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3 Days in 3 Minutes: Atlanta Food and Wine Festival 2012

3 Incredible Days in 3 Minutes

With just 2 weeks to go, we thought you might need a little reminder for why you need to purchase your tickets to the 2013 Atlanta Food & Wine Festival before they’re all gone!

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Interview: Tim Gaddis, Cheesemonger at Star Provisions

Tim Gaddis at the helm

Tim Gaddis at the helm

Say “Cheese”

Everyone in Atlanta (and beyond) knows all about Tim Gaddis…or do they? I had the opportunity to sit down with everyone’s favorite Cheesemonger from Star Provisions for a Q&A session to find out everything from how he got his start in the business (did you know he was a police officer first?), to his current favorite cheeses, and a preview into what he has in store for the Atlanta Food & Wine Festival, which comes to town May 30 – June 2, 2013.

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High Gravity Cinco

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A craft beer, wine, and margarita fest…

Do you like Craft Beer? Do you like Salsa? Do you like Hip-Hop? Yeah, exactly! High Gravity Cinco takes place at the Georgia Freight Depot – a HUGE 25,000 sq. ft. venue featuring indoor and outdoor spaces for you to sip in fresh air or bask in chilling air conditioning.

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Holiday Cocktail Guide 2012

Tis the season…to be drinking

For most, the holiday season can be placed in one of two categories: pure enjoyment and utter annoyance. Being a Scrooge and coming from the school of thought of the latter, I try to keep some extra holiday cheer on hand to get me through the tough times.

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Experience Lust in Liquid Form with Vixen Vodka

Naughtiness…distilled

Ladies. You’ve had a long week. Non-stop, on the go, hustling and bustling, you’ve accomplished more in one week than most do in a month. In between soccer practice for the kids, cooking gourmet meals for the family, and ruling the boardroom at the company——all while making sure that your make-up is flawless and no hair is out of place, you deserve a reward. You deserve…something special.

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The Kitchen Table: The Best Seat in the House at Park 75

Photo Credit: Cliff Robinson Photography

Someone’s in the kitchen…with Executive Chef Robert Gerstenecker

It has long been perceived that sitting near the kitchen, is not one of the better dining tables. As it turns out, the best seat in the house, is in the kitchen!

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Things May Get Wickedly Naughty This Halloween

This is one Wicked Vixen…

Ok. So you’ve got your Halloween costume all set. Guys, you’ve grown out your beard all month in preparation to be Wolverine…or maybe Alan from The Hangover. Ladies, you’ve gone to great lengths to make a “sexy” version of every profession and monster known to man. You deserve a great Halloween-inspired cocktail. And we’ve got just the trick…or treat using one of our favorite new vodkas, Vixen Vodka. Boo-yah!

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Howl-O-Ween 2012 Boo-nanza

Top 10 ways to haunt the night this Halloween…

We love scary movies. Absolutely LOVE them! There’s just something innately awesome about being taken out of your comfort zone and given a really good scare. Pop quiz. What are the top 3 ways to survive a horror movie?

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Recap Part 1: Taste of Atlanta 2012

Grills Gone Wild

Another weekend has come and gone, but what separates this weekend from the last, is the lack of a local food festival to keep our stomachs satiated. Yes, Taste of Atlanta helped us ring in the arrival of October, fall weather and the holiday season just around the corner. So for those looking to relive the experience, or a reason to try it out for the first time when it returns next year, read on for your 2012 festival recap, and hope to see you all October 2013 for the 12th annual Taste of Atlanta!

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Beer Sage Ale Sharpton Brings You the Inaugural Beast Feast

Unleash your inner drunken neanderthal…

When our go-to beer consigliere Ale Sharpton of Cruisin’ for a Brewsin told us he was curating a one-of-a-kind beer feast, we could barely hold in our excitement. If you know Ale, you know he’s super passionate and knowledgeable about all things beer, so we knew off the rip that the idea would be best described in a word he often holds sacred for his favorite brews…gangsta.

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