Featured food events in metro Atlanta May 2 - 6: Taste of Alpharetta, mocktail class with Mom and more

Over 60 restaurants will offer delectable food and drink samples during the Annual Taste of Alpharetta. Photo credit: Alpharetta Convention & Visitors Bureau.

Credit: Carolyn Desalu

Credit: Carolyn Desalu

Over 60 restaurants will offer delectable food and drink samples during the Annual Taste of Alpharetta. Photo credit: Alpharetta Convention & Visitors Bureau.

Over 60 restaurants will offer delectable food and drink samples during the Annual Taste of Alpharetta. Celebrate Mom with a mocktail class. There are several fun, food events happening in metro Atlanta, so add one or all three of the following activities to your calendar. Be prepared to eat, drink and have a grand ole time.

Wednesday, May 2: Guests will enjoy six small bites paired with special selections of organic wines from the Old World region of Spain from 6:30-8 p.m. at Stem Wine Bar . Tickets, which are $42, can be purchased here.

1311 Johnson Ferry Road, Marietta. 678-214-6888, stemwinebar.com .

Thursday, May 3: Satisfy your taste buds with over 60 restaurants offering southern dishes like gumbo; shrimp and grits; Korean barbecue; Indian food; cold press juices; ice cream; cake; and much more during the 28th annual Taste of Alpharetta from 5-10 p.m. Admission to the festival will be free with food tickets, which will be 50 cents each. Attendees will be able to use tickets to buy samples ranging from $1-3 for various restaurants. Chefs culinary competitions, live bands and activities for children will round out the festivities.

Downtown Alpharetta, Milton Ave. and Roswell St., Alpharetta. awesomealpharetta.com/taste-of-alpharetta .

Sunday, May 6: Team up with your mom (or mother-to-be) for a special mocktail class at Urban Tree Cidery from 2-4 p.m. Participants will learn how to prepare four different mocktails and will take home chocolate and their choice of a 750mL bottle of UrbanTree cider or a bottle of 18.21 Bitters. Tickets, which are $60, can be purchased here.

1465 Howell Mill Road NW, Atlanta. 404-855-5546, urbantreecidery.com .

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