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Happy Belly Food Truck (facebook.com/HappyBellyTruck) co-founder Terry Hall, pictured at le with his wife Dawn, died Feb. 11 a er a ve-month battle with lung cancer. Muss & Turner owner Ryan Turner described Hall as “gi ed, determined” and having an “insane work ethic.” e Happy Belly Truck will continue to roll through local neighborhoods with the help of Hall’s sister and husband, who have moved here from Louisiana. e Atlanta Food Truck Park & Market announced today that it will hold its 2nd Annual Taste and Brews beer tasting and food festival on March 8. is unique event includes food samples from a choice of 10 Atlanta food trucks paired with unlimited tastings from more than one hundred domestic, imported and cra beers. e event will be from 2 to 6 p.m. (VIP entry at 1 p.m.) at the park, 1850 Howell Mill Road. Tickets are available now for $45 for General Admission and $75 for VIP. For more information, visit tasteandbrews.com. e Georgia Cra Beer Fest is set for March 22 at Red Brick Brewing, 2323 Defoor Hills Road, to bene t the Georgia Cra Brewers Guild. ere will be samples from 25 breweries, including Moon River, Coastal Empire, Macon Beer Co. and Southbend. General admission tickets are $40 from 1 to 6 p.m. ($75 for VIP from noon to 6 p.m.). Tickets and information at georgiacra brewersguild.org.

Tickets are on sale now for the Atlanta Food & Wine Festival, which will be held May 29 – June 1 in Midtown Atlanta. An early bird pre-sale continues through March 14 at atlfoodandwinefestival.com. e event will feature food and drink from local chefs and mixologists and educational opportunities.

SOHO Atlanta (sohoatlanta.com) restaurant in Vinings has appointed Scott Warren as executive chef. He has served as the sous chef at SOHO for three years and will take over the executive chef duties for departing Executive Chef Joe Ahn.

Las Margaritas (lasmargaritasmidtown.com) on Cheshire Bridge Road has recently given its building a fresh new look, installed a new bar and added new additions to the menu, including a special Monday night fajita menu for just $10 and a Cuban bu et on Tuesdays.

Annual BaconFest will raise money for Dad’s Garage

Defying bulldozers, hardhats and cement trucks, the wildly popular BaconFest will rise from the dirt mountain of its former home and descend upon the Masquerade Music Park on March 29 from 1 p.m. until 6 p.m.

Sponsored by MailChimp, BaconFest will again bene ting Dad’s Garage eatre Company, who recently found itself without a permanent home of its own and is currently producing shows at neighboring 7 Stages eatre in Little Five Points, until they nd their forever home.

Utilizing the extra space that Masquerade a ords the event, BaconFesters can expect a triple helping of everything during the 14th annual event. at means more bacon, more beer, more music, more booths, more entertainment, a silent auction and, as always... more shenanigans.

Selling out every year, all proceeds bene t Dad’s Garage eatre Company, a nonpro t theatre group that engages, cultivates and inspires artists and audiences alike by producing innovative, scripted and improvised works that are recognized locally, nationally and internationally for being undeniably awesome.

Tickets start at $25 and are on sale now at dadsgarage.com for ages 21 and up.