Food That Rocks Returns May 6 To Hammond Park

SANDY SPRINGS, GA -- Sandy Springs foodies, it will soon be time to come together and celebrate the city's ever-growing restaurant scene.

The 2017 Food That Rocks celebration will be held May 6 at Hammond Park, and will showcase more than 20 Sandy Springs chefs and eateries.

Attendees will also be treated to music and other activities, all of which will benefit three local charities.

Set for 6:30 p.m. to 11 p.m., Food That Rock is for those 21 years old and up. General admission tickets are $50 each in advance, $55 after April 24 and $60 at the door.

First-taster VIP tickets are $65 per person in advance, $70 after April 24 and $75 at the door, if available.

This year's event will feature an exciting visit from The New York Times best-selling author Mary Kay Andrews, who is slated to release a new cookbook in early May. She also plans to offer samples from some of her favorite recipes.

"The Beach House Cookbook" is a compilation of choice recipes from the author herself, friends and families. From an early spring dinner of cherry balsamic-glazed lamb chops with bacon-kissed green beans to July 4th buttermilk-brined fried chicken, yuppie potato salad and Coca-Cola cake, this cookbook offers menus and recipes to put you in a coastal state of mind all year long.

“I look forward to sharing the cookbook with Food That Rocks attendees, and bringing a bit of Tybee Island to Sandy Springs,” Andrews said.

Andrews will be selling and signing books, with a percentage of proceeds benefiting the three Food That Rocks designated charities: Second Helpings, Ian’s Friends Foundation and the Georgia Ovarian Cancer Alliance.

Food That Rocks is presented by the Sandy Springs Restaurant Council and Taste of Atlanta.

For information about the event and sponsorship possibilities, visit www.FoodThatRocks.org or call Dale Gordon DeSena at 404-875-4434.

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