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Dishcrawl, karaoke, and other musings in San Jose- 1/31

It was a great night of food, and a little karaoke by Dishcrawl’s CEO Tracy Lee.  That pretty much sums up the night we had to close out January.  We all met up at Myth Taverna & Lounge on the clear Tuesday night, where crawlers mingled at the bar and were introduced, by Victoria, to the Greek-style food the restaurant served.

A nice selection of pita with greek style spreadsm, spanakopita pinwheels(spinach and feta pastries), baby keftethes (greek style meatballs), grilled vegetables, grilled souvlaki, marinated chicken skewers, marinated olives with feta and tomatoes awaited everyone as they filed in line for the buffet.

After a great start to the night, it was time to head on to Peking House, which was a direct shot a few blocks away.  Here, the owners, James and Linda, graciously brought us in to their restaurant, where we sat at long tables as some enjoyed Chinese wine, and everyone had green beans in garlic sauce, eggplant in chef’s sauce, and fried chicken wings.

This night was especially exciting here because the restaurant offered an extensive selection of American, Chinese, and Spanish songs for people to try.  The owners were very good, as Linda said she enjoys karaoke very much.  She sang a song from each language, and then it was Tracy’s turn.  As most of you know, Tracy is the founder of Dishcrawl, so it was great to have the lucky few in attendance get to see her belt some lyrics to a few songs.

As we headed on a high note to our next stop, Little Chef Counter, everyone was eagerly awaiting what the owners, Steven and Robert, had in store to munch on.  We were introduced to the little shop in San Pedro Square Market, then escorted to a larger dining area.  There, Robert described the short rib fritters, mango glazed shrimp, and duck crustini as “oohs” and “aahs” rang throughout.

Having finished that grand meal meant it was desert time for the group, and we walked across the street to Treatbot’s food truck.  Treatbot will also be opening a location in San Pedro Square Market, so it was fitting that the truck was within eyesight of the building.  Brandon greeted us enthusiastically as the dishcrawlers cheered merrily.  He described the coconut w/ pineapple, black marble raspberry ice cream, and tin roof sundae, we would be enjoying.  The black marble raspberry I had was deliciously creamy, and I thoroughly relished it no matter how chilly it was at the end of the night.

Hopefully, everyone comes out to another Dishcrawl sometime soon because who knows, you may get to see Tracy entertain the masses for an encore.  Have a great day, and until next time, come look at what Dishcrawl has in store in the Bay Area another time at:  http://dishcrawl.com/bayarea/

If you are interested in the restaurants featured, click any of these links:

Myth Taverna & Lounge

Peking House

Little Chef Counter

Treatbot

 

SJ Beer Tasting at Jack’s Bar – 1/19


167 E. Taylor St. at 4th, San Jose, sjbeerwalk.com,

http://www.jacksbarsanjose.com/

Hello beer lovers!

Care for a sneak peek into the SJ Beerwalk?  We had an awesome preview tasting at the Jack’s Neighborhood Bar & Lounge!

The first SJ Beerwalk is taking place on Saturday, February 11th from 2-5pm.

Hosted by Jordan and Charlie of Jacks who have been community leaders in the Japantown community, we were introduced to a variety of limited selection beers that were being tested for the SJ Beerwalk lineup.

Lucky beer lovers will enjoy 3oz pours of 15+ craft beers

Here are some of the beers we enjoyed.  You might see some on the beerwalk!  Only one way to find out. :)

 

Blue Moon Winter Abbey Ale- tasty, sweeter, clean drinking beer

Snow Day Winter Ale- darker colored, but easy to drink

Ranger IPA- amber colored, with a some bitterness

Lagunitas IPA- light and crisp with a sharp bitterness

New Castle Winter Ale- amber colored, with a hint of toffee taste

Arrogant Bastard Ale- an extremely hoppy, yet still delicious and darker beer.

 

 

Reservations are limited, so make sure to RSVP at sjbeerwalk.com

 

 

 

Dishcrawl Empowers Entrepreneurs with Mission 100!

Dishcrawl is excited to announce a new initiative for 2012: Mission 100!

Dishcrawl was created with the simple dream of building a community around food.  In 2011, we had the opportunity to empower 25 men and women around the nation, and we are making it our “Mission 100″ to create 100 more this year.

Through Dishcrawl’s Ambassador Program, empowered entrepreneurs like yourself can bring fun foodie events to your city.  We also teach marketing, PR, social media, sales, event management, and personal and business branding skills along the way!

Help us spread the serendipity and empower everyone nationwide.  Tell your friends or amazing people about our “Mission 100″, or, if you’re the perfect person, apply to become a Dishcrawl Ambassador yourself at dishcrawl.com/ambassador. We’ll give you the tools you need to getting Dishcrawl up and running in your city- with a required commitment of only 15-20 hours a week.