Ladies and gents round up your George Washingtons, gather your couch change, surrender your vending machine back-up stash. From 5-9 on Thursday you can sample the offerings of neighborhood establishments in the East Atlanta Village for only a buck-a-roo per tasting ticket. Yes, you heard right, a dolla. Get the deets on the Taste of East Atlanta.
Come ready to fill your bellies Tuesday's at Loca Luna this summer. A normal evening at the exotic small plates, Samba-tastic sanctuary will cost you $25 easily. For the same price patrons can indulge in bottomless small plates and tote endless beer, wine, sangria & well liquor (within your tolerance limits of course). Voted "Best Mojito" and "Best Latin Tapas" by many of Atlanta's taste makers.
GB's (3242 Peachtree Rd NE; Buckhead; 404-264-0253) second ATL chow house/brewery gets suds tanks directly behind the bar, black & tan sectional checkerboard carpeting meshing with stained hardwood floors, and trippy brown/beige circular-patterned booth seating.
Along with core menu items (Sweet & Spicy Cashew Chicken Stir-Fry, 18oz. Gorgonzola Bone-in Ribeye), they're pouring flagship brews like the malty, medium hopped Blonde Bock (7% ABV), the mildly sweet Marzen lager (5.7%), and Seasonal Summer Brau -- all created using techniques in line with the 500-year-old "German Purity Law", which is actually a fine idea, as long as it's for beer.
See the menu, and make reservations, at GordonBiersch.com
