Good Day Atlanta viewer information: Dec. 1, 2023

Monday Night Brewing prepares for Dawg invasion

The Atlanta chapter of the UGA Alumni Association is heading to West Midtown to cheer on the team and sip some of the city's best beers at Monday Night Brewing.

ATLANTA - The Road to the SEC Championship:

In case you hadn’t heard, there’s a big football game happening in Atlanta this weekend! And if Georgia fans weren’t able to score a ticket to the SEC Championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Saturday, there’s a place nearby where plenty of Dawgs will cheer on the reigning National Champs while sipping on some of the city’s best beer!

We’re talking about Monday Night Brewing, of course, which will host the SEC Championship watch party for the Atlanta Chapter of the UGA Alumni Association. UGA Alumni Chapters around the world host watch parties during college football season, and the Atlanta Chapter holds them at Monday Night West Midtown, located at 670 Trabert Avenue Northwest.

Kickoff time this Saturday is at 4 p.m., and the brewery opens at noon — so there’s plenty of time to get in, get a good seat, and taste-test some brews before the game begins.

Of course, we couldn’t wait until Saturday to start the party, so we spent Friday morning with the Monday Night Brewing team. Click the video player in this article to check out our morning hanging out in West Midtown!

Crowd-pleasing tailgate food on a budget

Kim Southern is used to feeding appetites on a not-so-big budget, and she shared some of her recipes for tailgating favorites with Alyse Eady.

UGA fans gives us some fun tailgaiting ideas ahead of the SEC Championship: Kim Southern is a UGA fan and mom of a former UGA football player. She has become well known in tailgating circles for her delicious food and especially her Georgia-themed sugar cookies. She shows off her decorated cookies, her fan favorite ham and cheese sliders and Hot Diggity Dog vidalia onion dip. She will demo the onion dip with Alyse and provide recipes for all three.

Making desserts with Southern Baked Pies

There's nothing better during the holidays than a delicious warm dessert, and the Southern Baked Pie Company makes some of the best in all og Georgia. Owner and founder Amanda Wilbanks joins Natalie McCann to show how to make a delicious cranberry pear pie.

Amanda Wilbanks of Southern Baked Pie company for National Pie Day: It's National Pie day! Southern Baked pie, one of the leading pie companies in Georgia, visits the station to share their cranberry pear pie recipe. If you'd like to order this or any pie for the holidays click here.

Getting creative with festive garland

If you're getting your home ready for the holidays, why not add some garland to your décor? The experts at Pike Nurseries shows how a little garland can add a nice touch to just about any area of your home.

Pike Nurseries gives tips on Garland for the holidays: To find a Pike Nurseries location near you, click here.

New experiences and events at Zoo Atlanta

There's always something fun going on at Zoo Atlanta, and the holidays are even better. Zoo Atlanta's lead keeper ambassador Christina Lavallee and one of the zoo's chinchillas visited Good Day's Natalie McCann to talk about everything that's going on at the zoo.

Atlanta Zoo visits the station with a chinchilla and information on IllumiNights: A Chinese Lantern Festival presented by Georgia Power: This year, the zoo introducing new lanterns and experiences, transforming the zoo into a nighttime wonderland. Purchase your ticket here.

Shari Nycole on navigating the holiday haze

The most wonderful time of the year can also be one of the most stressful too. Radio personality Shari Nycole joins Joanne Feldman to share some tips to help you break out from being mentally checked out.

Shari' from the Willie Moore Jr Show talks beating the holiday haze: The most wonderful time of the year can also be one of the most stressful too. That can make it easy to want to check out mentally and become less productive. Shari has some tips to help you break out from the holiday haze. Listen to Shari on Praise 102.5 from 3 til 7.

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