this past weekend, about 32 of us were treated to an eight-course beer-paired culinary adventure: eating about beer 2010. More extensive descriptions of the event will be written by the makers in the near future, so for now just I’ll share a few pictures:

- homemade sopressata
sopressata, cured at home

- pickled veggies
“a selection of seasonal pickled vegetables” arranged symmetrically

- homebrews
homebrews in fancy packaging

- soba-to-be
buckwheat soba noodle making

- avacado cutting

- beer
homebrews on ice

- soba
soba going through the pasta maker

- for the fritters
topping for the sicilian chickpea fritters

- pickled veggies
pickled vegetables cut up for serving

- beer model
marzen model

- soba
soba with cale, shredded daikon and dipping broth

- empties

- ceviche
peruvian ceviche

- ratatouille
ratatoullie with cheese scraping

- pork
pork chop

- prost
prost!

- salad
adding wheatberries to the salad

- mustard
mustard, in nugget dipping containers

- nuggets
nuggets, with dipping containers, in serving boxes

- silverware
fancy napkins for the nuggets

- dessert
tapioca with a hazelnut and coffee shortbread cookie

- the eab crew
the eab crew at the end of the night
I went to the 2010 beer 2 brakers ride on Saturday for San Francisco Beer Week. My friends Israel and Bill (in a “Eating about Beer” side project) started the day with a “Beer for Breakfast” pairing at cafe la paz and then we rode off to wave “hi” to Speakeasy, and then back into SoMA to visit Thirsty Bear. From there, the crew rode to Gordon Biersch and then Mojo Cafe and then to the beach. Here are some photos from the event.

Beer for Breakfast: 1st Course – Escarole / Arugula / Watercress Frittata + Marin’s Hefe Weiss / Blue Frog’s Hefe Weizen


folks enjoying french pressed coffee from cafe la paz

chuey taps the first keg of the morning

Frittatas…

…are served

2nd Course - Tacos de Huevoz con Chorizo with Salsa Verde Cruda + Magnolia's Prescription Pale Ale

sharky hooking up the espresso

tamping

bottomless

3rd Course - Chocolate / Smoked Bacon Fat Glazed Donut Holes + Anchor's Porter

people gathering outside prior to the start of the ride

en route to speakeasy

en route to speakeasy

en route to speakeasy

en route to speakeasy

riding circles in the speakeasy parking lot

headed to thirsty bear

thirsty bear

thirsty bear

chuey outside of thirsty bear