Taste. Sip & Repeat.

The 22nd annual Corks & Chefs: A Taste of Birmingham is an explosion of flavors and the place where art is paired with food, beer, wine, and cocktails.

This popular tasting event, at the 36th Magic City Art Connection in Linn Park, is tented and teeming with patrons sampling delicious culinary creations from Birmingham’s booming restaurant scene. Accompanying specially chosen bottles and elixirs to taste under the 200-foot tent are opportunities for the novice, the curious, and the connoisseur to sit in on guided tastings, seminars, and demos.
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FEATURED RESTAURANTS

There is no better time to be a foodie in the South experiencing Birmingham’s growing culinary landscape and its positioning as a hot food city. Corks & Chefs will be spotlighting 8-10 restaurants for the satisfaction of its hungry foodies each day.

The 2019 Restaurant Lineup (to date)–

• Carrigan’s Public House
• Arrington @ Pursell Farms
• The Essential
• Eli’s Jerusalem Grill
• brick & tin.
• Chez Lulu
• The Continental Bakery in English Village
• EastWest
• Ocean
• Habitat Feed & Social
• Root to Tail
• Roots & Revelry
• Tropicaleo

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WINE & CRAFT BEER
Local wineries, breweries, and distributors are back to show off their most tasty crafts.

Wine (to date)–
International Wines & Craft Beer, Ozan Winery

Craft Beer (to date)–
Interstellar Ginger Beer and Exploration Co.
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SPIRITS & COCKTAILS

Corks & Chefs is excited to expand on its 2019 addition of spirits and cocktails. The Collins Bar, recognized as one of the Best Bars of the South by Southern Living Magazine, is back this year and imagining a series of craft cocktails as only they can. The Atomic, which recently nabbed a 2018 Semifinalist James Beard Award Nomination for outstanding bar program, will be joining the mix this year and bringing their infamous patron full body costumes and more.

But we didn’t stop there. We’re presenting designer cocktails by Birmingham’s newest and chicest bars Queen’s Park and The Paper Doll. With the bar owner of Queen’s Park being named National “Bartender of the Year”, you absolutely must come try their classic cocktails at Corks & Chefs.

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CENTER ROOM SEMINARS, DEMOS & GUIDED TASTINGS

The tasting event continues to offer enhanced experiences through its popular seated seminars and special, guided tastings and demos. The Center Room 2019 will be showcasing an engaging series of special tasting experiences.

2019 Seminar Lineup (more to come!)–
Pot Stirring Radio, Chef Ben Vaughn of Root to Tail + Trace Barnett, The Bitter Socialite
Laura Newman, Queens Park – 2018 USBG Bartender of the Year
James Joseph, Old Forester
Steva Casey, coordinator of Tiki by the Sea and rock-star Bartender at The Atomic Lounge

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TICKETS

Day Ticket:
$40 Early Bird
$45 Advance
$50 Door
Includes: One (1) Taste @ each Featured Restaurant, Unlimited Wine & Beer Sampling, One (1) Cocktail Selection, a Stemless Glass, and Admission to Magic City Art Connection
Combo Sat/Sun Ticket:
$70 Early Bird
$80 Advance
$90 Door
Includes on each day: One (1) Taste @ each Featured Restaurant, Unlimited Wine & Beer Sampling, One (1) Cocktail Selection, a Stemless Glass, and Admission to Magic City Art Connection
Day Ticket – VIP
$50 early bird
$60 Advance
$70 Door
Includes: One (1) Taste @ each Featured Restaurant, Unlimited Wine & Beer Sampling, Two (2) Cocktail Selections, One (1) Center Room Guided Tasting Seminar, a Stemless Glass, and Admission to Magic City Art Connection
Combo Sat/Sun Ticket – VIP
$90 early bird
$100 Advance
Includes on each day: One (1) Taste @ each Featured Restaurant, Unlimited Wine & Beer Sampling, Two (2) Cocktail Selections, One (1) Saturday + One (1) Sunday Center Room Guided Tasting Seminar, a Stemless Glass, and Admission to Magic City Art Connection

Please present your InstaGift ticket voucher on your phone or as a print out with a bar code at a Festival Gate for redemption and wristband. Festival Gate 1: Northwest Gate @ West corner of Linn Park and Rev Abraham Woods, Jr. Blvd (8th Ave N) across from Boutwell deck. Festival Gate 2: South Gate @ Park Place & 20th Street.

Get more info and order tickets: www.corksandchefs.com