Just wanted to pass along some information I received recently. No, I didn’t receive any free tacos or wine for sharing this information with the dozens of readers that don’t just click Mark as Read in their RSS Reader. I actually like these events.
Taqueria del Sol is celebrating their 10th anniversary by opening up on a single Sunday for each location. The Decatur location will be open for a 12-3PM brunch, featuring huevos rancheros for $8. The other locations will be open from 6-9PM and each location will have a different specialty dish. The Westside event will be on April 4 and will feature fajitas with traditional fixings for $10. The Athens location will have green chile cheeseburgers/fries for $9 on April 18, and on April 25 Cheshire Bridge will have turnip green tamales with pork crackling and refried black eyed peas for $10.
I am often in the Westside Provisions District, but I generally avoid that TDS like that line out the front door is the Baatan death march. I have little interest in standing in line in the sweltering heat for 1 hour, and similarly I don’t want to freeze my ass off with an icy cold margarita in hand. BUT, I recently hit up TDS around 9PM when the line was short and I thoroughly enjoyed my meal, especially the special-of-the-day crispy shredded beef taco. I need to add TDS to my regular rotation, but just pick my moments better. If you need recurring enticement, you can sign up to receive their weekly email updates.
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Last year I attended the Wine Enthusiast ‘Toast of the Town’ event at the Aquarium. It was fun – there was some decent wine, especially at the VIP tasting, and good eats from numerous chefs around Atlanta too. The aquarium ballroom isn’t a shabby destination either, especially if they’ve managed to keep all the sharks and beluga whales alive for this event. The event is offering my readers $10 off the regular tickets and $20 off the VIP tickets. Use code ‘PRMOUTHPIECE’. Just kidding, PATL10 is what you actually need to use.
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Cochon 555 is coming to Atlanta on 4/18 (my birthday, btw). If you haven’t seen the concept, it’s 5 chefs, 5 pigs, and 5 winemakers (read: you’ll be buzzed, riding a pork high). Tickets are $125/$175 VIP. That’s a lot of clams, but the event has some impressive chefs (Sean Brock, Kevin Rathbun, Todd Mussman, Mike Lata, Kelly English), and the wineries include Gamble Family Winery and Hirsch Vineyards. Hirsch makes some killer pinot noir, so that is really tempting me.
