Bacon & Barrels San Diego is arriving May 31st at Embarcadero Marina Park South! Billed as the ultimate food festival for bacon lovers everywhere, Bacon & Barrels is an all-day festival showcasing local chefs' most imaginative recipes incorporating bacon, and highlights the best artisan and craft barrel beverages such as bourbon, beer, wine, and scotch. The all-day event includes over 140 food and libation booths with all inclusive tastings from craft beer makers, Santa Barbara's hottest boutique wineries and unique, high-end small batch whiskey, scotch and tequila from local artisan purveyors as well as live music from popular indie bands.
Exclusive craft beers from Stone Brewing, Firestone, and Figueroa Mountain Brewing; Santa Barbara Wineries including Casa Dumetz, Larner, Alta Maria, Qupe; artisan spirits providers such as Casta Negra, Cutlers and Ascendent, as well as culinary surprises from Top Chef Alum, Brooke Williamson and San Diego's best Chefs and Restaurants. Live music will hit the main stage from indie favorites, The Stone Foxes and Black Crystal Wolf Kids.
V.I.P. (Very Important Pig)
Bacon & Barrels will host a Very Important Pig experience for those who take their bacon and spirits very seriously. The experience kicks off with an all bacon dinner prepared by Top Chef Alum and current star of MTV's House of Food Brooke Williamson, and includes beer and bourbon pairings by "Dr. Bill" Sysak of Stone Brewing. V.I.P. continues on Saturday with a special lounge featuring local chefs and mixologists preparing their best bacon and barrel-drink creations. In addition, the newly named Jefe del Porko will be holding court with the Gold Pig award and sharing the culinary specialty that earned the chef that title.
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All food and drink tastings are included in the ticket prices which range from:
• * $75 = General Admission
• * $25 = Designated Driver Admission
• * $95 = Early General Admission
• * $300 = V.I.P. (Very Important Pig) including Friday night dinner and access to festival lounge with special tastings
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Tickets are open to the public over 21+ years of age. For more information on the food and drink providers and to purchase tickets, please visit www.BaconandBarrels.com
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Bacon & Barrels San Diego festival will also donate a percentage of all ticket sales to support Surfrider Foundation San Diego (http://sandiego.surfrider.org/) and incorporate its proprietary Environmental Event process, with a goal of 95% of all event trash diverted from the Landfill.
WHEN:
Friday, May 30th V.I.P.: Dinner hosted by Brooke Williamson: 5:30pm-8pm
Saturday, May 31st: General Public: 1pm-5pm
V.I.P. & Early Admission tickets enter at 12pm
WHERE:
Embarcadero Marina Park South
1 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA 92101
