The Avenue West Cobb
3625 Dallas Hwy #645
Marietta, GA 30064

Saltwood Charcuterie & Bar
1065 Peachtree St, Atlanta
404-745-5745.

The annual Give Me Five dinner, an exclusive evening featuring Atlanta’s best chefs and sommeliers and benefitting Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry campaign, will be held on Sunday, August 16, at Piedmont Driving Club. The highly anticipated event centers around five exquisite courses prepared by acclaimed local chefs and complemented by fine wines selected by some of the area’s most celebrated sommeliers. Guests will enjoy a cocktail reception beginning at 5 p.m., followed by a formal dinner and live and silent auctions throughout the night. Celebrating its ninth anniversary, this year’s Give Me Five will feature honorary chef Jay Yarbrough (Piedmont Driving Club) along with Chad Anderson (Oak Steakhouse), Eric Wolitzky (Fifth Group Restaurants), Linton Hopkins (Restaurant Eugene and Holeman & Finch) and Zeb Stevenson (Watershed).

Adding to the elegance of the evening, guests will enjoy enlightening explanations of each wine and food pairing by five Atlanta sommeliers, including sommelier chair Gil Kulers (Piedmont Driving Club), Caleb Hopkins (Atlas Restaurant), Clarke Anderson (No. 246), Perrine Prieur (Perrine’s Wine Shop) and Silvio Garcia (Cherokee Town and Country Club).

Attendees will also enjoy live and silent auctions featuring a variety of luxury items including special donations from each participating chef. Auction items will include stunning jewelry, rich wines, travel packages and intimate in-home chef dinners. The event will be emceed by Jenn Hobby of Kicks 101.5. Tickets are $275 per person and $2,500 for a table of 10. Tickets can be purchased online at www.givemefivedinner.org.

One in five children in this country struggles with hunger, including more than 700,000 kids in Georgia. The good news is that this is a solvable problem. The No Kid Hungry campaign is ending childhood hunger in this nation by ensuring all children get the healthy food they need every day by connecting them to nutrition programs such as school breakfast and summer meals and by teaching families how to cook healthy, affordable meals at home.

Since the campaign’s launch, No Kid Hungry and its partners have connected kids struggling with hunger with more than 107 million additional meals. The campaign has also empowered more than 1,500 Georgia families with the skills, knowledge and confidence to prepare healthy, affordable meals through Cooking Matters.

About Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry® Campaign

No child should grow up hungry in America, but one in five children struggles with hunger. Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry® campaign is ending childhood hunger in America by ensuring all children get the healthy food they need, every day. The No Kid Hungry campaign connects kids in need to effective nutrition programs like school breakfast and summer meals and teaches low-income families to cook healthy, affordable meals through Cooking Matters.  This work is accomplished through the No Kid Hungry network, made up of private citizens, public officials, nonprofits, business leaders and others providing innovative hunger solutions in their communities. Join us at NoKidHungry.org.

Join Aspens West for a
Copper Cane Wine Dinner!

Wednesday, July 22nd 7 pm

Tomato Gazpacho Tomato H20, Blistered Shishito Pepper
Shaved Cucumber, Pear Tomato, Olive Oil Foam
 Meiomi Chardonnay California 2013

Smoked Lamb Barbachoa Corn Puree, Watermelon Radish
Queso Fresco, Pickled Cabbage
Meiomi Pinot Noir California 2013

Grilled Hanger Steak Confit Potatoes, Charred Vegetable Chimichurri
Caramelized Shallot Jus
Carne Humana Red Blend California 2012 

Goat Cheese Panna Cotta Balsamic Macerated Berries
Orange Blossom Honey, Brown Butter Almond Tuille
Beran Zinfandel California 2012

$48 per person, plus tax and gratuities

For reservations, click here or call
(770) 419.1744

Those who appreciate the lost art of a classic cocktail hour should head to McKendrick's Steak House for an apértif and social atmosphere unduplicated by any other establishment in town.

The purposefully understated 'Cocktail Hour' is hosted Monday - Friday from 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. in the restaurant's dark, sexy lounge where guests will enjoy featured classic and contemporary cocktails created by experienced bartenders in crisp white button-up shirts and ties. Executive Chef Thomas Minchella's Cocktail Hour Menu is also served exclusively during this time - featuring a variety of raw and roasted oysters and chilled shellfish delicacies flown in fresh daily. Expect an attractive 30 years and up set that doesn't mind dropping a dime for a great time. Owner Claudia McKendrick says, "Some things are timeless. We believe cocktail hour should be."

Some of the most popular menu items include: 

• Royal Miyagi West Coast Raw Oysters from straight of Georgia, British Columbia, smooth textured with a mild brininess and kiwi-like finish $3.50 each
• Baked Oysters with bacon, Point Reyes bleu cheese, leeks $2.50 each
• Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail served with house cocktail and Louis sauce, lemon $5.25

Popular house cocktails include:

•  Maytag Classic Martini: Stoli vodka, hand crafted Maytag blue cheese stuffed olives, chilled and served up $14.50
  
• Hendrick's Cucumber Gin Martini: Hendrick's gin, muddled cucumber, shaken and garnished with cucumber $15.00
• Dickel Old Fashion: George Dickel Small Batch Smooth Rye Whiskey, muddled with fresh oranges and cherries, a dash of Angostura bitters, sugar in the raw poured over ice $12.00

National Ice Cream Day is Sunday, July 19th and what better way to cool off than to scoop up some free gelato on the patio at Davio’s Northern Italian Steakhouse!

Davio's is offering a free serving per guest with each bowl consisting of 2 scoops, available all day.

Flavors include: S’mores, Tahitian Vanilla and Blueberry and all gelato is from Atlanta’s own Honeysuckle Gelato (http://honeysucklegelato.com).

Be sure to indulge in this decadent treat and enjoy your treat on the patio at Davio’s on the 19th!

Davio's Atlanta

Phipps Plaza
3500 Peachtree Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30326