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Today is a busy day for me, so I don’t have time to pen a review.  However, that doesn’t mean I’m completely disconnected from what’s going down in the 404 (or 770 … or even the 678).  Here is a snap shot of some stuff that I’m checking out.

30 Restaurants In 30 Days: Much to the delight of foodies around the city, John Kessler is pumping out some new content.  The AJC’s food blogger extraordinaire is currently hitting 30 restaurants in 30 days.  He’s already dropped in on La Pietra Cucina, Mary Mac’s Tea Room, and a few other places.  You can follow the action over on the Food & More blog.

Hardy Gets A Visit: Top Chef contestants and Atlanta chefs Eli Kirshtein and Kevin Gillespie took a trip out to Healdsburg, CA to visit the Murphy-Goode Wine Country Lifestyle Correspondent (no really, that’s the title!).  That just happens to be Atlanta superstar Hardy Wallace.  You can find details of the event over on the trueslant.com blog.

Martha Stewart Charity Dinner: I may be the only person in this world that doesn’t have a soft-spot for Martha Stewart.  That said, this is pretty cool.  You can bid on the Martha Stewart Dinner Party (currently just shy of 3k).  It includes a gourmet dinner for six at Cantitoe Farm prepared by Pierre Schaedelin, chef at famed Benoit and one of Martha’s favorites.

  Harvest Midtown hits Sunday, Oct. 4 from 1pm to 5pm (that’s tomorrow as of this writing).  The event will be hosted at the Georgian Terrace in Midtown and runs from 1pm to 5pm.  This fall festival features a lot of food, wine, and entertainment from around the city.

If ya’ll are looking for full on details, check out Harvest Midtown’s website.  In the meantime, here’s a little summary of what to expect in the food & wine department.

Winemaker Mark Davidson will be hosting mini seminars on organic bio demonic wines.  They run once an hour on the 30s.  If you get a sip of something you like, head over to the Barrelman Wine & Cheese Booth to score some grape juiz.

Meanwhile, there will be food tastings from a number of nearby restaurants.  According to the HM Website, you’ll be able to score some grub from ENO, Chow Baby, Muss & Turner’s, Holy Taco, The Melting Pot, The Sun Dial, Spice Market, Rosa Mexicano, Livingston, Baraonda, Pacci, Pura Vida, The Oceanaire, Nickiemoto’s, Noni’s Deli, Dolce, Geisha House, Flat Creek Lodge, and Ri Ra Irish Pub.  If you’re interested in going, you have a couple of ticket options. General admission tix will run you $55 while VIP cost $85.  You can save $10 if you purchase tickets before tomorrow.  You can do that online.  Last but not least, the event is a fundraiser for Camp Twin Lakes.  Details on the tickets after the jump!

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Stout Irish Pub in Buckhead is doing a good thing.  In conjunction with the Atlanta 2 Day Walk, Stout will donate 10% of their sales three times over the next two months.  On April 28, May 26, and June 30th, aka … the last Tuesday of each month, if you dine at Stout … they’ll donate!  Though I have never been there to eat, the place does a solid bar business.  In addition to inexpensive Irish grub, the restaurant doubles as a sports bar.  Thus, they’ve got plenty of TVs and tons of games.  I now have a great reason to go check it out.

Stout Irish Pub Restaurant Address & Information:
56 E Andrews Dr NW, Atlanta, GA 30305 // P: 404.869.1151 // Stout Irish Pub Website // Stout Irish Pub Menu

As many people know [because of this blog … right??? ], Leon’s Full Service in Decatur auctioned off the first pint served at the restaurant.  The charitable event raised $2,650!  That is impressive.

However, recent news out of London puts that to shame.  Woolworths (wiki), that now collapsed retail chain, elected to auction off their last bag of pic’n’mix  (wiki) for a charitable cause.  The auction closed at £14,500 (roughly $20,700)!  That’s a lotta dough for such a small amount of candy.

The auction was conducted on eBay and the winning bidder had private feedback; I sure hope this sale goes through.