Lemon Curd Cake from Heaven Sent Desserts for 30th on 30th

This 30th we are offering lemon lovers (and everyone else) a treat - our insanely great Lemon Curd Cake! Spring is here - almost summer and a refreshing taste of lemon is just the ticket. And get $1.25 off the regular price of $6.50 per slice! Enjoy!

Rough Draft Meet the Brewer, Wednesday May 2nd

Hello beer lovers!  Next week is an exciting one here in the finest city of Craft Beer.  The World Beer Cup takes place May 1st and 2nd, and then we are hosting the annual Craft Brewer's Conference for the rest of the week.  There will be lots of out-of-town beer fanatics roaming our streets and bellying up at our bars, and lots of special events happening to make sure they never forget about us.  For our part, we'll be holding a special Meet the Brewer night in conjunction with an extra DrinkAbout bus that will be running on Wednesday, May 2nd.  It'll be a great opportunity to meet a bunch of new beerthusiasts, as well as some folks from newcomer Rough Draft Brewing.


Owner Jeff Silver and Brewer Anthony Tallman will be hanging out with us at the Rocket from 6pm on, guest bartending, introducing their beers to you, and enjoying some of the beer-apropos culinary pairings that Chef Tommy will create.  Rough Draft, San Diego's newest microbrewery (at least for the next few hours), is delivering tasty handcrafted styles full of flavor, body, and balance (see below for more details).  Come give them a try, along with some special one-night-only menu pairings.  Each pairing will run between $12-$15.  Reservations are being accepted at 619-255-7049 or feel free to just stop in to the bar!

THE PAIRINGS

Belgian-Style Blond Ale
paired with Pan-Seared Pacific Halibut, green beans, mushrooms, house-made kimchee, and kimchee BBQ sauce
What the Ale? Pale Ale
paired with Fish Sausage Mini Dogs and a Pale Ale-Dijon mustard sauce
Amber Ale
Oyster & Sea Urchin Shooters in the half shell with yuzu-jalapeno-wasabi dressing

ABOUT THE BEERS

What the Ale? Pale Ale (5.9% ABV)
Rich in taste and bold in personality, this American Pale Ale is the gift that keeps on giving. American hops on the nose. Clean citrus esters. Pleasantly hoppy.
Belgian-style Blond (6.2% ABV)
Attractively light and subtly sweet, this full-bodied beauty is one that you'll want to revisit time and time again. Sweet, floral, notes of honey. Lightly fruity with a touch of spice from traditional trappist yeast. Finishes Dry.
Amber Ale (7.5% ABV)
Well-balanced, full-flavored and pleasant to be around. Just like you. Malt-forward. Roasty with hints of caramel and chocolate. Full body. Balanced profile with delayed hop on the finish.

30th on 30th Free Yoga

Hey North Parkers!  In addition to the amazing specials offered by our friends along 30th Street (see Jay's earlier post), CorePower Yoga North Park* is offering 3 free yoga classes on April 30th. 

Whether you're a beginning yoga student or just new to CorePower Yoga Studios, we offer a truly unique yoga practice that’s accessible more than traditional. Set to energizing music, CorePower Yoga strengthens, balances, detoxifies and exhilirates the body and mind. Our classes will have you moving, breathing and sweating (and having fun along the way!).

Come in, check out one of these classes, and find out what all the fuss is about:
4:00pm Intro to Power Yoga with Dee
5:00pm Hot Yoga with January
5:45pm Heated Power Yoga with Kai

Mention "30th on 30th" at the front desk to get your free class. After class, visit our neighbors along 30th Street for delicious food, smooth cocktails, and best of all, an amazing community...See you in the studio!

*The North Park studio is located at 3918 30th Street, just north of University Avenue.

Guiness Stout Cake from Heaven Sent Desserts

It's the 30th once more and Heaven Sent Desserts is offering our absolutely fabulous Chocolate Stout cake filled with absolutley heavenly Chocolate Guiness mousse, and finished with a Whiskey Cream Cheese frosting ... truly heavenly and oh, soooooooo gooooooood ... and for this evening only at the most affordable price of $5.75 per slice! All to please our 30th on 30th visitors.

Beech Street BBQ to Highlight Walkabout March 24

South Park's Beech Street eateries -- Alchemy ... Grant's Marketplace .... and Hamilton's Tavern & Cafe -- will be serving up "sidewalk specials" on the evening of Saturday, March 24th. The "Beech Street Buckaroo BBQ" will highlight the neighborhood's Wild West Walkabout, from 6-10pm in the historic neighborhood.

Along with live musical entertainment, gallery show openings, samples and specials all over the 'hood, the event as always features a Free Trolley from Juniper to Grape to Beech St., plus a free Urban Safaris walking tour.

Here's all the scoop: www.southparkwalkabout.weebly.com

Another Saturday Night Ritual in Paradise: Organic Food, ArtWalk-ing & Live Music

The old saying goes... if March comes in like a lion, it will go out like a lamb.

March is full of Ritual celebrations. We trust you'll share some of yours with us, in the tavern. The second Saturday of each month is a cause for celebration art & culture in North Park. Those in the know ArtWalk their way down Ray street from 6-10pm. Once your eyes take in the view, your ears will be in need of aural stimulation.

Miss Erika Davies is the cure :) Join us for a special late night (11pm) acoustical treasure. Rumor has it, Miss Erika & Trio Gadjo may share a song or two.

"If you’ve never heard Erika Davies, then you’ve never heard Shakespeare the way it’s meant to be sung. Her jazzy melodies scoop and flutter above delicately strummed ukulele in irresistible and intoxicating fashion. Serving up a cocktail of jazz standards and charming originals, Davies delivers an enchanting performance, anchored by gorgeous vocals and Amelie-esque charm.

Knowing not the history and education of Erika Davies, she sounds like she’s taken some vocal lessons in her day. Not just the standard pop style vocal lessons that afford one a fleeting chance at American Idoldom. Erika Davies’ sound is classic and she performs in a long since forgotten fashion.

Some things that you may truly admire are her charming use of kazoo solos, singing certain songs a cappella merely because there was no music written (yet), her use of ukulele complementing her wonderfully distinct voice and lastly, Davies’ little hand motions and sleight bodily contortions which make it seem as if she were grabbing each note from an invisible music sheet written in the air.

You’ll be left having quite enjoyed her style and may even view her as a true original in the San Diego music scene." http://www.bellyup.com/artists/detail/erika-davies

Join us, won't you?

p.s.
you'll have a whole week to rest up.
The following Saturday, March 17th we'll be serving our famous house cured corned beef with all our house-made chemical free fixins :)

Irish Angels from Heaven Sent Desserts

Our Irish Angel is very, very special and a treat from Heaven say those "in the know". One does not speak of proportions of a lady but suffice it to say that she has decadent chocolate, pure vanilla bean, rich creams and, of course, the nectar of the gods - Bailey's Irish Cream, in her make-up.

The Irish Angel is featured for this rare last day of the month, this Wednesday 29th February, and will be offered at a special 29th on 30th Street price! Come in and taste, and take one (or two or ...)  home with you, too!

Ritual Tavern February Events

For such a short month, February has so much to do!
The Ritual Tavern is here to help you with your Big Decisions & Valentine's Day planning.

For the 4th year in a row, we'll be offering our Valentine's Day dinner & pairings featuring AleSmith! 4 fabulous courses paired with beers, only $50 per person. (tax & gratuity additional) Please RSVP soon as it's a sell out. Tuesday February 14th at 7pm

Don't worry f you can't make it out on a school night, Ritual will be tapping a cask of AleSmith's 'My Bloody Valentine' on Friday February 10th.

It's no secret that Ritual Tavern Loves Suzie's Farm. So we've decided to bring a little of the farm experience to North Park. If you've been to one of their 'picking & grinning' events, you're already a fan of the Big Decisions. Good time, old fashioned, feel good Bluegrass music performed live on Saturday night February 18th.

Bourbon Street Bread Pudding from Heaven Sent Desserts

Music, friendly people, fantastic food - what do they all have in common? New Orleans, of course! Heaven Sent Desserts is proud to feature our own very special Bourbon Street Bread Pudding for this month's 30th on 30th. We were given the recipe by a special lady in New Orleans but that's another story.

Our delicious Bread Pudding, made from croissants making it light and truly tasty, smothered in our Heavenly Bourbon Sauce, will truly exercise your taste buds, so come early and taste it before it's all gone ... and take a dollar off the regular price, only for today - 30th on 30th.

Heaven Sent Desserts - Cupcakes and German Chocolate cake!

For the last 30th on 30th of 2011 Heaven Sent Desserts has chosen their very special German Chocolate Cake to celebrate with. It's a very rich and moist chocolate cake, filled with German chocolate filling and iced in a delicate chocolate buttercream - definitely for the chocolate lover! And, best of all - for the 30th on 30th it's only $5.75!

If you are not a chocaholic we have a delicious Trio of Cupcakes - Blackberry, Banana and Pomegranate. Beautiful to look at, yummy to taste. For your pleasure offered this evening at $5.25 only!

30th Street Blog: Bourbon Street Bread Pudding from Heaven Sent Desserts

30th Street Blog: Bourbon Street Bread Pudding from Heaven Sent Desserts

Bourbon Street Bread Pudding from Heaven Sent Desserts

Music, friendly people, fantastic food - what do they all have in common? New Orleans, of course! Heaven Sent Desserts is proud to feature our own very special Bourbon Street Bread Pudding for this month's 30th on 30th. We were given the recipe by a special lady in New Orleans but that's another story.

Our delicious Bread Pudding, made from croissants making it light and truly tasty, smothered in our Heavenly Bourbon Sauce, will truly exercise your taste buds, so come early and taste it before it's all gone ... priced at $6.00 only for this night - 30th on 30th.

DrinkAbout!

Wondering what to do tonight, Wednesday October 19th?
May we suggest heading down to the Ritual Tavern for a freshly tapped CASK of Green Flash Brewing Co. '30th Pale Ale'* $4 a pour while it lasts.

You'll probably want to pair it with a hearty dinner of fresh mussels, Shepherd's Pie, seafood bouillabaisse or a vegan lentil burger before you start your DrinkAbout bus tour of North/South Park & University Heights.

DrinkAbout
On the 3rd Wedneday of each month, 2 "Brewery Tours of SD" Busses loop for 4 hours, stopping at 9 craft-beer bars. Hop on and off FOR FREE at Blind Lady, Small Bar, Live Wire, Toronado, Ritual Tavern, Eleven, Sea Rocket, The Station & Hamilton's. The busses leave Ritual Tavern every half hour starting at 7:20pm, last one at 11:20pm headed north to Blind Lady by way of Eleven.

*"30th Street Pale Ale is a strong pale ale that is well dry-hopped making it taste like an IPA by many hop head’s standards. The beer was brewed to recognize the synergy behind the craft beer culture on 30th Street in San Diego and was released for the Green Flash 6th Anniversary Celebration." http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/green-flash-30th-street-pale-ale/95785/91141/

Hipcooks Cooking School

Our doors will be wide open this Friday, September 30th for "30th on 30" (6pm - 9pm).

We'd love have you drop in, say hello, see what we are about and try some tasty free bites.

Look for the turquoise building and follow the scent of smoked chicken...yum!

http://sandiego.hipcooks.com/

See you soon.

Tristan

Art/Oberfest - South Park Walkabout Sat. Oct. 1

The Saturday October 1st is a full day of fun in South Park!

10am -- Tour de Fat bicycling festival at nearby Golden Hill Park

11am -- Bike Parade -- with costumes! -- through South Park

6pm-10pm -- Art/Oberfest Walkabout with shops open late, live entertainment, specials and surprises

6:30pm -- Urban Safaris FREE walking tour of South Park. Gather at the Info Table in front of The Grove on Juniper St. near 30th.

Help support our NP Toyland Parade

Now at Gorgeous Salon, we are having a drawing, the gift basket pictured here is worth a value of over $100. Only $2 a ticket, we will choose a winner every month. All money goes to support our North Park Toyland Parade.

What' s in the basket? Hair product, Hair Tools, Makeup, Hair and Makeup Makeover, Jewelry and more. Thank you!

Gorgeous Salon

3605 30th St.

San Diego, Ca 92104

Open Tues-Fri 10am-5pm Sat 9am-4pm

Call us with any questions:

619-542-0044

Heaven Sent Desserts - it's Parfaits tonight!

Heaven Sent Desserts have stocked up on Parfaits for the 30th - luscious, delicious Parfaits ... We have German chocolate, Chocolate cherry and Carrot Cake parfaits.

Our parfaits are created with the lightest cake, the richest creams, the tastiest swirls and they are pure heaven. Come on in and taste a few before they are gone ...

Hipcooks Cooking School

After three months of building out our beautiful studio we are opening our doors for this months 30th on 30 (August that is)! Come on over, check out what we are all about and taste some fine morsels of food!

Hipcooks has hands-on cooking classes for all levels and best of all the "class" ends like a dinner party. We ban measuring implements and really dive into the cooking process so that you really learn by doing, put that recipe a-side!

It's a great night out with friends, groups and partners!

Our studio is located between Lincoln and El Cajon, we are right next store to Sicilian Thing Pizza and across the street from Ritual Tavern. You can't miss our BRIGHT blue store front.

We hope to see you!

August 30- 3 FREE Yoga Classes at CorePower Yoga between 5-6:30pm

30th on 30th is back! Summer is coming to a close, but there is still plenty of time and daylight to enjoy all the great business along 30th Street, from North Park to South Park. If you have not tried a yoga class at CorePower Yoga (CPY) at 3918 30th Street, now is the time...it's FREE!

In celebration of 30th on 30th, CPY is offering 3 FREE classes on August 30th.  Whether you are a seasoned yogi, or have never been to a yoga class before, CorePower Yoga is committed to making yoga accessible to everyone!  

Come in on August 30^th to any of the following classes, whisper the secret password “30^th on 30^th” when you check in at the front desk, and enjoy your free yoga!

5:00 pm Hot Yoga with Shannon
5:30 pm C2 with January
6:30pm Yoga Sculpt with Kristen

After class, get signed up for a free week of yoga, and enjoy as many classes as you want in one week- FREE! Even if you can’t make it to one of the free “30^th on 30^th” classes, stop in and check out the studio, pick up a schedule, and plan your next yoga class.

We have showers, mats, towels, and water…all you need is a change of clothes so that you can go out afterwards and enjoy the evening on 30^th Street!

Learn more about CorePower Yoga.

Ritual Tavern #IPADay Meet the Brewers

Thursday

Launch Party for Butcher's Brewing Double Shaka Imperial IPA!

Join us & Rey Knight (of Knight Salumi fame) at the Ritual Tavern, as we celebrate the launch of his latest beer Double Shaka Imperial IPA! Thursday August 4th. Meet the brewer, catch the aloha spirit and hang loose with your new best friends :) It's also the first ever #IPADay, so come out and enjoy the celebration. (Read what SanDiegoBeerBlog has to say about it.)

Collaboration Brewers converge on Ritual for Cherry Chocolate Stout Draught

As you may have heard there is an incredibly tasty Cherry Chocolate Stout released last week that has it's roots in San Diego.

Award winning homebrewers Kevin Sheppard and Jason Fields won some competitions resulting in their homebrew recipe showcased at a national level! (Distributed by and brewed at Stone with collaborators Troegs.) Kevin is a regular visitor at Ritual so it was important to offer this draft(!) release party on his home turf. We are proud to be able to pour this crazy good beer from our taps. Can't make it to Ritual? Kevin will also be traveling to Troegs for a release party later this year on the East Coast.

Join us as we celebrate with these local boys, and enjoy this rare beer ON TAP Friday August 5th!

p.s.

Did you know we're open 'til 2am on Friday & Saturday nights?
Open at Noon on Saturday & Sunday as well :)