The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
July food events to add to your calendar
Break out your Hawaiian shirts for this Taco Luau
On July 3, BeetleCat will transform into a beach paradise for a Taco Luau. Along with drink and beer specials, the Inman Park restaurant will have a pig roast and other Hawaiian specials. Chef Andrew Isabella has created a menu for the luau that includes Caja China pig and beach sideinspired taco fixings including pineapple kimchi, potato yucca salad, street corn and chipotle lime slaw. Be sure to break out your Hawaiian shirts, leis and grass skirts for the event. Tickets are $25 and include food specials alo ngwith two drink tickets.
1-4 p.m. July 3. $25 per person. BeetleCat, 299 N. Highland Ave. NE, Atlanta. 678-732-0360, bit.ly/2sDipt1.
‘Run with t he bulls’ at Eclipse di Luna
To celebrate Spain’s annual tradition of the Running of the Bulls, Eclipse di Luna will serve up a week of specials from July 10 until July 14. For $25, guests will dine on bottomless portions of Eclipse di Luna’s classic paella and sangria at both locations. The restaurant will also offer bull-themed signature cocktails.
July 10-14. Eclipse di Luna, 4505 Ashford Dunwoody Road NE, Atlanta. 678-205-5862, www. eclipsediluna.net/.
Indulge in an afternoon full of ice cream
The Atlanta Ice Cream Festival returns to Piedmont Park for the seventh year in a row. To show that a b alanced lifestyle can be fun and delicious, the festival is full of activities, including a cancer benefit walk, yoga and an ice cream-eating competition.
11 a.m.-6 p.m. July 22. Piedmont Park, 10th Street NE and Charles Allen Drive, Atlanta. 678964-5944, www.atlantaicecreamfestival.com.
Taste the flavors of summer at Osteria Mattone
At Osteria Mattone, sommelier Daniel Pernice will take guests through the flavors of summer with his favorite summer wines. Pernice will expla int he flavor profiles of the wines along with t heir ideal pairings. Throughou tt he evening, guests will also be able to dine on a selection of salumi and formaggi on Osteria’s patio. Tickets are limited to this event and cost $29 per person.
2-4 p.m. July 23. Osteria Mattone, 1095 Canton St., Roswell. 678-878-3378, bit.ly/2tycEuj.