Month: January 2012

Drink

A lesson in Belgian beers with Little Bear’s Ryan Sweeney

It’s been a goal for Ryan Sweeney to open up a Belgian beer bar since he first visited the country years back. Last Friday, Little Bear opened its doors in downtown Los Angeles. A concept created by the Oinkster and Maximiliano’s Andre Guerrero (pictured left) and Verdugo Bar and Surly Goat’s Ryan Sweeney (pictured right) […]

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San Francisco's 'Dine About Town' launch party tickets on sale

To celebrate the launch of “Dine About Town” in conjunction with “California Restaurant Month“, the organizers are throwing a launch party on Thursday, January 12 from 6 PM – 8 PM at City View at Metreon. Tickets are $40 with proceeds going to “Meals on Wheels”, an organization that helps deliver meals to seniors with […]

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Wine Road Northern Sonoma County's 'Winter Wineland' wine celebration

The “Winter Wineland” event from Wine Road is a celebration of wine, art, and education. On January 14 to January 15, 2012, from 11 AM to 4 PM each day, discover new wines from over 140 wineries, meet artists, and learn about vineyard practices throughout the Alexander, Dry Creek, and Russian River Valleys. Advanced tickets […]

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Lions and Dim Sum coming to Sonoma

Sonoma Sister Cities Association and guests from the Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China welcome the “Year of the Dragon” in their upcoming Chinese New Year’s Festivities, Saturday, January 21, 2012, from 1 PM to 4 PM at Jacuzzi Family Vineyards. Celebrity Chef Martin Yan will demonstrate his cooking skills while KRON-TV Anchor/Reporter […]

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Hangar 24 becomes a regional craft brewery

With only being open for four years, on December 31st, Redlands, CA based Hangar 24 Craft Brewery broke the 15,000 barrel production mark and graduated from being classified as a “Microbrewery” to a “Regional Craft Brewery”. The criteria between the two terms is based on the number of barrels they produce, regional breweries brew from […]