Oct. 16 Quick Bites: Mary Mac’s celebrates 80 years, Atlanta African Restaurant Week, Taste of Chamblee

Via Mary Mac s Tea Room Facebook Iconic Restaurant Celebrates Years Mary Mac s Tea Room will celebrate years in Midtown on Oct Opened in by Mary MacKenzie the Southern restaurant began life on Ponce de Leon Avenue with one dining room It now sports six dining rooms and a bar and has played host to numerous populace figures over the years including the Dalai Lama James Brown Beyonce and Jimmy Carter Ownership of Mary Mac s changed hands in when Taco Mac s Harold Martin Jr Michael and John Michael Bodnar and Bryan Rand purchased the restaurant from John Ferrell Ferrell owned Mary Mac s for years On Oct people who purchase an entr e at Mary Mac s will receive complimentary Georgia peach cobbler for dessert Farewell Eats Speaking of Ponce restaurant icons Eats will close on Oct after years Since the closure announcement two weeks ago lines to dine at the beloved meat-and-three have snaked out the door At times lines have seen people waiting for more than an hour to indulge in one final meal before Eats closes for good on Saturday Owner Bob Hatcher indicated that Eats has lost money since the pandemic The situation worsened in with multiple nearby construction projects mucking up traffic along Ponce leading to a drop-off in customers Located across from Ponce City Region Eats is known for its affordable menu of comfort food dishes including jerk chicken plates Southern-style vegetables and pasta Restaurant Opening FNF Hot Burger will open at Halidom Eatery in East Atlanta on Oct Owned by Vic Tran the menu consists of burgers and hot dogs topped with a sauce that comes in six levels of spice from mild to fiery Coming Attractions It appears a third location of Miami-based Neapolitan pizzeria Mister will take over the former Char Korean space on North Highland in Inman Park according to The subsequent day s News In contemporary times Char closed earlier this year after nearly a decade at the Inman Quarter complex Mister will become the second pizzeria along this stretch of North Highland Just a block away longtime restaurant and pizzeria Fritti also serves Neapolitan-style pizzas Mister includes locations in Buckhead and Sandy Springs Close Company the new Beltline cocktail bar from Death Co will open on Nov on the plaza Level of Tower at the New City improvement along Angier Avenue The Great est Pumpkin A California man took pumpkin-growing to the extreme this year winning the annual World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off contest with a gargantuan gourd tipping the scales at pounds That s a little over one ton of pure pumpkin folks Add to Your Weekend Calendar On Oct Chef Jeremy Sewall of Row and Erin Murray of The Local Palate will host a lunch and book signing event at Lucian Books Wine in Buckhead The lunch event celebrates the release of their new cookbook Everyday Chef and begins at a m Tickets are per person and include a three-course lunch and a signed copy of the cookbook Taste of Chamblee returns on Oct from - p m with over local restaurants and bars participating The festival also features live music an area for kids beer garden for watching college football and a Wine Down Tent for cocktails and wine Free to attend Atlanta s African Restaurant Week continues with a free tasting event and festival on Oct at Edgewood Ave from noon to p m The week spotlights small independent restaurants and the food and society of the African diaspora Check out the Atlanta restaurants participating in this year s restaurant week Like oysters and want to help save the waters in which they live Head over to Kimball House in Decatur on Oct at p m for the annual Landlocked event hosted by nonprofit organization Oyster South The day party features dozens of chefs and farmers from around the South doling out a variety of oyster and barbecue dishes along with other food and drinks Tickets are per person and include unlimited food and drinks a raffle and live auction A portion of the ticket price also serves as a donation to Oyster South Diwali the five-day Hindu festival of lights kicks off on Oct Decatur s Chai Pani will celebrate Diwali on Oct from - p m with food and drink specials a DJ photobooth sparklers and other festive pursuits The night culminates in the restaurant s annual fireworks show at p m The post Oct Quick Bites Mary Mac s celebrates years Atlanta African Restaurant Week Taste of Chamblee appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta