Summertime means tomatoes and in
the South we grow ‘em, eat ‘em and celebrate ‘em. In Atlanta, they even throw a
killer festival.Literally.
The eighth
annual Attack of the Killer Tomato Festival serves up all things tomato —bruschetta,
salsas, sauces, entrees, you name it. There’ll be spirits as well, including Bloody
Mary’s and other tomato-enhanced drinks. Proceeds benefit Georgia Organics and
The Giving Kitchen, a non-profit that provides financial support in times of
unforeseen crisis for people in the Atlanta restaurant community.
This year’s
festival will be from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, July 17, 2016, at the Park Tavern of
Atlanta and will feature dozens of chefs and mixologists, plus live music. An
after party follows at 5 p.m. at Park Tavern. Check out the list of
participants here.
Last year's festival raised $60,000
for Georgia Organics and this
year the goal is $100,000. Come on tomato lovers, start seeing red for a good
cause!
Cheré Dastugue Coen is a food and travel writer living in Lafayette, Louisiana. She is the author of several Louisiana
romances under the pen name of Cherie Claire and “Forest Hill,
Louisiana: A Bloom Town History,” “Haunted
Lafayette, Louisiana” and “Exploring
Cajun Country: A Historic Guide to Acadiana” and co-author
of “Magic’s in
the Bag: Creating Spellbinding Gris Gris Bags and Sachets.” Write
her at cherecoen@gmail.com.
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