Quick Bites

Decatur Restaurant Week will be held Oct. 4-8 with participating restaurants offering gourmet prix fixe menus ranging from $15, $25 and/or $35 and include brunch, lunch and/or dinner options for diners to enjoy. Prices are per person and exclude alcohol, tax and gratuity. Participating restaurants include Bhojanic, The Bishop, Café Lily, Cakes & Ale, Chai Pani, Green Ginger, Iberian Pig, No. 246, Parker’s on Ponce, The Pinewood, Twisted Soul Kitchen & Bar, Wahoo! Grill, and more. A complete list of participating restaurants and their signature menus can be viewed at decaturrestaurantweek.com.

The 4th annual Brookhaven Chili Cook Off will be held Oct. 10 from noon to 6 p.m. at Brookhaven Park, 4158 Peachtree Road. More than 75 restaurant and amateur cooking teams will compete for bragging rights, plaques, medals, cash and prizes. Each team will be cooking up chili and Brunswick Stew that can be tasted by festival goers, who will can in the Most Spirited Team and People’s Choice Award competition. Other festival activities will include live music, a kid zone, arts & crafts area and more. A limited amount of tasting spoons will be available in advance on the website for $10 or at the gate for $15. A portion of the proceeds from the festival will benefit Releash Atlanta which provides adoption support to pet rescue organizations and shelters in metro Atlanta. For more information, visit BrookhavenChiliCookOff. com.

The 3rd annual Atlanta Cheese Festival will take place Oct. 9 from 5:30 to 10 p.m. at the Atlanta Botanical Garden in Midtown. The festivities will begin with a Grilled Cheese Meltdown and Macdown competition from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Attendees will have the chance to vote after sampling grilled cheese sandwich creations and mac and cheese from a range of competitors. At the end of the evening restaurants will be crowned Macdown and Meltdown champion selected by attendees and guest judges. Attendees will be able to wander through the garden and sample items from cheesemakers and producers. A full lineup and tickets (which start at $37.50) are available at atlantacheesefestival.com. Proceeds will benefit The Giving Kitchen, a nonprofit that provides emergency assistance grants to metro Atlanta restaurant workers facing unanticipated hardship.

Agave in Cabbagetown will celebrate 15 years serving up southwestern food with “A Night of Good Karma,” a six-course tequila dinner, on Oct. 14 at 7 p.m. The cost is $85 per person and space is limited. For reservations, visit agaverestaurant.com.

Petite Auberge, 2935 North Druid Hills Road, will host its annual Oktoberfest Party on Oct. 24 from 6:30 to 10 p.m. The event will feature a buffet with all-you-can-eat traditional German and Bavarian cuisine. The cost is $40 person and includes coffee, tea, tax and gratuity. Reservations are requested by calling (404) 634-6268.

The Palm Restaurant in the Westin Buckhead Hotel, known for its first-class steaks, and outrageously large Nova Scotia lobsters, is marking its 20th anniversary with a renovation. Andrei Caciula has been named the new general manager. The redesign includes a hand-painted feature wall that highlights Atlanta’s landmarks and two private dining rooms. There’s also a new bar that opens to the hotel lobby. For more information, visit thepalm.com.

Atlanta Les Dames d’Escoffier International hosts its 15th annual Afternoon in the Country at Serenbe on Nov. 8. Chefs from Atlanta’s top restaurants paired with the area’s best farms will be set up in a tasting format alongside fine wines and premium micro-brews. There will also be live music, cake raffle featuring sweets from Atlanta’s top pastry chefs, hayrides, children’s activities and a silent auction offering dining and travel packages, food and wine merchandise and original art by local artists. Proceeds from Afternoon in the Country benefit Georgia Organics, Wholesome Wave, Global Growers Network, The Giving Kitchen, The Wylde Center, The Atlanta Community Food Bank and Atlanta Les Dames d’Escoffier International’s scholarship fund for women in the culinary, beverage and hospitality arts. For more information and tickets, visit ldeiatlanta.org.