Don’t just drink beer. Experience it.

If you give careful consideration to which wine to pair with a meal but don’t ponder beer in quite the same way, then a beer dinner at Cypress Street Pint & Plate may blow your mind.

Each week, Rob Merrick, beer program manager and resident beer aficionado, hosts Beer Geek Tuesdays. You need not be a beer connoisseur or “geek” to attend, just pull up a chair or bar stool and sip the featured beers and dig into the recommended dishes. Prepare to please your taste buds. (note: for more stories like this visit my blog http://www.insathope.blogspot.com/ )

From Sunday, January 22 to Monday, January 23, Spice Market is hosting a Chinese New Year celebration to welcome a year marked by excitement, unpredictability, exhilaration and intensity, which is how many people respond to the Dragon according to Chinese legend. Those born in dragon years are innovative, brave and passionate.

To mark the occasion, Spice Market will offer complimentary nibbles in the bar area, a four-course tasting menu for $28; beer and cocktail specials; and fortune cookies containing discounts for future visits. During this time, the restaurant will be decorated in the spirit of Chinese New Year and all tables will feature Chinese zodiac placements.

Drink specials include $3 Tsing Tao beer and specialty cocktails for $5 to $7.  The Chinese New Year tasting menu includes the following dishes:

While the contenders for Super Bowl XLVI have yet to be decided, RA Sushi is taking the guesswork out of what to eat at parties on Sunday, February 5. The sushi restaurant in Midtown Atlanta has a catering menu, featuring five sushi platter options, designed for the “House” and the “Block.”

The catering platters range in size from 52 to 119 sushi pieces and are ideal for an intimate gathering or a crowd of hungry football fans. Those ordering the “House” platter can choose between the Basic ($60) option with eight Nigiri pieces and 44 sushi pieces and the Vegetarian Combo ($50) with 54 sushi pieces. The “Block” option consists of the Harajuku Combo ($120), with eight Nigiri pieces and 111 sushi pieces.