The week's events all lead up to SAVOR. Beth, Matt, Mark, and Michelle came in town for the fun. The five of us hit up the inaugural event in 2008 and Beth and Matt came back in 2009.
We were in the doors before most people unlike the previous years. The food was different than last year. There were more types of dishes and they were all tasty. Beth, Matt, and I had tickets to one of the salons. They usually sell out within minutes during the presale but I was able to get tickets to the one by Greg Engert of ChurchKey called Tasting Menu: A Food and Beer Experience with Greg Engert.
Join Greg Engert, Beer Director of Neighborhood Restaurant Group, as he discusses the exciting craft of pairing real food and real beer. Engert will draw upon his experience presiding over the tasting menus of Rustico Restaurant & Bar, and—more recently—Birch & Barley/ChurchKey, (where he is also a Managing Partner) to pair four rare American Artisanal brews with a four course-tasting menu designed by Birch & Barley’s Executive Chef, Kyle Bailey. This is your opportunity to see how the appreciation of craft beer has been elevated to the next level in our nation’s capital, and has found itself perfectly placed at the tables of this white-hot restaurant.
Here is an audio recording of the salon. It was informative and came with some good beer and food. Afterwards we went to ChurchKey to continue the night of fine ale and food.
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