Blog Topic: Foodie Fun

Grub Notes: Farm Cart Pop-Up at 1000 Faces Sunday Morning to Benefit the ACLU

By Hillary Brown | February 4, 2017 3:20pm

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Grub Notes: Terrapin's Wake and Bake-Off Happens Sunday

By Hillary Brown | January 16, 2017 1:41pm

Photo Credit: The Seed and Plate

The Seed and Plate, an online food-focused Athens magazine, is hosting an Athens location of a series of events called Empty Bowls South, not to be confused with the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia's annual Empty Bowls Luncheon, which will be held Mar. 1 at the Classic Center. The Seed and Plate's dinner happens tonight (Jan. 16), with seatings at 6 and 8 p.m. The former is sold out, but there are stll tickets available for the 8 p.m. seating, or you can make a donation on its website.

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Grub Notes: Food Truck Festival, Taps and Tapas, Vegan Beer Dinner and More Food Events

By Hillary Brown | October 7, 2016 2:14pm

Photo Credit: Joshua L. Jones/file

April is probably still tops when it comes to scheduling food events, as it combines beautiful weather with a lack of football competition, but October is pretty dang crazy too. Here's some of what's coming up (click here for previous coverage of some other October food events that are taking place this weekend):

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Grub Notes: Upcoming Food Events: Autumn Harvest, Taco Takedown and More

By Hillary Brown | September 16, 2016 2:13pm

Tomorrow night (Saturday, Sept. 17, starting at 7 p.m.), Hendershots, in the Bottleworks on Prince, is hosting a food/music/drink/fashion thingie called The Experience. The coffee bar/bar bar will provide drinks, Monsoon is playing music, and designer Kristen Stanfill will feature her clothes.

But what we're concerned with here is the food. It's being supplied by an LLC called Springhouse, registered in Augusta, that specializes in these kinds of events, and the menu looks appropriately interesting: sorghum caramel corn, fancy roasted vegetable tacos, chicken satay, a take on banana pudding, things like that. Tickets are $35 including online convenience fee and can be purchased from athensmusic.net.

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Grub Notes: UGA Student Starts Pop-Up Waffle Business

By Hillary Brown | September 2, 2016 3:08pm

Photo Credit: Photo via Instagram

Joe Nedza is an undergraduate management student in UGA's Terry College of Business. He's also (like a lot of those students) a budding entrepreneur, but his business of choice isn't an app or an enterprise solution. It's waffles.

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Grub Notes: Food Trucks Move to Classic Center Pavilion Today

By Hillary Brown | June 15, 2016 4:59pm

Photo Credit: Joshua L. Jones/file

Looking for your favorite Athens food trucks on Barber at the Jittery Joe's Roaster today? They ain't there. Due to worries about the weather (rain is anticipated), Holy Crepe, Taza, DaMunchiezz, Kona Ice and Farm Cart can be found starting at 5 p.m. tonight at the Classic Center's pavilion, on Foundry Street, which is covered. Ten percent of sales benefit the Circle of Friends Animal Society.

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Grub Notes: Comida for Community at Little Kings Saturday, and More Food Events

By Hillary Brown | June 10, 2016 12:50pm

Photo Credit: Phil Gregory/Wikimedia Commons

Various folks from Athens' Hispanic and Latino community sell food on a regular basis to raise money for families in need due to deportations. This Saturday, you can come buy their wonderful goods at Little Kings from 6 p.m. until the food runs out. (You'll be over there for the Hot Corner Festival anyway.) Offerings include tamales, enchiladas, flautas, tinga, aguas frescas and more. No set prices; just donate what you can.

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Grub Notes: Good Food Good Beer Block Party Returns Saturday

By Blake Aued | June 3, 2016 1:11pm

Photo Credit: Samantha Ruggieri

A rib is consumed at last year's Good Food Good Beer Block Party.

Get your buzz on for a good cause Saturday from 1–4 p.m. at the 6th annual Good Food Good Beer Block Party at Creature Comforts.

In addition to the regular $12 tours (which includes six six-ounce samples), attendees can sample food from Heirloom Cafe, Last Resort, Pauley’s Crepe Bar, The National, Five & Ten, The Branded Butcher and Three Porch Farm by buying $1 tickets. Click here for the full menu. All dishes are under $10.

Proceeds will benefit Wholesome Wave Georgia, which doubles SNAP benefits on purchases at the Athens Farmers Market.

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Grub Notes: Brew Down V at 1000 Faces Tuesday, and Other Food Events

By Hillary Brown | May 16, 2016 2:10pm

Photo Credit: Julius Schorzman/Wikimedia Commons

1000 Faces Coffee is hosting Brew Down V, a coffee-brewing competition among five baristas, tomorrow (Tuesday, May 17) at 7 p.m. Rachel Eubanks (Creature Comforts), Ben Mueller (1000 Faces), Blake Tyers (Creature Comforts), Will Shurtz (Methodical Coffee, in City View, SC) and Micah Sherer (Ally Coffee, in Taylor, SC) will compete to see who can make the best cuppa. Sara Frinak of Hugh Acheson's Spiller Park Coffee in Atlanta will emcee, and Lindsey Pittman (Trade & Lore, in Asheville, NC), Jessica Rothacker (Heirloom Cafe) and Dale B. Donchey (Spiller Park) will judge. The event is free to all, with Creature Comforts beer and snacks.

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Grub Notes: Zombie Coffee and Donuts Opening Monday, and Other Food News

By Hillary Brown | May 17, 2016 10:00am

It's the rare eatery that actually opens when it says it will, between contractors, health inspections and getting funding squared away. Athenians will be pleased to know, however, after some months of peering in the windows, that Zombie Coffee and Donuts is opening its branch downtown (in the former Your Pie, on Broad) next Monday, May 23.

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