{"id":219,"date":"2011-02-02T17:12:24","date_gmt":"2011-02-03T01:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/?p=219"},"modified":"2011-02-02T17:12:24","modified_gmt":"2011-02-03T01:12:24","slug":"local-restaurants-to-be-in-spotlight-at-wine-tasting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/?p=219","title":{"rendered":"Local Restaurants to be in Spotlight at Wine Tasting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/friendswinetasting\/folwinetasting2k11.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-220\" title=\"folwinetasting2k11_small\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/folwinetasting2k11_small-107x150.jpg\" alt=\"Friends of the Library Wine Tasting 2011 logo image\" width=\"107\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/folwinetasting2k11_small-107x150.jpg 107w, http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/folwinetasting2k11_small.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 107px) 100vw, 107px\" \/><\/a>The Friends of the Sierra Madre Library have been putting the final details on their 41st Annual Wine and Cuisine Tasting Event scheduled February 18th. Because of the renewed popularity of wine tasting events, it\u2019s easy to understand that the \u201ccuisine tasting\u201d might get lost in the promotion.<\/p>\n<p>Fran Garbaccio, Friend\u2019s volunteer, has been busy finalizing the team of participating restaurants who will be represented at the event. \u201cThe response this year from local restaurants has been wonderful,\u201d said Fran. \u201cSo many restaurants have found this to be a great way for folks to sample the best of what they offer at their individual location. \u00a0They\u2019ll be promoting their best,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>So far, you can expect to taste samples from: Bean Town, Caf\u00e9 322, Casa Del Rey, Claro\u2019s Italian Market, Charcuterie, Enrique\u2019s, Green Street Caf\u00e9, Jakes Roadhouse, Lucky Baldwin\u2019s Emporium, Matt Denny\u2019s Alehouse, Pie &amp; Burger, Starbucks, Stonefire Grill, Sweets Pastries &amp; More, The Only Place in Town, Ugos and Whole Foods.<\/p>\n<p>Imagine taking your Valentine to over 20 different restaurants for a taste? Now imagine the convenience and savings when you\u2019re able to sample some of these same restaurants with the price a ticket. By the way, tipping is not required.<\/p>\n<p>The always-popular evening will take place at the Alverno High School Villa, 200 N Michillinda Avenue, on Friday February 18 7:00p \u2013 9:30p. General entry tickets at a cost of $60 will allow entry at 7:00, but Premier admission will allow 100 folk an early entry at 6:00 and include many new surprises. Current paid members of the Friends will receive a $5 discount off general entry when purchased at the library.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets can be purchased at Arnold\u2019s Frontier Hardware, The Bottle Shop, Iris Intrigue, and Savor the Flavor. You can also pick up tickets at the Sierra Madre Library, or PayPal on-line\u00a0 at <a title=\"blocked::http:\/\/click.icptrack.com\/icp\/relay.php?r=5198950&amp;msgid=97443&amp;act=2L6Y&amp;c=774866&amp;destination=http:\/\/www.sierramadrelibraryfriends.org\" href=\"http:\/\/click.icptrack.com\/icp\/relay.php?r=5198950&amp;msgid=97443&amp;act=2L6Y&amp;c=774866&amp;destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sierramadrelibraryfriends.org\">www.sierramadrelibraryfriends.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Friends of the Sierra Madre Library have been putting the final details on their 41st Annual Wine and Cuisine Tasting Event scheduled February 18th. Because of the renewed popularity of wine tasting events, it\u2019s&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,4,7],"tags":[12,23,27],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=219"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}