Looking for something fun to do this Friday night? You may recall our excitement around last year’s Spring Break event, and this year is no different! This Friday, March 30, local charity Serotonin Surge will host its 8th annual food, wine, and fashion show fundraiser at the Arden Hills Resort Club & Spa from 6:30 – 9:30p.m.
The event is expected to raise more than $350,000 for a network of over 20 safety net medical clinics that together provide 145,000 patient care visits per year to members of the Sacramento area community who are uninsured or underinsured. That’s reason enough to attend and donate, but if you’re like us, you’ll also be wowed by the impressive list of food and beverage sponsors that will be sampling on-site. Take a look at the below lists to get your charitable taste buds dancing:
Restaurants
Chocolate Fountains Delite
Courtyard Marriott – Cal Expo
Ella
Icing on the Cupcake
Lemon Grass
Magpie Caterers Market & Cafe
Matteo’s
McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood
Mikuni
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory
Scott’s Seafood
Selland’s Market
Star Ginger
Supper Club
Sweet Cakes
The Kitchen
YoloBerry Yoghurt
Wineries & Brewery
Astoria Wine Group
Bourassa Vineyards
Cooper Vineyards
Fiddlehead Cellars
Heringer Estates
Mevany
Michael-David Winery
Pedroncelli
Seavey Vineyard
Senders Wines
Silver Oak Cellars
Spoto Winery
St. Supery
Whitehall Lane
Yorba Wines
It’s your lucky day: the generous Serotonin Surge team has offered to provide two tickets to one SacFoodies reader! To enter, leave a comment below saying which restaurant or beverage sponsor you’re most excited about from the lists above! To be eligible, please leave a comment by 6:00 p.m. PT on Wednesday, March 28.
For more information or to purchase tickets, please visit http://www.serotoninsurge.org/home.php
Sacramento Beer & Chili Festival – and a Giveaway!
Who doesn’t love beer and chili? But eating a variety of delicious chili, while sipping local beer to the tunes of area musicians, is even better when you’re doing it in the name of charity. The 1st Annual Sacramento Beer & Chili Festival kicks off on Saturday, March 3, towards the end of Sacramento’s third annual Beer Week, rain or shine at Southside Park.
The proceeds from the fun event will benefit art programs for Sacramento at-risk children, and local kids who are part of homeless families. Donations will also be accepted and used to help support Sacramento regional schools’ Adopt-a-School Art Program.
The tasty day will include a chili cook-off with three categories: individual, corporate and industry. There will be a wide variety of meat and vegetarian options to experience. Regional and local beer vendors include: Sutter Buttes, River City, Track 7, 21st Amendment and Lost Coast.
If you’ve got a scrumptious chili recipe that you think will knock out the competition and have patron’s mouths watering, then try entering the cook-off competition! An entry form can easily be filled out online or mailed to the Sacramento Arts Council. Click here to visit the event website and get all of the details.
Tickets are a steal, at only $15 for chili tasting and $35 to sample both chili and beer. Tickets can be purchased online or at Little Relics or Dad’s Kitchen. There will also be tickets available for purchase the day of the event for only $5 more.
Luckily, for our SacFoodies followers, we are giving away a pair of tickets for the event! It’s easy, just leave us a comment here or on our Facebook page telling us what brewery you are most looking forward to trying and we will pick one lucky winner! You’ve got until March 1 (one week), to give us your answer and we will notify the lucky winner that day!
Pair of Tickets is for Beer & Chili tasting, must be 21 to win.
King of Feasts Ticket Giveaway!
Love animals? Love a party? Then make sure to stop by the 10th Annual Sacramento Zoological Society King of Feasts Food and Wine Luau on Saturday, June 25. The luau-themed party, which begins at 6:00 pm, will have fabulous food and drink, a silentauction, live music, a hula hoop contest and, of course, lots of adorable animals!
As you walk through the Sacramento Zoo, sample a wide selection of mouthwatering cuisine from area restaurants, such as 4th Street Grille, Cupcake Craving, Grateful Bread, Kru Restaurant, Mulvaney’s B&L and Pyramid Alehouse.
Many area wineries and breweries, including Boeger Winery, Heringer Estates Winery, Hoppy Brewing Company, River City Brewing Company, and Twisted Rivers Wines will be providing beverages.
Eat and drink your way through the Sacramento Zoo all while enjoying the sounds of Hawaii provided by Na Aikane Ukulele Club. Then, watch the dancers of Hula Event and Kaulumele Polynesian Dance Group as they spread the aloha spirit throughout the Zoo. Or, head over to the silent auction to bid on some fabulous items. And don’t forget to test your hula hoop skills in the much-anticipated Adult Hula Hoop Contest!
To be a part of this special event, you can purchase tickets here for $50 or you can win tickets right here on SacFoodies! To enter, leave a comment here or on our Facebook page telling us which wine or food vendor you would be most excited to try and why. We will pick one lucky winner who will receive a pair of tickets to King of Feasts for free! The winner will be announced today by 5pm (PDT).
Please note, this is event is for those 21 and over. The winner must be 21 or older.
Davis Beerfest 2011
Stout. Porter. Hefeweizen. Pilsner.
For beer lovers everywhere, just the sound of these brews is enough to make mouths water.
The world’s third most popular beverage-beat only by water and tea-is at the center of a foam-guzzling culture that geographically ranges from the famous Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany to the pubs of London, England and, more locally, Beerfest 2011 in Davis.
Davis’ fourth annual Beerfest is kicking off its hop-filled festivities on Saturday, June 4 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Sudwerk Brewery.
The fest is hosted by Citizens Who Care, an organization that is dedicated to helping the elderly and their caretakers.
The $35 price of admission includes the opportunity to taste more than 100 handcrafted beers, tour the Sudwerk Brewery, the ever-festive availability of Nugget-provided sausage, and of course, a commemorative souvenir mug…which is definitely why I’m going.
There will be about 40 local brands represented, including my favorite as a recent Chico State grad, Sierra Nevada.
Tickets for designated drivers are also available for a discounted price of $10, which includes food and unlimited soft drinks. Win.
Photo courtesy of Flikr user VXLA.
Raley's Grape Escape
Mark your calendar and plan to join us for the 9th annual Raley’s Grape Escape on Saturday, June 4th from 4pm to 7pm at Cesar Chavez Park in downtown Sacramento!
More than 100 wineries and restaurants will be participating in this dynamic presentation of Sacramento’s vibrant vinicultural and culinary scene. Two hundred wines will be available for tasting from El Dorado, Yolo, Sacramento, Placer, San Joaquin, Amador, Calaveras and Nevada counties as well as a variety of menu items from some of Sacramento’s best restaurants, such as House Kitchen & Bar, Mulvaney’s B&L, and McCormick & Schmick’s.
The all-inclusive event ticket costs $40 in advance and $50 at the door. Sac Foodies tip: you can save $5.00 per ticket by purchasing your tickets at any Sacramento area Raley’s or Bel Air stores!
For a list of participating wineries or to buy tickets visit Raley’s Grape Escape.
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