Atlanta weekend food events: Oct. 7-9

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Saturday

Brookhaven Park Sat., Oct. 8, 12:30-6 p.m. 5th Annual Brookhaven Chili Cook Off Taste over 75 chili and brunswick stew restaurant and amateur competition teams go head to head in a fun filled cook off. This is a family friendly festival in heart of Brookhaven. There will be live music, a DJ, beer, wine, and other cold beverages for all ages. The park will also had a kid zone and sets of cornhole. A portion of all the proceeds benefits the Atlanta Fundraising Foundation. Details

Turner Field Sat., Oct. 8, 1-6 p.m. Great Atlanta Beer Fest 2016 Atlanta Beer Festivals will host a final beer fest at the Ted featuring 200+ beers, ciders, and a small selection of wines. There will be live music and college football on Turner Field size TVs. Since the Braves have finished their season, guests will be drinking on the field! Details

Venkman’s Sat., Oct. 8, 7 p.m. Venkman’s first anniversary party Venkman’s is commemorating its one-year anniversary with not one but two Yacht Rock Revue shows with a cookout on the Big Green Egg, lawn games, smoked chicken banh mi, and more food and drink specials. Venkman’s will be playing classic Yacht Rock tunes all day until the Yacht Rock Revue guys take the stage for an acoustic show. Following the acoustic set, Venkman’s will turn up the volume for a full-on Yacht Rock Revue celebration. Details

Sunday

The Cook’s Warehouse, East Cobb Sun., Oct. 9, 1-4 p.m. All About Apples: Family Fun in the Kitchen Hands On Bring the kids to Cook’s Warehouse in East Cobb for a hands on class the whole family can enjoy. North Georgia apples are in season and ready to be showcased. Learn how to make dried apple rings, pork burgers topped with apple chutney and sweet onion chutney, crisp apple galettes, and more. DetailsThe Cook’s Warehouse - Midtown Sun., Oct. 9, 1-4 p.m. Plating for Gold: Elegant Desserts Hands On April Carrillo and Ashley Woods, the duo behind Canoe’s pastries, will teach students how to make simple yet elegant desserts and how to plate them beautifully. The menu will include individual tarte tatin with crème fraîche ice cream, molten lava chocolate cake with chocolate sauce and chocolate caramel tuiles, and more. DetailsBosch Experience Center at Serenbe Sun., Oct. 9, 2-3:30 p.m. Right Off The Farm: Seasonal Cooking with Chef Matt Adolfi Cook with Serenbe’s Chef-in-Residence Matt Adolfi using only the freshest ingredients. This 90-minute, hands-on class teaches you how to cook in-season, and highlights fruits, vegetables and herbs from Serenbe Farms, and cheese and specialty products from other local producers. Details

Local Three Kitchen & Bar Sun., Oct. 9, 2-5 p.m. Roast a Fatty V The days are getting shorter, the weather is getting cooler, and somewhere just north of Buckhead, cooks are prepping a fatty of monumental proportions. It’s a good day to roast hard at Local Three’s fifth installment of Roast a Fatty. Slather the slow-roasted pork with Firebud Brands Slap Sauce on the restaurant’s garden terrace patio. Cool off from the meat sweats with a couple of Bulleit bourbon drinks or Wild Heaven brews. Each ticket includes mountains of pork, two glasses of beer or wine, and an It’s a Good Day to Roast Hard tee. But order a size up. You’ll need the extra room. Details