Champagne and Sparkling Wine Cocktails for Every Occasion
We attended Slow Food Urban San Diego’s August Mixer Farm-to-Bar Cocktails & Book Event last Wednesday at the LOUNGEsix at Hotel Solamar. The event showcased the farm-to-table cuisine of Chef Christian Graves of Jsix Restaurant and the launch of local food writer Maria Hunt‘s new cocktail book, The Bubbly Bar.
From an event planning standpoint, I was impressed. Not only did the event draw me to purchase a book that I might not have otherwise heard of, it also introduced me to a great organization, Slow Food Urban San Diego (SFUSD). The event produced by SFUSD appeared to promote the not only the event’s host, venue and the book, but also a local bookstore, and a set of other participating companies such as alcohol distributors.
The event was free to attend and included samples of 3 select cocktails from the book as well as tasty seasonal bites from the JSix kitchen. We got a autographed copy of the book for $20, which also included 3 full size cocktails. I have to say, I had no idea just how many things you can mix with sparkling wine. We tasted the 3 cocktails showcased at the event, which were all very different. I most enjoyed the Lava Lamp, which had sparkling wine mixed with PAMA Pomegranate liqueur.
It’s always fun to discover new venues and events, but even more fun to take in a well organized and apparently successful event.
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Allison,
Thanks so much for your fantastic recap of our recent Farm-To-Bar Mixer! Slow Food Urban San Diego really appreciates your support. We loved the way you summarized the event – and were thrilled about how clearly you articulated the goals/purpose of the gathering. Totally spot on! Glad you had fun too!
We’d love to see you at more of our events in the future.
Our next shin-dig will be another FREE event – this time with a focus on improving the lunches our schools are providing our children. On Labor Day, Sept 7th, Slow Food Urban San Diego will be hosting a “Time For Lunch” Eat-In at the World Beat Center in Balboa Park from 11am – 2pm. It’s a public potluck and a chance for our community to come together to dialogue on this important topic and advocate for the Child Nutrition Act!
Hope to see you there! (If you can make it the RSVP link is on our website under “Events”.)
Many thanks again,
Kate
Board of Directors, Slow Food Urban San Diego
http://www.slowfoodurbansandiego.org
Sounds like a fantastic event! And the cookbook sounds interesti too. I love your analysis of the event planning. It makes the posting enjoyable to read, but I also feel like I learned something.
Hi Allison:
Thanks so much for coming and for your kind words about The Bubbly Bar and the Slow Food event at Hotel Solamar. I hope you’ll have fun exploring sparkling wines from around the world.
Cheers, Maria