Industry Calendar – Past Events

Below is a list of events important to the restaurant trade in Georgia for the previous year. View the current and upcoming and events here.

JANUARY 2012

• ACF Greater Atlanta Chapter January Meeting
  
  January 9, 2012, College Park. For more information, visit Atlanta Culinary Federation Greater Atlanta Chapter
• Inaugural Historic Roswell Restaurant Week
  January 14-22, 2012, Roswell. For more information, visit Roswell Restaurant Week
• Hotel, Motel and Restaurant Supply Show of the Southeast
  January 24-26, 2012 in Myrtle Beach, SC. For more information, visit Hotel, Motel and Restaurant Supply Show of the Southeast.
• A Toast to Allen Jones
  January 29, 2012 at 4th & Swift restaurant, Atlanta.  For more information,  call (678) 904-0160.
• GRA Catering Boot Camp-Session One
  January 30, 2012 at Affairs to Remember in Atlanta.  For more information, visit Georgia Restaurant Association.
• GRA Mountain Chapter Meeting
  January 31, 2012 at The Smith House, Dahlonega.  For more information, visit Georgia Restaurant Association.

DECEMBER 2011

• ACF Monthly Meeting
  December 5, 2011 at Atlanta Foods International. For more information, visit ACF Atlanta.
• GRA Coastal Chapter Meeting
  December 7, 2011 at The Pirates House, Savannah, Georgia. For more information, visit Georgia Restaurant Association.
• UCCA Christmas Party
  December 9, 2011 at the Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center. For more information, call (770) 977-4277.

NOVEMBER 2011

• Cabbagetown Chomp and Stomp
  November 5, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia, For more information, visit Cabbagetown Chomp and Stomp.
• Les Dames d’Escoffier International’s Afternoon in the Country
  November 6, 2011 at Serenbe, Chattahoochee Hills, Georgia. For more information, visit Les Dames d’Escoffier International.
• Sourcing and Selling of Local Meats into Food Service
  November 7, 2011 in Kennesaw, Georgia. For more information, visit Georgia Organics.
• ACF Monthly Meeting
  November 7, 2011 at Performance Foodservice - Milton's. For more information, visit ACF Atlanta.
• GRACE Awards Gala
  November 13, 2011 at Loews Atlanta Hotel.  For more information, visit Georgia Restaurant Association.
• National BBQ Cup
  November 18–19 in Cumming, Georgia. For more information, visit National BBQ Cup.

OCTOBER 2011

• Rock Shrimp Festival
  October 1, 2011 at St. Marys, Georgia.  For more information, visit www.visitkingsland.com
• Taste of Atlanta
  October 22-23, 2011 in Atlanta.  For more information, visit Taste of Atlanta.
• ACF Monthly Meeting - Phoenix 10th Annual Chefs Gathering
  October 3, 2011 at Phoenix Produce. For more information, visit ACF Atlanta.
• 14th Southern Foodways Symposium
  October 28-30, 2011 in Oxford, Mississippi.  For more information, visit Southern Foodways.
• Shalom Y’all Jewish Food Festival
  October 30, 2011 in Savannah, Georgia.  For more information, visit www.mickveisrael.org

SEPTEMBER 2011

• Savannah Craft Brew Fest September 2–4, 2011 in Savannah, Georgia. For more information, visit Savannah Craft Brew Fest.
• ACF Atlanta Monthly Meeting September 12, 2011 at Inland Seafood. For more information, visit ACF Atlanta.
• Welcome Show 2011 September 15-16, 2011 at the Wilmington Convention Center, Wilmington NC.  For more information, visit the Welcome Show 2011.

AUGUST 2011

• ACF Atlanta Monthly Meeting - Halpern's & Prime Wine Show.
  August 2, 2011 at Georgia Aquarium -  For more information, visit ACF Atlanta.
• Summer Shade Festival/Corks & Forks
  August. 27–28, 2011 at Grant Park in Atlanta. For more information, visit Grant Park Conservancy.
• Give Me Five: Five Chefs & Five Sommeliers
  August 28, 2011 at Cherokee Town Club, Atlanta.  For more information, contact Share Our Strength.

JULY 2011

• Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
  July 17, 2011 at JCT. Kitchen & Bar.  For more information, visit Attack of the Killer Tomato Fest Facebook page.
• ACF National Convention
  July 22–26 in Dallas, Texas. For more information, visit American Culinary Federation.

JUNE 2011

• International Association of Culinary Professionals
  June 1–4, 2011 in Austin, Texas.  For more information, visit International Association of Culinary Professionals.
• Virginia-Highland Summerfest
  June 4–5, 2011 in Virginia Highland, Atlanta.  For more information, visit Virginia Highland Civic Association.
• ACF Monthly Meeting
  June 6, 2011 at US Foodservice. For more information, visit ACF Atlanta.
• Watermelon Days Festival
  June 9, 2011 in Cordele, Georgia. For more information, visit Cordele.
• GRA Annual Meeting
  June 21, 2011 at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Atlanta - Northlake.  For more information, visit Georgia Restaurant Association.

MAY 2011

• Taste of Marietta
  May 1, 2011 in Marietta Square, Marietta, Georgia.  For more information, visit Taste of Marietta.
• ACF Monthly Meting
  May 2, 2011 at Royal Foodservice. For more information, visit ACF Atlanta.
• Savannah Seafood Festival
  Early May, 2011 in Savannah, Georgia.
• 3rd Annual Wurstfest
  May 7, 2011 in Helen, Georgia. For more information, visit the Helen Chamber of Commerce.
• 21st Annual Taste of Alpharetta
  May 12, 2011 at Wills Park in Alpharetta, Georgia.  For more information, visit Alpharetta.
• ALIVE! Expo
  May 15–16, 2011 at Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.  For more information, visit Alive Expo.
• Atlanta Food & Wine Festival
  May 19-22, 2011 in Atlanta. For more information, visit Atlanta Food & Wine Festival's web site.
• Taste of Sautee
  May 21, 2011 in Sautee, Georgia.  For more information, visit Sautee Village.
• National Restaurant Association Show
  May 21–24, 2011 at Chicago's McCormick Place.  For more information, visit National Restaurant Association.
• International Wine, Spirits & Beer Event
  May 22-23, 2011 at Chicago's McCormick Place. For more information, visit National Restaurant Association.
• Atlanta Jazz Festival
  May 28–30, 2011 in Piedmont Park, Atlanta.  For more information, visit Atlanta Festivals.

APRIL 2011

• ACF Atlanta Monthly Meeting
  April 4, 2011 at Prime Meats. For more information, visit ACF Atlanta.
• Taste the World
  April 9, 2011 at Zoo Atlanta.  For more information, visit Refugee Family Services.
• 16th Annual Classic City Brew Fest
  April 10, 2011 in Athens. For more information, visit Classic City Brew Fest.
• Taste of the Nation Atlanta
  April 14, 2011 at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta. For more information, visit Taste of the Nation - Atlanta.
• Sweetwater 420 Festival
  April 15-17, 2011 in Candler Park, Atlanta.  For more information, visit Sweetwater Fest.
• Tybee Wine Festival
  April 16, 2011 on Tybee Island, Georgia.  For more information, visit Tybee Wine Festival.
• Atlanta Dogwood Festival’s Friends of Dogwood Pavilion
  April 16-17, 2011 at Piedmont Park, Atlanta.  For more information, visit Dogwood Festival.
• Metropolitan Cooking & Entertaining Show
  April 30 - May 1, 2011 at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta.  For more information, visit Metropolitan Cooking.
• Vidalia Onion Festival
  April 30–May 1 in Vidalia, Georgia.  For more information, visit Vidalia Onion Festival.

MARCH 2011

• Great American Baking Contest Atlanta
  March 2, 2011 at The Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts - Atlanta.
• Research Chefs Association Annual Conference & Culinology Expo
  March 2–5, 2011 in Atlanta.  For more information, visit Research Chefs Association.
• 14th Annual Collard Greens Festival
  March 5, 2011 in Port Wentworth. For more information, visit Port Wentworth
• ACF Atlanta Monthly Meeting
  March 7, 2011 at Sunbelt Foods. For more information, visit ACF Atlanta.
• Georgia Organics 14th Annual Conference
  March 11–12, 2011 in Savannah.  For more information, visit Georgia Organics.
• US Foodservice Expo
  March 15, 2011 at the Cobb Galleria Center in Atlanta.  For more information, visit U.S. Foodservice.
• Cherry Blossom Festival
  March 18-27,  2011 in Macon, Georgia.  For more information, visit, Cherry Blossom Festival. www.cherryblossom.com
• High Museum Atlanta Wine Auction
  March 23–26, 2011 in Atlanta.  For more information, visit High Museum Atlanta Wine Auction.
• HEFG State Culinary Championships
  March 25, 2011 at Gwinnett Technical College. For more information, visit Hospitality Education Foundation of Georgia
• Inman Park Restaurant Week
  March 28 - April 3 in Atlanta's Inman Park neigborhood. For more information, visit Inman Park Restaurant Week.
• ACF Golf Invitational
  March 29, 2011 at Settindown Creek Golf Course.  For more information, visit American Culinary Federation Atlanta.

FEBRUARY 2011

• Taste of Asia Dine Out Week
  February 3-10, 2011. For more information, visit Taste Of Asia.
• Taste of Dunwoody
  February 4, 2011 at W Atlanta Perimeter.  For more information, visit Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.
• ACF Atlanta President's Gala
  February 7, 2011 at Druid Hills Golf Club. For more information, visit ACF Atlanta.
• The NAFEM Show
  February 10–12, 2011 at Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Fla. For more information, visit www.thenafemshow.org
• Taste of Love Epilepsy Foundation of Georgia Gala
  February 12, 2011 at the Ritz-Carlton—Buckhead.  For more information, visit the Epilepsy Foundation.
• GRA Public Affairs Day
  February 15, 2011.  For more information, visit the Georgia Restaurant Association.
• 2011 Hospitality Career Expo
  February 18, 2011 at the Hilton Downtown Atlanta. For more information, visit Hospitality Education Foundation of Georgia.
• ACF Southeast Regional Conference
  February 19 - 21, 2011 at the Hilton Downtown Atlanta. For more information, visit American Culinary Federation.
• 18th Annual Taste of Athens
  February 20, 2011 at the The Classic Center in Athens, Georgia.  For more information, visit Taste of Athens.
• School of Hospitality Career EXPO
  February 25, 2011 at the Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta.  For more information, visit Georgia State University School of Hospitality.
• Atlanta Magazine’s Best of Atlanta Party
  February 28, 2011 at the Cobb Galleria Centre.  For more information, visit Camp Twin Lakes.

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