EVENTS

Guinness Brewery launches ‘Over The Moon Milk Stout’

I’m not really a big beer drinker but when I am in the mood for a beer, I always choose a stout.  I love stouts because of their rich bold flavor notes of coffee and chocolate.  The only Guinness brewery in the United States happens to be just outside of Baltimore and it’s been open for about a year now.  As much as I love stouts, I only recently visited the new Guinness Open Gate Brewery in  Halethrope, MD to try their new beer launch  ‘Over The Moon Milk Stout’.

The big beer can is a cake

The stout has a 5.30% ABV with flavor notes of cocoa, coffee and chocolate.  It has the big, bold flavors that I love in stouts and I was honestly happy to sip a stout during the summer because most bars don’t serve them during the warm months.  Guinness invited one of their top beer ambassadors from New York to come down to Baltimore and educate our group on a little history of the brewery and give us a detailed profile of the new stout.

The brewery’s on-site restaurant prepared a delicious 24-hour Smoked Short Rib Pasta to accompany the stout tasting.  They also prepared desserts such as their Flourless Chocolate Cake, Cupcakes, Chocolate Cheesecake Mousse and Macaroons.

We also tried the Imperial Golden Pineapple beer which is made with Pineapple Puree and I really liked it.  It was a bit sweet but not too sweet and still had the taste of beer.

After we were done with the beer tasting, we went out onto the brewery lawn to have a Paint and Sip session with Pinot’s Palette. This was my third sip and paint event and I happen to think I’m good at it (toots horn).  Check out the results below…

The Original Painting
My Painting

What do you think?  How’d did i do?

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Vegan Restaurant Week Preview at Golden West Cafe

Maryland is hosting its third annual Maryland Vegan Restaurant Week February 8-17, 2019.   With 35 participating restaurants, (28 restaurants are in
Baltimore City) this is the largest Vegan Restaurant Week in the country.  This year, the organizers are asking that restaurant goers vote on their favorite vegan menu item and post photos with the hastags #MyBmore #VeganRestaurantWeek #MDVeganEats #MDvRW.

I was invited to preview the Vegan Restaurant Week options at Golden West Café in Hampden, Baltimore.  I’m not a vegan but I like to eat so I was excited to attend a vegan food event with other vegans and non-vegan foodies.   I was pleasantly surprised that I enjoyed the menu options, not that I thought I wouldn’t like them, I just didn’t know what to expect.

Vegan Chicken Box
Banh Mi Tofu
Oyster Po Boy made with Fried Mushrooms
Seitan Kebobs
Muffuletta
Monster Mac Burger
Fish Tacos

 

Vegan Cocktails
Vegan Cupcakes – Champagne and Strawberry
Vegan Chocolate Desserts

My favorite were the Oyster Po Boy and the Fish Tacos…guess I’m a seafood girl at heart. LOL!  For more information and a full list of participating restaurants, visit https://www.mdveganeats.com/

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The Table Is Set

Sometimes I like to get in the kitchen and flex my cooking skills… especially when the recipe calls for crab!  I’ve partnered with Soul Food Sessions to make Charred Corn Crabcakes with Watermelon Rind Slaw. Soul Food Sessions was started in 2017 with a goal to enhance opportunities for African-American chefs by hosting dining experiences that feature diverse culinary talents and open the conversation about equal opportunity in the food industry. Soul Food Sessions is taking their mission to increase diversity in the culinary industry on the road thanks to a partnership with Coca-Cola Consolidated.  SFS will host “The Table is Set: A Four-City Tour Served With A Coke.”  The pop-up dinner series is bringing their third stop on the tour to Baltimore on Sunday, July 29th at the American Brewery.

The  Charred Corn Crab Cakes with Watermelon Rind Slaw recipe will be served as one of the courses at the dinner. It was very easy to make and all ingredients can be purchased at your local Harris Teeter. I paired the meal with Coca-Cola Life.  Coca-Cola Life pairs with the subtle natural sweetness of watermelon rind to bring out the complex texture and flavors, yet lightness, of crab cakes.

If you’re interested in attending this event, check out the details and ticket information here .

*This post was #sponsored

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Patio Party at Gertrude’s Restaurant

I’m going to be honest, I didn’t know the Baltimore Museum of Art had a restaurant inside.  I’m ashamed to say I haven’t been to the BMA since middle school.  That changed recently when I was invited to Gertrude’s Restaurant for their new summer series Patio Party.

Gertrude’s Restaurant was packed for a Wednesday evening. A few steps from the museum entrance, I walked past the restaurant and straight onto the outdoor patio area.  A portion of the outdoor patio was covered with a tent, which was perfect because there was a bit of drizzle that day.  The outdoor space features a tranquil fountain and sculpture garden.

The cocktail menu included beer, wine and two specialty cocktails.  The food was a mix of Fried Oyster Sliders, Cocktail Shrimp, Crab Cake Bahn Mi, Fried Catfish Cakes and French Onion Dip with fried onions and potato chips.  Gertrude’s will continue to host their Patio Party series for every Wednesday in July – August 2018.  And they also had outdoor games like a big chess set, checker set and card games.  Fun time for a Wednesday night.

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Baltimore Blogger Bytes with Will Drink for Travel and Ty Alexander

Last week I attended the first Baltimore Blogger Bytes series featuring Ashlee Tuck of Will Drink for Travel and Ty Alexander of Gorgeous in Grey.  A crowd of about 30 bloggers gathered at Forno in Downtown Baltimore to eat, drink, network and learn a few blogger tips from Ty. The cocktails were courtesy of CAMUS Cognac and the bites were prepared by the restaurant.

Baltimore Blogger Bytes Camus Cognac

The cognac cocktails included the classic Sidecar and Old Fashioned, there was also an option to drink it neat or with a mixer.  I ordered the two cocktails on the menu and I really enjoyed them.  It was my first time sampling the CAMUS brand and it was smooth and perfect for mixing.  The bites included mini crab cakes, fried polenta, meatballs and bruschetta.

This was my second time at Forno Baltimore and I forgot how cute the restaurant is. They have an outdoor patio area on the side with heated lamps for those chilly nights.  The restaurant also reserved a plush room for us, perfect to host small events. Guests were  given gift bags that included, a small bottle of CAMUS Cognac, a Baltimore Magazine, skin care and hair care products.

This was such a fun event, I hope they’ll be more to come.  For more photos and information on future events check out Will Drink For Travel‘s blog.

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#RyeDayThe13th Celebration at Rye Street Tavern and Sagamore Spirit Distillery

Rye Street Tavern has been open for about a month now and has received nothing but great reviews.  The restaurant is next to Sagamore Spirit Distillery and recently they joined forces to host a Rye celebration held on Friday, October 13th – they cleverly titled it “Rye Day the 13th”.   That Friday happened to be a wet one, but despite the weather hundreds of people came out to see what the new restaurant and distillery had to offer.  The event was both inside the restaurant and outside on the restaurant grounds with some of the outdoor portion covered by large white event tents. Outside, guests enjoyed music from a live band, they were also welcome to commemorate the night at the photo/video booth station.  Inside the tents guests were entertained by numerous games including giant versions of Pac-Man, Tetris, Light Bright,  Cornhole and the longest foosball table I’ve ever seen.  There was also an option to take a distillery tour during the event.

There were two food areas set up at the event, one was a taco station that served Pork Tacos and the other served Yellow Fin Tuna Poke and assorted desserts.  The event also featured restaurant wait staff passing hors d’oeuvres such as Roast with Mashed Potatoes, Grilled Carrots and Grilled Oysters.

There were two bar areas serving wine, beer and of course specialty Rye cocktails.  The two featured cocktails were the “Sagamore Rye Goldrush” and the Sagamore Brooklyn”.  I particularly liked how the bar staff pre-batched the cocktails because it cut down on wait time in the drink line.  If mixed drinks aren’t your thing, they also had a table serving free shots of Rye.

If this is any indication of how Rye Street Tavern and Sagamore Distillery celebrate, count me it, I’ll be there every time! #RyeDaythe13th

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