If you've been wondering why I seemed to have fallen off the side of the Earth….. I had a short business trip, and have just returned. As always, I need to thank Cathy for taking the reigns while I was away. And though this was a business trip, I was able to squeeze a few meals in…. and you know I like to tease you all, so here are a couple of photos with what's coming up….. I'm sure that you'll be able to figure things out by the photos.
And since there was a strong craft brewing scene in one of the cities, I sent out a quick email to FOY Josh Sibelman, who provided me with some recommendations. And it just so happens that the store I went to for bottled water sold beer by the bottle, so each night I was able to purchase a bottle (or two) of local beers…..
On my last evening, I dropped by to buy some water, and decided to get one bottle for the road. This time, I asked the gentleman working there what he'd recommend….. he picked out Lake Louie Brewing Company's Tommy's Porter for me. A customer concurred telling me that an ex-girlfriend of his loved Lake Louie's brew so much that, and I quote, "got the Lake Louie emblem tattooed on her…" (fill in the blanks).
Speaking of Beer:
Well, we were speaking of beer, right? Man, time sure does fly…… it seems that San Diego Beer Week is upon us again. Josh, Andy, and Candice, organized a wonderful dinner at Ba Ren last year. This year, we selected Sab E Lee in Santee as the sight for the spicy Beer Week dinner.
Last I heard there were a few tickets still available. You can get more info, and purchase tickets here.
You can see the menu, and the beer paired with the food at that link. So don't be an ogre….or whatever it was that I took a photo of!
Dude, Chicago dog and Italian beef. And you went to New Glarus? Jealous.
everything sounds delish! can’t wait to hear about it all.
hey kirk, looks like you went to hot doug’s (fois gras dogs)! lucky you!
Hi Vicki – I didn’t quite make it to New Glarus, but I was in the town right next to it.
Hi Kat – It was quite a meat-fest!
Hi CC – Don’t forget the duck fat fries! ;o)
Dang the foie gras…
only on friday and saturdays!
Welcome back! Bill said foie gras but I thought liverworst. Either way, looks delicious!
LOL Bill!
Guess what day I was there CC! ;o)
Hi Carol – Actually Sauternes Duck Sausage with truffle aioli and Foie Gras Mousse…. ;o)
Glad you made it back safe Kirk! I heard from Cathy.. Looking forward to the posts!
hi kirk, i’ll wait for your post. it’s a 50/50 guess, eh! hell yeah, duck fat fries!
the owner is pretty cool!
Hi Dennis – Thanks….. I had a great time, and learned a lot to boot!
Hi CC – Doug is a real friendly mellow guy. In fact, when he asked me how I wanted my sausage, I told him I wanted it “the way you eat it”. He smiled and said, “perfect!”