Awesome event! They had tons of food and drinks and this was all inside of the Tustin Hangar. I've…read moreheard of the building several times but have never had the chance to actually go inside. It is my understanding that they used to house blimps inside of this building. Such a unique and interesting venue! I was very surprised with how organized this food festival actually was. I've been to a few food walks/festivals and they've always been so cluttered. They did an amazing job with organization. As soon as you enter they had several workers handing out wine glasses with the cutest Tustin Food and Wine logo on it. This would be your glass for most, if not all, of the tastings. Each vendor provided water for you to rinse out your glass with before a new taste. Most of the food was to the right side of the room and the alcohol to the left side of the room. Although it is titled a food and wine festival, they had such a wide variety of food and alcohol. They were serving everything from wine and beer to sake bombs and shots of bourbon. As for food vendors they had plenty of options. They were serving poke, clam chowder, indian food, and so much more. Expect to be full 15 minutes in. The only critique I truly have for this event is the lighting. I think they were going for a darker ambiance but it was very difficult to read the vendors signs or even see what they were serving. It was so hard to take any photos or videos. All in all, it was a great event. I could definitely see myself coming back next year. If you get a chance to go, come with an empty stomach and comfortable shoes.

I've been to enough similar events to have reasonable expectations and be disappointed by this…read moreevent. It was still fun, but improvements are needed to make this the great event it has the potential to be. There are so many things right about this event. It's in a unique and fun location (Tustin Hangar where they used to house blimps). There are dozens and dozens of vendors and room for even more. On paper, it sounds pretty perfect. In reality, the event space was incredibly dark and a significant portion of the lights were out for part of the night (music disappeared too, so probably a power issue). Mood lighting is great, but you shouldn't have to get your face right up to the bottles of wine or plates of food to figure out what is being offered. Some areas had better lighting than others, but they really need to get lighting everywhere. Tea light candles don't cut it. The other major issue was that so many vendors packed up and left before the first or second hour. So if you passed something earlier thinking you'd go back and try it later, too bad! Props to Fresh Brothers and Piadina for having food up until the end of the event. With an event this large, it's just not possible to do it all within an hour (at least not if you want to enjoy it), so it's terrible that some restaurants were gone before an hour had passed. If you are thinking of purchasing a ticket, let this serve as a warning so you will be prepared and not disappointed as I was. It's still a good event, but it has so much more potential.

Today was the first of many (I Hope) Anaheim's OC Fest of Ales and Beer Run 5K…read more The Race started at 9am and it didn't take long for the festivities to begin. Runners began finishing within an hour. And the taps started flowing. What better way to end a race than with a taste! The day was filled with a great many breweries touting their best ales Ipa's,lagers, and more. Some really great craft beers. Really cool people. Really good fun! I had a ton of really great beers and some good food and a great time! See my Pics. BEER, FOOD MUSIC = FUN! The VIP area had many local restaurants serving great food and beer pairings. Roys Oggis Out of the Park Slaters 50/50 Ralph Brennans Jazz Kitchen Eat Street Threre was a bevy of food TRUCKS too! Chomp Chomp Nation Lime Truck Viking Truck Rolling Sushi Scarecrow Garlicscapes Sexy Burger Sea Birds The BEERS: Anaheim Brewery Bootleggers Brewery The Bruery Noble Ale Works ACE Ciders Haven Brewing Karl Strauss Oggis Shock Top Firestone Hangar 24 Old Orange brewing Co. Sierra Nevada Bravery brewing co. Firestone Walker brewing Co. Craft Brewing Co. Moylans Sudwerk Grand Teton Brewing Lost Coast Brewery Haywoods Golden Road Bravery Black Diamond Eagle Rock Evans brewing Guiness Inland Empire Brewing Co. High Water Widmer Bros. Rubicon AND MORE I had a great time and I hope this becomes an annual affair.

First of all: thanks #YelpOC I love you guys!! these…read moretickets were a sign from heaven: I needed to start celebrating my birthday The event was awesome, well organized but it could have been more practical with the exit/re-enter process (no biggie, just a suggestion) The music was great! loved The Rayford Brothers! people were happily dancing and driking beer. The breweries were great! I discovered my new 2nd favorite beer from Noble Ale Works: Naughty Sauce! It was a heavenly Sweet stout. The food was great as well, the watermelon gazpacho from Gypsy Den was fabulous! Also the beer infused dessert. To my surprise it was a Wine stand from Colony, a wine bar nearby (mental note: I have to go!!) Also It was great to see some fellow helpers and beer-lovers: Sandya, Joe and Roy. This event is a must for all beer-lovers, it's a great way to try all the new beers from local breweries. The weather was hot as hell but the sacrifice was worth it: with all the cool people, great beers, awesome music, what else can a girl ask for? I'll be there next year. Highly recommended!!

In the middle of Huntington State Beach at Magnolia popped up Huntington Beach Beer Festival on a…read moreSunday, August 2014. Just a bunch of ropes to contain the herd, about 30 beer vendors and roughly 3 food trucks, but for $35-50 entry fee it was pretty intriguing to people like myself with nothing better to do than to sample as many craft brews as possible. The "VIP" line stretched for a good 100-200 yards which was kind of a bummer for anyone like me who showed up 15-20 minutes before the stated start time (1pm) and were about 250th in line on this warm summer day. Non-VIPs had OK, though they couldn't get in until 2pm, and the ticket scanning system could have gone off a tiny bit smoother but there's a first time for everything, no? Anyway 45 minutes later I was freed from my chains and ready to indulge. Once you got in, it was fun wandering around from booth to booth to get your brew on, and pretty much all the beer was worth the wait. Many tasty choices and even frozen beer to sample, which were virtually unlimited in the number of cupfulls you could enjoy. Lines were kinda bugging at first but even though the lines didn't really get shorter, once you had a few beers in you, then you didn't really notice. Hot breezy day but didn't even notice after my 5th or 6th cup. Or maybe it was my second frozen cup. Many of the stalwarts were there like Stone Brewing, but also some of the good local ones like Four Sons, and even some tiny mom&pop craft brewers I hadn't really heard of before. All in all it was a good time and can't wait to experience more of this kind of fun and beer shenanigans, and live music which kicked in after hour two. Food was OK, that's about the one thing (besides the lines) that could've probably improved. But hey I wasn't really there for the food, just needed something to help absorb all that beer and knock down my growing hunger by the end of the event. The upcoming Newport Dunes Beer Festival is put on (organized and run) by the same folks and I'm hoping for an even bigger and better bash this time around.

OMG... I volunteered for Rock star beer at the HB Beer…read moreFestival on Aug 26, 2017. What a blast! So much fun. I was fortunate enough to work beside Scott who Is a distributor for Ace Premium Craft Beers. We poured 4 delicious craft ciders. Berry, Apple, blood Orange and pineapple! The crowd couldn't get enough of these delicious Beers.. Between all the amazing Beers, the great food, and the band made for a perfect day. Just want to say thanks to everyone who put all this together.. and thank you Scoot and Josh for giving me the opportunity to experience something new! To anyone who hasn't experienced the Beer Festival? It's a great time.

Great night! One or two minor flaws but all in all it was a great event!…read more Lots of food vendors with Elotes, Mangoñiadas, Tostilocos and Raspados! There's this one spot where the line was crazy long for tortas! I was tempted to wait but I decided to try the pupusas instead.... not spectacular but not bad either! We had a few churros and cheese nachos (meh)! The Champurado could have been better if it was warmer! However the spot with the pupusas did have pretty good Horchata! There was tacos stands everywhere you looked! TIP: Credit Cards are accepted at most booths! The alters were very beautiful! The families really took time to display all their loved ones favorite items! Some were very elaborate and some were very simple yet you still got the feel of what the person's interests were and what they loved in life! Other alters were dedicated to Victims of Domestic Violence, Comedians of the past and the 43 students that disappeared in Mexico! All of them were amazing in their own way that you had to stop and really admire all the objects that were included! Lucha Libre masks, incense, sugar skulls, blouses, flowers, necklaces, earring, bags and purses! All sold here! Face painting was a big thing! Prices ranged from $10 to $35 for the whole face! Local business were charging $1 -$1.50 to use the restrooms! The one star off was for the parking! It's a nightmare! LISTEN UP CITY OF SANTA ANA!! All of them empty parking structures could be making the city some extra cash if you opened them up, maybe charged $5 -$10 dollars a vehicle! It was a pain having to drive around looking for parking! I finally found a spot across from the library and just walked a couple of blocks over! Will I be back next year? YES of course!

Go early. Take a sweater/light jacket, and enough cash for that churro and a few trinkets. I go for…read morethe vendors now. I've been to this event 3 years in a row, I think it's overrated to go late in the day, too many people kind of kill the experience : / Is it worth it? Well, it's essentially "free". If you like Day of the Dead events, go for it. It's cool. Don't think I'll be attending again though. HUGE HINT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DO NOT pay $25 - $30 to get your face painted!! Buy the face paint before Halloween and just watch a youtube video on day of the dead - calavera face painting.

Baker Street Bash is the best! We all look forward to kicking off Summer at this festival. Packed…read morewith cool rides, lots of live music, great brews and bartenders at the beer garden, and best of all the food (provided by members of the parish and school) is all fresh made and awesome. They even have thai tea, blended mochas, and boba in the hot afternoon and fresh made funnel cakes for dessert each night!

A fun family outing. The SJB Festival Team announced this year's Festival will be held May 31,…read moreJune, 1, and June 2, 2013. This Festival has been the best kept secret in Orange County. Here is what I Mean: --The rides are fun, even your teenagers will have fun --The many carnival games will keep the kids laughing for hours --You'll enjoy the many foods and it won't break your budget --You can relax with a unique glass of wine or a cool beer --The live entertainment is awesome --The Silent Auction has great money saving deals --You can win many exciting prizes --The proceeds help support education and the community

Checked this out for the first time and loved it! Really good way to get small businesses out there…read moreso they can get some exposure. Parked easily in the parking structure next to the event and walked over to the check in location. Was given a map and list of participating vendors to decide where we wanted to go. Each person is given 5 tickets to choose which tastings we wanted to try - more tickets are available for purchase if you want more than 5. Here is what we did: 1 - Started at Detention where we got frozè cocktails. Love the vibe and aesthetic inside this restaurant and the bartender was very friendly. The cocktail was delicious and actually daily strong. I would love to come back soon to try their food. 2 - Headed to Amor Y Tequila next. I feel like this is a hidden gem! Very cute decor and vibe inside with lots of TVs so great for sports fans. Tried the passion fruit margarita with a carnitas taco. Both were very good! Cocktail was strong and taco had a little kick to it. Would love to come back to try more on the menu. 3 - Circled back around to the 4th street market and went to ShariNori first. They had 2 options from their menu and we picked the yellowtail roll. The roll was really good but the size of the tasting was very small - not sure how big their normal rolls are but hopefully bigger than the one we got. 4 - Went to La Vegana next and tried the carnitas taco. It was very good. I would definitely come back to try more on this menu because I like to keep a portion of my diet vegan and am always looking for new options. 5 - Wrapped it up with dessert from Chunk N Chip. They had a few options to pick from and I went with a red velvet cookie and cinnamon trust crunch ice cream. This was my favorite tasting of them all. The combination of the two flavors was so good and even separately both items are delicious. I would absolutely come back and try their whole menu!

Had a great time at the event. Thanks to Yelp for hooking me up…read more Instead of what I am more used to with 'Taste of...' events, Savor Santa Ana was decentralized, where you walked to the various businesses and either picked up the bite where you could also order other items or grabbed the Savor item from a table outside. At $2 per ticket, the most 'expensive' item I tried was 2 tickets, and most were 1, so everything was rasonable. We had ceviche at Taquerias Guadalajaras, a slider from Native Son, noodles from Kaizen Shabu, sushi bites from ShariNori and cocktails from Twisted Tiki.

The first Great Park Artisan Food & Arts Festival, hopefully not the last! This was fun and…read moreinformative and hopefully becomes a regular yearly event. The weather was cooperative and was a beautiful sun-shiney Ca day. We brought pup with us so we really didn't get to see any of the "arts" section, but hopefully others enjoyed that. The staff at OC Great Park were friendly and helpful and Chief was welcomed everywhere. Upon arriving you are greeted, given a program with schedule of events and where they are at, and a goodie bag that had some food samples (peanut butter, fruit strip, pretzel crisps, body cream and an entire 4 pack of Sambazon acai berry energy drink). Inside the Hangar, there were numerous demonstrations from various chefs, seating was provided and there were tables with chairs to sit at and eat items from all the various vendors, food trucks and restaurants that were on hand. We got a 1/4 broasted chicken with garlic roasted potatoes for $6 and relaxed and ate in the coolness of the Hangar, which Chief appreciated. Not sure of the name of the place, but that chicken and the potatoes was not only delicious, but incredibly cheap for the quality and how much you got. The chicken was so tender and flavorful. While we were eating and relaxing, we caught the tail end of a salad making demonstration and it was interesting. Outside the Hangar there were food trucks to the right and vendors and restaurants to the left. At the end of the big grassy area the Artisan Stage had various demonstrations and we saw the chocolate making and the cheese making. Interesting, but I think I'll leave that to the professionals. :) Samples were passed around, I don't believe they were prepared for the crowds, as there was definitely not enough. Hubby and I both got to try raw chocolate before it is made/processed, including the cocoa bean, that was a first. We didn't get to try the cheese and we missed the bread making demonstration. Outside the Hangar and to the left of Artisan Stage was the Farm and Food Lab Stage and they actually had a tent blocking out the heat of the sun, great idea! That was very crowded and had numerous demonstrations of jams/jellies from your garden, bee keeping, cooking from he garden, chickens and eggs in the morning and a presentation of Aquaponics, future of farming. For the food trucks, at least 5-6 of them and we finally got to try The Lime Truck, awesomeness! The restaurants: Duke's Huntington Beach, 118 Degrees, *Xanh Bistro, Haven Gastropub, Taco Asylum and Clay Oven, and others. Duke's was smart (in my opinion) and was walking around passing out samples! Take note other restaurants, people love free stuff! Because we got to try a free sample, we ended up buying 2 dessert items on our way out to take home for later. My husband also bought freshly filled vanilla custard cream puffs from Mochilato dessert boutique, and they had 10% off cards for future use and were working in conjunction with Koba tofu grill and korean bbq, who also had 10% off coupons for future visits. Looking forward to going there. All in all a fun-filled, sun-filled, food-filled great day! Chief loved the food, loved the walking, loved the shade and really loved all the attention he got, especially from some young girls who wouldn't leave him alone.

Wonderful first annual event, but would like to see more artisan food vendors instead of…read morerestaurants. More shade canopies for the demonstration areas as it was way too hot and sunny to sit outside and watch demos. I expected to see more artisan vendors actually having their products available for sale, but the restaurants represented, did offer items for purchase. Vendors like OC Produce were on hand, giving the festival a fun, farmers' market atmosphere. Wonderful Crispy Chicken Skin Tacos from Taco Maria and huge top sirloin steak on fries from Barcelona on the Go. At the end of the day, each guest received a goodie bag of samples on the way out: a 4-pack of Samazon Acai Berry Lo-Cal Energy Drink, Shave Secret (shave cream/lotion replacement), Planters Creamy Peanut Butter, SunRype Wildberry 100% Fruit Strip, Zeasorb Antifungal Treatment, $500 gift card for RedStar Worldwide, and Pretzel Crisps. What a great way to end an educational and entertaining day. Hopefully, next year, even more artisan food vendors will be at the Artisan Food and Arts Festival!

Terrific event with lots of vendors, tasty food, and a great atmosphere for socializing. It wasn't…read moreoverly crowded, so food lines were manageable. While there were a few kids, it still felt like a nice, upscale adult event. One tip: I wouldn't bring a stroller. The walkways aren't super wide, and one stroller made it difficult to navigate around the booths and crowds. It blocked booths and jammed up foot traffic, and seeing food piled onto the stroller also took away from the upscale feel. There was plenty of food available without needing to hoard it. Much easier to enjoy this event on foot!

Kudos to the Orange County Asian and Pacific Islander Community Alliance (OCAPICA) for an amazing…read moreevent. It is obvious they put a lot of thought and planning into this culinary event and the hard work definitely paid off. I could hardly believe this was the first annual event. The venue at SOCO and the OC MIX was perfect. There was plenty of parking (free valet if you wanted) and lots of open space in the roped off event area. Security was polite but efficient. This event was a fundraiser for OCAPICA and throughout the evening guests were able to meet leaders in the Asian and Pacific Islander community and learn about the wonderful work that OCAPICA does in Orange County. This is an amazing organization. Please consider making a donation so they can continue to serve those in need in the community. There were opportunity tickets to purchase and a silent auction with a variety of items from jewelry to wine bottles to memorabilia to gift baskets and much more. OCAPICA offered entertainment during the event and I was really impressed with the talent of the performers. Then of course there was the food. Booth after booth of delicious offerings of some Asian and Pacific Islander inspired dishes and drinks from some of the hottest restaurants and chefs in OC. Garlic and Chives, Bluefin, The Crema Cafe, Vaca & Broadway, Tackle Box, Pueblo, Shuck Oyster Bar, Break of Dawn and so many more. Pueblo's costilla, Haven's duck confit, Tackle Box's ahi and Garlic and Chives spring rolls have to be at the top of my favorites list. I really need to check out the brick and mortar locations to really get a taste of their menus. 320 Main served a delicious ocapica punch that I had more than my fair share of (good thing I wasn't driving tonight). And Gavina's hibiscus tea.... oh that tea..... that's addictive. All the restaurants donated their time and goodies to benefit this wonderful organization. I was fortunate enough to score some VIP tickets. These were the golden tickets that allowed guests to enter the venue an hour early. This meant no crowds. Lines were short or non-existant to sample food and drinks. Included with VIP tickets was an apron that you could take to the booths and get autographs of the chefs while making conversation. This was a great oppotunity to speak to them about their food preparation, favorite dishes, creative inspirations and their start in the culinary world - or any other topic that sparked your interest. Everyone was friendly, relaxed and kind. A beautiful engraved wine glass was also included in the VIP bag. An extra bonus for Yelpers was a mint tin with your check-in. This was an amzing event and I can hardly wait to see what they do for the second annual event next year.