So, my review may not be the best depiction since I started off my day with Champagne Brunch at Bellas unexpectedly thanks to the boyfriend (side-note, you pay $5 over your meal price for champagne, and they are not stingy in ANY way with their bottles, so that was an awesome deal)!
After the champagne, I headed to the event with my friend and her boyfriend. For anyone who has never attended, you pay for different types of tickets. I, of course, bought the ticket that included the most alcohol and food tastings for a prime experience! My ticket included 8 food tastings, 9 alcohol tastings & I think 6 non-alcohol tastings, not like it mattered because I did not use the non-alcohol punches :) My ticket price was $34.
I had initially planned on being VERY choosy with my food punches, but I let go of that mindset once I hit the beer garden. I started off with Aca Taco, which was delightful as always and I got to say hi to my old friend Maritzi who is always a joy to see. We then stopped randomly at some casino stand (Feather Falls I think) and were given a really tasty Chicken Salad, which I proceeded to drop on the ground (NOOOOOOOOO!) fumbling for my camera.
After the salad fiasco, I grabbed a sandwich sample at Broadway Heights which made me feel a lot better. They were sampling their Pesto Chicken sandwich, which is awesome. With three punches down on my card, I decided to stop to grab a bite at Priya which was SO good. I really enjoy Indian food, but wasn't impressed when my bf and I dined there last, so I should definitely give it another go.
After the great food sampling, we decided it was time to head to the Beer/Wine Garden. We got a cute little commemorative cup to place our samples into and take home as a souvenir.
I stopped to get some Stella Artois (my fave) first, and then tried some different brews that were new to my taste-buds (most of them were not to my liking). We soon found that many of the vendors were not remembering to take the alcohol tickets, so I had about 5 samples of Great White :) I think we were in the Beer Garden for at least an hour or more, which was plenty of time for us to get a good (major) buzz on. I ended up giving away a lot of my tickets in the end, so I definitely got my value out of that portion.
Once we left the Beer Garden, it was probably time to go home (reiterating Champagne consumption), but we had plenty of food punches remaining. I then had the chance to try what ended up being my favorite stop of the day: Upper Crust!
I used two of my punches at Upper Crust and tried out their salad trio, which was fantastic, and a light berry dessert. After trying the salads, I have decided I must go there for lunch ASAP. I've heard they have an amazing lunch offering, but I've never been, so it is time to check it out!
After Upper Crust, it was time to retreat home for a nap. I neglected my lonely little punches, but I had a great time, a $34 well spent, and will definitely attend next year!
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