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Wednesday August 25, 2010
Trio Gadjo has been on vacation from the Ritual for a few weeks, tonight Wednesday August 25th we'll see their return performance here in the dining hall. Come for the music, stay for the air-conditioning, craft beer and tasty food.
This week we are offering Pulled Pork Sandwiches with Brandon's hickory smoked BBQ sauce. Served on a Sadie Rose foccacia bun with carmelized onions, Ritual coleslaw and cajun fries these sandwiches are BBQ perfection.
Great Summer beer tap line-up includes: AleSmith X-pale, Ballast Point Big Eye IPA, Lost Abbey Devotion, Alpine Duet (to be followed by Tuatara) and Victory Hop Wallop. Recommended hot weather bottles include Samuel Smith's Organic Lager, Blanche de Bruxelles and Karl Strauss Whistler Imperial Pils. Ritual wine drinkers enjoy the crisp refreshing qualities of Dry Creek Chenin Blanc, Tangent Sauvignon Blanc and Pedroncelli Dry Rose.
Make the most of San Diego's nearly perfect weather by dining on one of our patios, in the shade of an umbrella, amidst the flowering vines. We think our little slice of heaven (30th St) is the ideal place to enjoy a tasty Summer beverage or two.
30th on 30th Street is this Monday! While we are normally closed on Mondays, we will open to offer our famous '30th Street tacos' as well as our spectacular tap and bottle lineup. (Two tacos for $5: One for $3)
We are into the final days of the San Diego Food Bank's "food 4 kids" backpack program fundraiser. To participate, all you need to do is order the Niman Ranch Skirt Steak entrÉe and one dollar will be donated towards putting weekend food into the backpacks of hungry San Diego kids.
Vote for us on 10news Alist! This year we are in the running for "Best Neighborhood Bar" We all agree that North Park is the 'best neighborhood', we hope you find the Ritual to be the most 'neighborly' bar/tavern in town.
Next month the Ritual Tavern celebrates three years! We have special beer and food themed parties in store for you, stay tuned for more details.
Cheers!
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Friday July 16th, 2010
Thanks to you folks who dropped in earlier this week on your way back from the beach or from your poolside. We’ll help you cool off after cooking all day in the sun. Our outside patios have been filling up around sundown, we like to see folks enjoying the balmy summer evenings out there over tasty Ritual food and refreshing glasses of beer.
In recognition of San Diego Pride 2010 the Ritual is opening at 2pm this Saturday and Sunday. Park 2 Park shuttles will provide transportation service from Ritual to the festival from 10am til 2 pm on Saturday. Here is a great story about Park 2 Park and Pride by Morgan Hurley on SDGLN.com.
http://sdgln.com/news/2010/07/14/park-2-park-shuttle-announces-pride-line-service-weekend
Cool off with gazpacho served chilled and featuring organic cucumber from the farmers market. Then go big with an entrée of Niman Ranch Prime Rib. The Prime Rib will be roasted, then plated English Cut over Parship Mashed Potatoes with sautéed organic local carrots and tomatoes, and finished with beef jus.
Another shuttle to catch is the DrinkAbout bus running on Wednesday the 21st.
Towards the end of the month we are hosting a benefit for Outdoor Outreach. Outdoor Outreach empowers at-risk and underprivileged youth to make positive, lasting changes in their lives through comprehensive outdoor programming.
Have a look at the Outdoor Outreach website
We here at the Ritual hope the good weather brings you the spirit of celebration and festivity.
Cheers!
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Today Wednesday June 16th is Drink About.
What could be better than free transportation up and down the 30th Street corridor? Enjoying some pure Decadence at the halfway point! The Ritual Tavern is crazy happy to have AleSmith's Decadence 2010 on cask. We'll crank up the beer engine it when we open the restaurant at 5:30pm on Wednesday.
AleSmith website explains . . . "In 2005, AleSmith celebrated its 10 year anniversary by introducing a new beer to our line-up: AleSmith Decadence Anniversary Ale. We decided to brew Decadence once a year, each time changing the style. The 2005 version of AleSmith Decadence was an English-style Old Ale, that went on to earn Gold Medals at both The Great American Beer Festival and The World Beer Cup in 2008.
For 2010 we revisit this classic recipe and will soon release AleSmith Decadence 2010, English-style Old Ale. We used an abundance of specialty malts and various sugars to produce a wonderfully rich and malty beer. English varietal hops lend the perfect balance and the four different yeast strains add complexity that is sure to increase as the beer ages."
Sunday is Father's Day! Informal studies have shown that dads love beer :-)
We've got plenty of craft beer at Happy Hour prices all day, every Sunday. Bring the family and have a particularly tasty Sunday dinner at the Ritual Tavern:-)
Cheers!
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May 18th, 2010
We are one week away from our next Brew Master’s Dinner with Marty Mendiola from Rock Bottom La Jolla. Marty is, in case you are not aware, the winner of a lot of gold medals! (Great American Beer Festival - 2 Gold, World Beer Cup – 2 Gold, and mind you, these are international competitions with thousands of entries. Marty also has lots of other medals from these same competitions; we just listed the Golds here ;-) He truly walks among the world’s beer elite, but when you meet him, he’s one of the friendliest, most down to earth people ever. That’s why were so pleased to present Marty and his beers in our first ever Rock Bottom La Jolla Brew Master’s Dinner Pairing.
The Brew Master’s Pairing is by reservation on Tuesday, May 25th at 7:30 pm. The cost is $40 plus tax and gratuity. The dinner is composed around Marty’s specialty beers, and consists of three paired courses plus an amuse bouche. As is the course for our pairing menus, there are plenty of local and sustainable delicacies on the menu!
(We have nice color menus printed up in the restaurant for you to show your beer pairing enthusiast friends)
The Brewers Association has declared this American Craft Beer Week. This is the group that puts on the aforementioned Great American Beer Festival. In celebration we have a of rare beer gem to showcase. The Bruery recently recreated a recipe that took honors at the Holiday Wine Cellar home brewer competition in Escondido, and they call this their Holiday Wine Cellar Imperial Porter w/Vanilla Bean & Bourbon Oak Cubes. We’ll be tapping this very soon. (The Bruery also took two gold medals at the Craft Brewer's conference too!)
This weekend is Cine Cucina: Italian Film + Slow Food + You, A Whole Day Party in North Park produced by the San Diego Italian Film Festival.
There is a lot to explain about this event. It has been months in planning and many, many folks central to craft food and beverage here in the neighborhood have gone all out to promote a huge celebration of food culture. Now the San Diego Italian Film Festival has already done a spectacular job of detailing this event, so we encourage you to see their presentation at their website: http://www.sandiegoitalianfilmfestival.com/event-cine-cucina.php
Our special pairing for this event is described on the website, but since it went to print we have made our pairing even more fantastic: Cask conditioned Stone Smoked Porter on French Oak paired with Bottega Italiana Gelato!!! And yes you read correctly, this pairing is offered after the show Saturday Night for only for $3.
Thanks all for making our offering of 2009 AleSmith Decadence a success. Next month we’ll be offering an even rarer, possibly the rarest of rare AleSmith offerings; a three-year blend of Speedway Stout. Look for this during the San Diego Beer Weekend preview that begins June 10th. For all of you who were able to experience it, last years inaugural San Diego Beer Week was the biggest, busiest, who’s who of the beer week’est weeks ever. This June preview will be a sample of 2010 San Diego Beer Week taking place in November.
DrinkAbout is this Wednesday! (May 19th) If you don't already know: It’s a free bus to all the area’s best beer bars and restaurants, 'hop' on it at the Ritual!
Cheers!
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May 8th, 2010
Tonight is fresh oyster Thursday. We've got Luna and Baron Point from Carlsbad Aqua Farm, served raw on the half shell. (6 for $8.50)
Straight from World Beer Cup 2010 in Chicago to our tap at Ritual, Bronze Medal winner AleSmith 2009 Decadence Dunkel Weizenbock. How many of these kegs do you think are still lying around? We are tapping this beauty for you tonight!
While you are at it, crack open an epic ale from the bottle list, like Ballast Point Big Eye IPA, Consecration from Russian River, Victory Hop Devil, and we've even got another gluten free beer, Bard's as well.
Sunday May 9th Mother's Day!
Bring her down to the Ritual for a fun family dinner on the big day. Last Sunday the patio filled up quickly, so get here early if you want a seat outside. She'll love love you forever if you buy her some Jidori Chicken over Romaine with shaved parmesan or a Crab Cake Sandwich! Gift certficates are available as well ;-)
Every Sunday you can enjoy All Day Happy Hour (3:30-9:30pm) $3.50 tap beers $1 off selected glasses of wine. Also $5 Niman Ranch Meatballs & $6 Jidori Chicken Hot Wings Appetizers.
Friday May 14th
We've been hearing from quite a few visitors that we need to get more involved in social networking. (We thought that's what taverns do by there very nature) I guess they mean we should utilize the interwebs more. So, for those of you who foursquare, here's a game. If you happen to be the "Mayor" of Ritual Tavern on 5/14/10 at 5:14pm, we'll give you a Ritual Hoodie! We don't open until 5:30pm, but you can wait 16 minutes to claim your prize, right?
Sunday May 16th
"The North Park Festival of the Arts is an all day extravaganza for the senses, with a whopping eight hours of unlimited entertainment including the six stages of live music, spoken word, dance and poetry, over 100 vendor booths, the Artists Village with its thousands of paintings, sculptures and crafts, the International Food Court and the Kids Art Beat Area. So whether you walk, drive and take advantage of the free parking in the garage available at 29th St. and North Park Way, you absolutely must boogie on down to this amazing event! This year, Velo Cult Bike Shop has teamed up with the San Diego Bicycle Coalition to offer free Bike Valet Service on Iowa Street at University Avenue."
The Craft Beer Block is where you'll find us! From noon to 6:00 PM on Ohio Street, we'll be sampling local and imported craft beer as well as food from North Park's greatest restaurants. (We'll also be serving sample portions of Ritual food too) Limited tickets are available now for $25 in advance or $30 on the day of the event. Click the link to get your tickets before they sell out!
Cheers! from all of us, at your Ritual :-)
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