Atlanta weekend food events: Sept. 12-14

• Chris Kozarich
• The Atlanta Botanical Garden hosts “Chocolate Covered Weekend” This Sat. and Sun. Sept. 13-14

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Friday

Ink & ElmFri., Sept. 12, 8-10 a.m. Ink & Elm Turns One This Emory Village restaurant invites you to celebrate their first birthday, but don’t worry about bringing gifts. Ink & Elm will be offering intelligently and humanely sourced free coffee to passers by. Details

Petite Auberge Sept. 12-20, 4-9:30 p.m. Oysters and Mussels Fest Toco Hill’s French dining destination, Petite Auberge, offers up a special menu of shellfish offerings. Expect oysters and mussels in all your favorite incarnations. Details

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Meehan’s Public House Fri., Sept. 12, 7 p.m. Lucky Pint Night Sad that St.Patrick’s day is a whole six months away? Meehan’s feels your pain. Drink pints and cross your fingers that you may get the lucky, marked pint glass, and the $150 gift that comes along with it. Details

King Plow Arts Center Fri., Sept. 12, 6:30 p.m. James Beard Foundation’s Taste America One of the food world’s biggest and most trusted names, The James Beard Foundation, is showcasing Atlanta’s home grown culinary talent with “A Night of Culinary Stars”, featuring five of Atlanta’s top chefs. After light bites, a dinner will be served by Barbara Lynch, former James Beard award winner and chef of Gruppo in Boston. Details

Saturday

Doc Chey’s Noodle House Sat., Sept. 13 National Fortune Cookie Day Tired of receiving banal platitudes in your fortune cookes? Doc Chey’s National Fortune Cookie Day ups the stakes with one and four fortune cookies containing gift certificates. One fortunate cookie eater will win the grand prize, a GoPro camera. Details

Cobb County Restaurants Sept. 13-20 Cobb Restaurant Week Cobb County’s restaurant week offers diners a great chance to experience restaurant’s best dishes for a great price. All throughout the county, great meals will be served for great deals ranging from $15-35. Details

Atlanta Botanical Garden Sat., Sept. 13, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Chocolate Covered Weekend Love chocolate? The Edible Garden Outdoor Kitchen at the Atlanta Botanical Garden has got you covered. Come watch top Atlanta Chef’s demonstrate how to make their favorite chocolate-inspired dishes. It wouldn’t be a trip to the botanical garden without an educational aspect, guests will learn about how chocolate is made from tree to treat. Details

Wild Heaven Craft Brewery Sat., Sept. 13, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Pushup Throwdown Wild Heaven is holding a benefit for the FitWit foundation, which provides free fitness and character development programs to middle and high school students. Come throw down as many push ups as you can manage in 90 seconds and be part of the fun. Details

Smyrna Community Center Sat., Sept. 13, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Taste of Smyrna: Festival of Delectable Downtown Smyrna is expecting a turn out of more than 18,000 for this year’s festivities. Food will be available from Smyrna’s top restaurants as well as live music and a kid’s zone full of fun activities. Details

Piedmont Park Sat., Sept. 13, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. 8th Annual Atlanta Arts Festival The arts and crafts festival offers prime knick nacks shopping and people watching, but also some of Atlanta’s premier food trucks. Details

Sweetwater Brewery Sat., Sept. 13, 6:30-11 p.m. Y’ALL presents Camp Fest The folks at Y’ALL (Young Atlanta Leadership League) invite guests to enjoy live music, food trucks, and games. All proceeds will benefit Camp Twin Lakes, a foundation which helps children facing serious illnesses and disabilities to have great experiences at camp. Details

Zoo Atlanta Sat., Sept. 13, 6:30-11 p.m. Jazzoo Featuring food from over 30 Atlanta restaurants, live music on four stages, and fully stocked bars, this creative cocktail benefit is one of Zoo Atlanta’s biggest fundraising benefits. The proceeds will benefit the resident animals as well as their counterparts in the wild. Details

Seven Lamps Sat., Sept. 13, 7-9 p.m. Bo Ssam Series Chef Drew Van Leuvan of Seven Lamps invites guests to experience a unique Korean traditon- Ssam, which is essentially lettuce wraps. These wraps will feature pork belly and be paired with wines by bar manager Kevin Bragg. Details

Oakland Cemetery Sat., Sept. 13, 7 p.m. Malts & Vaults: Where Beer Meets History Oakland Cemetery’s new guided walking tour presents “Malts & Vaults of Oakland: Where Beer Meets History” . The tour details the long history of Atlanta brewers, and while there will be no beer served in the cemetery, guests will get a voucher for a pint at the neighboring bars. Details

Tony’s Sports Bar and Grill Sat., Sept. 13, 7 p.m.-2 a.m. Mayweather Vs. Maidana 2 Come watch this highly anticipated match up in a sports bar with plenty of TVs and boxing fans. The price of admission includes a free dinner between 8-10 p.m., so get there early. Details

Sunday

Whole Foods Market Sun., Sept. 14, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Taste of Rosh Hashanah Whole Foods celebrates Rosh Hashanah with Kosher light bites and wine tastings, as well as a card making station for children. Details

Wrecking Bar Brew Pub Sun., Sept. 14, 1-4 p.m. Little 5 point’s newest brew pub will host a benefit for the Freedom farmer’s market at the Carter Center. Guests will be treated to a true farm-to-table experience with a menu featuring trout and catfish raised right here in Georgia. Details
Belle Isle Square Sun., Sept. 14, 2-6 p.m. Atlanta Meatball Festival The people who brought you Taste of Atlanta have done it again. The Atlanta Meatball Festival will span across several of the city’s favorite Italian restaurants and benefit Open hand, an organization which helps people who suffer from chronic illnesses. Details

Cafe 458 Sun., Sept. 14, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Urban Explorers: MLK district The newly-minted Urban Explorers group will set out for a day of fun, history, and food, beginning at Cafe 458 where 100 percent of proceeds go to support the Atlanta Center for Self-Sufficiency. Details

Ecco Sun., Sept. 14, 6:30 p.m. Sunday Supper at Ecco Chef Jonathan Beatty and his team aim to recreate the last meals had by several famous american icons such as Jimi Hendrix and Abraham Lincoln. Details