Eating about Beer is “An SF based band of homebrewing cooks who think that good food makes good beer taste better and vice versa”. They recently staged an eight-course dinner with beer pairings for each course. Here are some photos from the event.
January’s 2012 Homebrew Dinner hosted by Eating About Beer was another great evening of good food, good brews and good company.
I arrived early to take photos of the set-up. Erin’s place in San Francisco had beautiful natural light and nice floral arrangements.
And a big dictionary.
Dishwashing, viewed through the window into the laundry room.
This sauce was for the Yakitori
There is an equal amount of beer in bottles and in kegs these days
homemade pickled mangoes
and carrots
They have a lever that opens the front door. What are these called? The internet isn’t helping me.
Yakitori and dipping sauce. Chicken hearts and “regular” chicken too.
Cast iron coming out of the oven
Guests await more food and beer
Seitan
“Inside-out stuffed duck” – Ground duck wrapped in dressing with a cherry molasses reduction.
9Sev Brew – Born in Maine Brewed in Cali. This pumpkin spice ale was paired with the inside-out stuffed duck above.
Ginger cake with a poached pear and whipped cream.
The chefs and brewers came out at the end for a toast.
This summer’s Eating about Beer Summer Homebrew Potluck (2011) was hosted at the Humanist Hall this past September. It was a festive event, but I was struck by how simple, peaceful, and colorful scenes were in the venue.
Berry pies
Proceeds went to the Alameda Point Collaborative.
Behind the curtain
Homebrew by Eric
hops in jars
and homebrew in a bucket
there’s a little kitchen at the Humanist hall, which maintained the same bright, solid colors of the rest of the venue.
donation money jar
peephole
The 2011 Winter Eating About Beer dinner was held at the Commonwealth Cafe and Public House in Oakland this past Sunday. Here are the photos that I took of the event.
Terrariums in the window. It was a rainy sunday but the lighting in commonwealth was great.
Preparing endives for the first course
Kitchen knives
On the wall
Frying pheasant skin
Those glasses need an anti-reflective coating
Potatoes being cut prior to frying
Crispy pheasant.
Commonwealth’s coffee condiment counter
Discussing pre-dinner activities
The Eating About Beer crew in the kitchen
Awesome flower arrangements.
game face.
Chives
Frying the “belgin-inspired crispy potatoes”
Scallions to later go with cheese and sausage
Commonwealth’s storefront, telegraph side.
The menu
The first guests start checking in
Plating the endives
seated, awaiting the first course
handling the marinated daikon
the plating continues
First course: Endive with roasted pheasant and hazelnuts – paired with a scottish heavy 70 shilling ale
The chefs discuss the first course
toast
Pouring homemade sake
plating of the onigiri
second course: a deconstructed sake bomb with umeboshi onigiri and marinated daikon
Guatemalan longaniza sausages, cooking
describing the second course
more photos to come. If you need more of a fix, check out the last eating about beer dinner.
summer’s gone, but I still have photos to share. here’s a watermelon from an eating about beer rehearsal dinner.
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:
sopressata, cured at home
“a selection of seasonal pickled vegetables” arranged symmetrically
homebrews in fancy packaging
buckwheat soba noodle making
homebrews on ice
soba going through the pasta maker
topping for the sicilian chickpea fritters
pickled vegetables cut up for serving
marzen model
soba with cale, shredded daikon and dipping broth
peruvian ceviche
ratatoullie with cheese scraping
pork chop
prost!
adding wheatberries to the salad
mustard, in nugget dipping containers
nuggets, with dipping containers, in serving boxes
fancy napkins for the nuggets
tapioca with a hazelnut and coffee shortbread cookie
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
