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Edible Halloween Happenings: London, Portland, Boston & More!

26 Oct

If you’re looking to dress-up in your best Halloween costume, support a good cause, or simply eat and drink until November 1st… we’ve got some good spots for you!

Atlanta
Stop in for some steak at STK and enjoy vampire-themed Halloween decor and executive Chef Jeremy Miller’s Halloween-inspired menu on October 27th at 8pm. Have a Vampire Kiss Martini or a Pumpkin Mojito while dining on delicious dishes!

P’cheen will be hosting a Halloween bash on October 27th at 7pm. Attendees can enjoy complimentary beer and Halloween-themed food items all night! Come dressed in your best costume and be entered to win $100!

Austin
On October 26th, Midnight Cowboy will offer refuge from the zombies, ghouls, and goblins wandering the streets. From Friday through Halloween, they’re offering a specialty menu of Zombie cocktails for $10.

Boston
The lovely folks at UpStairs on the Square are turning up the spook on Halloween, October 31st. Guests should dress in their best costumes and be ready to enjoy a menu ($40 per person) from chef Susan Regis and $8 cocktails from the bar. Later in the evening you’ll be further entertained with “skaraoke” and a screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show! Be sure to make a reservation soon!

Celebrate Halloween Eve with a sustainable seafood dinner and live jazz at The Beehive on October 30th, starting at 5:30pm. Along with their regular menu, this four course menu ($65 per person) was designed by the restaurant’s execuctive Chef, Rebecca Newell, and the New England Aquarium to raise awareness about sustainable seafood.

California
The OC Fair is offering a Halloween Foodtacular on October 31st 5:30pm until 9pm. This event features a variety of delicious gourmet food trucks with Halloween-themed menu items. Other perks include a DJ, cash bar, and trick-or-treating for the kids!

Denver
Celebrate Halloween at the Molly Brown House with All Hallows Eve Full Tea on October 27th at 11am until 1pm. Tickets are $20 per person and include tea, treats, and time to show off your scariest or wackiest costume.

London
Dine at Dans Le Noir in pure darkness this Halloween. On October 31st at 7pm the restaurant will provide a special menu that will shock your senses! Make a reservation soon!

Portland
It’s Night of the Living Ales in Portland on October 29th where eight breweries will be whipping up Halloween-inspired brews like Burnside’s Reese’s peanut butter cup, chocolate pumpkin porter, and a Monster Mash! Costumes are encouraged and other treats include a Halloween burlesque show, full bar, and other themed cocktails ($8 cover charge).

And now, just to perk up your taste buds, here are some great Halloween recipes to make at home and share on Forkly!

Martha Stewart’s Brain Cupcakes

Chef Mom’s Spooky Ghost Pizza

Bon Appetit’s Vampire Cupcakes

Forkly Adds 2700+ Beers as the Guide for the Great American Beer Festival

12 Oct

If you or some of your friends are attending the Great American Beer Festival this weekend, we’ve added 2700+ beers into the system to keep track of your beer wants, tastes, and notes (includes beer list from this year and from users’ posts last year). An efficient way of recording favorites and unique tastes at the festival, the beers can be found under “Great American Beer Festival in Denver” when you search in Discover–and once browsed through, they’re available offline too (ie. if you’re having trouble with cell service within the Colorado Convention Center, you can still taste & rate on your Forkly account).

How to Make Use of the GABF Beer List within Forkly:

When you tap on an individual beer itself, it’ll show you where to find the brewers’ booth within the GABF hall:

You can also sort the list by beers you have bookmarked within the app in the past:

And beers you have tasted & rated in the past:

Enjoy! And don’t forget to take advantage of the UBER-Forkly Deal within the feed ($20 off car service for festival attendees!), the Great Divide giveaways. And if you’re looking for food advice (coffee, brunch, and favorite dishes) from locals, read the previous blog posts–we’ve got you covered! Cheers!!

Featured: Craft Beer Evangelist & Social Media Maven, The Beer Wench

6 Jul

CRAFT BEER ADVOCATE & SOCIAL MEDIA MAVEN, THE BEER WENCH (Forkly: @thebeerwench)

Ashley’s awesome use of Forkly: beer & food pairings; social media platform; restaurant & bar recommendations; and advocacy of craft beer & beer cocktails

Known amongst the Interwebs as The Beer Wench, Ashley is a self-proclaimed craft beer evangelist & social media maven on a mission to advance the craft beer industry through education, inspiration, and advocacy. She is the founder of two prominent beer blogs, DrinkWithTheWench.com & BeerMixology.com, and is a recognized social media influencer on the topic of beer. In addition to her beer expertise, Ashley is a Certified Specialist of Wine, boasting over 7 years experience working in multiple facets of the food & beverage industries.

Ashley cites Forkly as her favorite go-to food & beverage app:

“As a social media addict obsessed with sharing pictures and notes about my food and beer adventures, Forkly is by far the coolest, easiest, and most integrated platform out there. Forkly allows me to synch my posts with both Facebook and Twitter, making it the best one-stop shop for sharing dining experiences online. It’s also a great tool for discovering new places based on the recommendations of peers. I love it!”

Ashley is currently the “Director of Awesomeness” at Bison Brewing in Berkeley, CA  — where her responsibilities include everything from marketing, sales, PR, social media & events – and, on rare occasion, brewing. She’s also a freelance consultant and professional speaker on the subjects of social media, beer mixology, food & beverage pairings as well as a regular contributor to CraftBeer.com.

As an expert in food & beer pairings, Ashley is excited to bring a unique twist on food & beverage pairings to Forkly:

“Until recently, food pairings were reserved mostly for wine. The exceptions being pub fare, fried foods, and pizza. The complexities and nuances in beer surpass those in wine, in many respects, and, as a result, beer is slowly but surely challenging wine as the quintessential food pairing beverage. Beer & caviar? Beer & Foie Gras? You, bet! I’m excited to share my passion and knowledge with the Forkly community as one of its “resident” beer experts!”

Ashley is also a leader in the beer cocktail movement, recently getting national recognition for her recipes on both the Discovery Channel & San Francisco’s NPR website, KQED. She is on a mission to seek out the best beer cocktails in the country and share them with the Forkly community, as well as share some of her own recipe successes from time to time.

“Although the trend is still in its infancy, beer cocktails are appearing on more and more bar menus. I’ve made it my prerogative to find them and report back to my friends on Forkly!”

For more on Ashley’s perspective on beer & food, check out some of her musings or meet her in person on July 22 at a fundraiser for Sprouts Cooking Club in the historical San Francisco Ferry Building:

A Craft Beer Epiphany in Wine Country

Craft Beer’s Spin on Classic Wine Pairings

Craft Beer & The Restaurant Hypocrisy: An Airing of Grievances

Follow Ashley on Forkly @thebeerwench and Twitter @TheBeerWench & @BeerMixology