The 25th annual Dining Out for Life event to benefit Open Atlanta will be held April 26, and nearly 100 participating restaurants will participate in the fundraiser. The restaurants will donate 25 percent or more of each customers’ total  breakfast, lunch or dinner bill to Open Hand, which prepares, packs and delivers over 5,000 healthy meals every day to underserved, chronically ill individuals across 17 north Georgia counties.

Participating restaurants range from local favorites who have participated for over 15 years, such as The Colonnade, Taqueria del Sol, Eclipse di Luna and Nicola’s, to more recent additions to the restaurant lineup, including Bacchanalia, JP Atlanta, Livingston Restaurant and Bar, BoccaLupo, Iberian Pig and numerous others.

To find out more and see the list of participating restaurants, visit www.diningoutforoh.org.

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.