1468280871861The Attack of the Killer Tomato Festival returns July 17 to a new location – Park Tavern in Midtown. More than 60 chefs and bartenders will be cooking and mixing up dishes and drinks with the summer favorite to benefit Georgia Organics.

Some of the participants include: JCT. Kitchen & Bar, St. Cecilia, Superica, 4th & Swift, Amer, Bacchanalia, Bar Margot, Cooks & Soldiers, Delia’s Chicken Sausage Stand, Fox Bros. BBQ, Gunshow, King of Pops, KR Steak Bar, Ladybird, Murphy’s, Morningside Kitchen, Ormsbys, Saltyard, Serpas, Steinbeck’s, Iberian Pig, Venkman’s and Watershed.

There will also be live music by ’80s cover band The Spazmatics.

Tickets are $45 for general admission, $40 for Georgia Organics members, and $100 for VIP, which allow for early entry at noon. Buy them and get more information at killertomatofest.com.

Collin Kelley is the executive editor of Atlanta Intown, Georgia Voice, and the Rough Draft newsletter. He has been a journalist for nearly four decades and is also an award-winning poet and novelist.