Atlanta weekend food events: Feb. 21-23

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• Cheers to SweetWater Brewery's 17th Birthday Party

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Friday

Alliance Francaise d'Atlanta Fri., Feb. 21, 7 p.m. Champagne and Chocolate Enjoy an evening of champagne tasting with partner Atlantic Wine and chocolates from Chocolate South and many other Atlanta chocolatiers. Details

Hand in Hand Fri., Feb. 21, 7 p.m.-midnight Beeds & Booze Bar Crawl Celebrate Mardi Gras in the Virginia Highlands. Wear beads and travel from bar to bar indulging in Mardi Gras themed shots with food and drink specials. Details

BLT Steak Feb. 21-28, 11:30 a.m. Going for the Gold Celebrate the Olympics' last full weekend with international burgers inspired from the games. Details

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Saturday

Meehan's Public House Atlantic Station Sat., Feb. 22 Lucky Pints Participate in Lucky Pints, where guest can drink and wine prizes with proceeds going towards St. Baldrick's Foundation, a charity committed to funding research to find cures for childhood cancers. Details

Preserving Place Sat., Feb. 22, 5 p.m. Bitter and Tinctures This class offers learning how to preserve herbs and spices and turning them into a liquid spice rack for your bar or kitchen. Details

Decatur's Organic Farmers Market Saturdays, 9 a.m. Continues through Feb. 26 Decatur Farmers Market Join Decatur Farmers Market, a market that strives to strengthen the local food system, for its Saturday afternoon edition. Details

Smoke Ring Sat. & Sun., Feb. 22-23, 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Barbecue Brunch Join Smoke Ring for their brunch and bottomless mimosas. Details

Steamhouse Lounge Sat. & Sun.,Feb. 22-23 2014 Oysterfest Midtown's Steamhouse Lounge and their sister restaurants are coming together to throw their 27th Oysterfest. Details

Tin Lizzy's Feb. 22 National Margarita Day Celebrate National Margarita Day at all Tin Lizzy's locations. Details

Sunday

SweetWater Brewery Sun., Feb. 23, 2-6 p.m. 17 Years of Heady Beers Celebrate SweetWater Brewery's seventeenth birthday where there will be goodies, live music, a special anniversary pint glass, and food trucks. Details

Octopus Bar Sun., Feb. 23, 10 p.m. The Starving Man's Banquet Chef Ryan Smith, former exectutive chef of Empire State South, is joining Octopus Bar's Chef Angus Brown and Nhan Le for a nine course dinner with drink parings to help Smith while he prepares for his next venture Staplehouse. Details