The Hawks will partner with a local nonprofit an all-new dining experience.

On Sept. 28, the Hawks and Giving Kitchen, a nonprofit providing emergency assistance to food-service workers, will host Atlanta Hawks Forkside Seats. The event will unite new restaurants and chefs.

Chef G. Garvin, State Farm Arena’s chief culinary officer and a TV host and restaurateur, will curate a family-style dinner for the event’s guests.

Giving Kitchen has provided support to food-service workers dealing with emergencies such as illness, injury, housing disaster or death of a family member.

The sale of each ticket benefits Giving Kitchen’s aim to provide emergency assistance and community resources to food-service workers in crisis.

The event will take place at State Farm Arena. Fans interested can purchase tickets at givingkitchen.org/forksideseats.

The restaurants set to participate include:

  • Avize
  • Bar ANA
  • BOSK
  • Café Momentum Atlanta
  • Capolinea at Signia by Hilton
  • Ela
  • Elektra at Forth Hotel
  • Fawn Wine and Amaro Bar
  • Jolene Jolene
  • LowCountry Steak
  • Lucky Star
  • Mothers Best
  • Pizza Verdura Sincera
  • Pure Quill Superette
  • Rolled n Tangled
  • The Ramspeck
  • Tiger Sun

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