Atlanta Food Events, Feb. 13-17: Anti-Valentine’s Day, a beer tasting, and more

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• Maggie Anderson will be signing her book Wednesday at Sweet Georgia’s Juke Joint.

PushStart Kitchen Mon.-Tues., Feb. 13-14. Anti-Valentine Dinner. PushStart Kitchen is serving an Anti-Valentine Dinner including beef heart confit, seared quail “lovebird,” and white chocolate cremeux with brandied cherries. Suggested cash donation is $75 per person. Details

Or, for regular smoochy-smoochy-day events, check out our full list of Valentine’s Day events.

Octane Wed., Feb. 15, 5:30-7 p.m. Hop City Beer Tasting at Octane. Hop City Craft Beer & Wine hosts weekly beer tastings at neighboring coffee shop Octane every Wednesday. This week, Penn Brewery beers will be featured. Details

Sweet Georgia’s Juke Joint Wed., Feb. 15, 6:30 p.m. Maggie Anderson Book Signing. Sweet Georgia’s Juke Joint will be hosting a special book signing by author Maggie Anderson of The Empowerment Experience. Sweet Georgia’s Juke Joint will help Anderson launch her book, Our Black Year, where she chronicles spending her money strictly with black-owned businesses for one year. Meet and greet with the author and enjoy the live music at Sweet Georgia’s Juke Joint. ===Details===

The Porter Beer Bar Wed., Feb. 15. Dine Out Benefitting Horizon Theater. When you go to the Porter for dinner on Wednesday, a portion of your bill will be donated to Horizon Theater. Details

The Octopus Bar Wed., Feb. 15. Music and Wine Pairings. This Wednesday, a DJ set by Karl Injex (the Sound Table) will be followed by a live band at 1:30 a.m. In addition to the regular menu, the bar will also feature wine pairings from The Scholium Project. ===Details===