Tag: Food

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Tasty

Taste is subjective but that doesn’t mean we can’t improve our tasting ability and one way to do that is to educate yourself with book learning from someone who can guide the way.

That person is Mandy Naglich. And she has an impressive CV.  Advanced Cicerone, check. Certified Taster, check. Certified Cider Professional, check. Completed all levels of WSET Spirits, check.

Also a journalist with credits for Vice, Taste of Home, VinePair, and Wine Enthusiast. 

Oh, and a book about tasting too. With the simple title, How to Taste. It is pre-order now and it is on my reading list.

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Atwater Beer-Wine-Food # 2

Atwater BWF

The folks behind the curtain at Link ‘n’ Hops and 55 Degree wine have come back for a second go at The Atwater Village Beer, Food & Wine Festival.

According to the organizers, “Last year the festival sold out with over 1,000 attendees.” Which is amazing considering the small space it was wedged into.  But for those in the Glendale/Pasadena/Silver Lake areas it is a great chance for a lower key fest without a lot of the snobbery you see at other festivals.

Partial brewery list: Figueroa Mountain, El Segundo Brewery, Bootleggers Brewery

Partial food truck list: The Grilled Cheese Truck, Kogi BBQ

Click here for the full (and growing) list of participants. And to check out if you would rather go VIP or regular.  Prices go up the day of so better to buy in advance.