurean Theatre Masterclass: Scottish Influences on a Southern Menu
Signature Event: Awaken Your Senses
Dinner Series Events: Espectro de Sabor at Bar Mercado and Flour + Water at The White Bull
Friday:
Lunch & Learn: Chicken, Spice & Everything Nice
Epicurean Theatre Masterclass: Natty Wine for Newbies (and Enthusiasts)
Signature Event: Tomorrow’s Table
Dinner Series Events: Past, Present & Future 2.0 at Reverance and Fish & Fowl – a Celebration of Sustainable Seafood & Humanely-raised
Saturday:
Lunch & Learn: Roots – Re-examining Authentic Influences in American Cuisine
Epicurean Theatre Masterclass: Sustainable Seafood – Cooking the Available Catch and Snapshot Buford Highway – Send Noodles (and Dumplings)
Signature Event: Sip – Classic Southern Cocktails & Soundtracks
Dinner Series: Vinyl Nights at Lyla Lila
Sunday:
Signature Event: Punch Brunch at Reverance followed by Rooftop Revelry
Epicurean Theatre Masterclass: Age *Isn’t* Just a Number
Collaborative Dinner Series events: South x Southeast Asia at Fox Bros. Upper Westside and Eyes Wide Shut, Mouths Wide Open at Twisted Soul Cookhouse & Pours
Tickets for individual experiences are available at www.gatherroundatl.com/get-tickets. Tickets to multiple events throughout the weekend are available for a more curated experience here!
*Featured Photo Rights are credited to The Epicurean Hotel*