About this Event
Quinnie’s Kitchen Presents:Nourish & Thrive 3rd Sunday Pre-Holiday Wellness Experience
Thrive Through the Holidays with Whole-Food, Plant-Based Flavor!
📅 Date: Sunday, November 16, 2025
🕒 Time: 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
📍 Location: Pittsburgh Yards, 353 University Ave. SW, Atlanta, GA
🎟️ Free Community Event – Family Friendly!
Event Description
The holidays are about love, family, and celebration — but they don’t have to come with high blood pressure, extra pounds, or food guilt!
Joinor a fun, food-filled afternoon where we’ll explore how to add nourishing, plant-based versions of traditional Southern holiday dishes to your family table.
You’ll learn:
- How to enjoy the holidays while keeping your health goals on track
- Easy ways to “veganize” classic favorites (your family won’t even know!)
- Why fiber-rich, whole-food ingredients help balance blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar
- Tips for navigating family gatherings when your diet looks different
- Simple recipes and holiday hacks that make wellness delicious
This event is perfect for anyone who wants to eat better during the holidays — whether you’re fully plant-based or just “plant-curious.”
Tasting Menu & Featured Chefs
Enjoy samples of mouth-watering, plant-based holiday favorites prepared by local chefs and home cooks:
- – Smackin’ Collard Greens
- – Cornbread Dressing & Gravy (Grab-and-Go Meals & Sides Available for Purchase)
- – Famous Powerhouse Salad & Dressing & Raw Collard Rolls
- Quinnie's Kitchen – Sweet Potato Soufflé / Sweet Potato Pie
- Chef Alyjah – Macaronic & Cheese, BBQ Kalebone
- – African Meatloaf w Black-Eyed Peas, Pulled "Turkey" Mushrooms
All guests will receive a recipe booklet featuring every dish!
Menu subject to change based on ingredients availability.
Sponsored By
Urban Oaks Initiative 501(c)(3)
Advancing plant-based nutrition and community-rooted entrepreneurship to improve health outcomes, build food sovereignty, and foster equitable, thriving neighborhoods.
Visit Urban Oaks Initiative at and consider a year-end donation to support their mission of wellness and food justice in our communities.
Bring a friend, bring your family, and bring your appetite.
Let’s make this holiday season the healthiest — and tastiest — one yet!
Agenda
Wellness Discussion
Info: Learn how adding whole-food, fiber-rich meals can help prevent disease and promote balance.
Cooking Demonstration
Info: Quinnie will demonstrate how to make her "Powerhouse Salad" and Raw Collard Rolls with Practical tips for healthy holiday cooking
Food Tasting
Info: You get to complimentary sample veganized traditional Southern holiday dishes. There will be food available for purchase if you need an extra bite to eat.
Community Conversation
Info: Share your challenges, concerns, experiences and get inspired to add healthy wholefood plant base cuisine to your holiday dinner.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Pittsburgh Yards, 352 University Avenue Southwest, Atlanta, United States
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