12046854_10153594949335449_5145154789292090430_nMore than 90 restaurants are taking part in this year’s Taste of Atlanta, which returns to Technology Square in Midtown Oct. 21-23.

The event gives festivalgoers the chance to sample bites and drinks from a wide range of Atlanta eateries. Some of the participating restaurants include Barcelona, Bone Lick BBQ, Hampton + Hudson, il Giallo, The Optimist, Smoke Ring, STK Atlanta, Taqueria del Sol, Venkman’s and Wrecking Bar Brewpub.

You can also watch Atlanta’s top bartenders compete for the title of Taste of Atlanta’s Best Bartender at the Barcraft Competition, pick up grilling tips at the Big Green Egg Grilling Stage, learn tips and technique at The Chef’s Table and CNN’s Holly Firfer will host The Kitchen Workshop where you can get hands-on instruction in the culinary arts.

General admission tickets are on sale now for $25 and VIP tickets are $75. There are also various packages for two and three-day attendance. Tickets are on sale at tasteofatlanta.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.