Taste of Downtown Paso
Today is the main reason why we came to Paso. It is an event call Taste of downtown Paso
https://pasoroblesdowntown.org/downtown-event/taste-of-downtown-and-arte-de-tiza/
They do a 11am-4pm tasting with 44 places participating (wine and food) over a 2 block area around the park.
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| Map for Taste of downtown |
It was a bit of a blur eating and drinking solidly for 5 hours but u need that time to finish that many places!
We got to 42 as one of the place Catch didn't prepare for it. It was our first stop and the employee went "my boss didn't tell me anything!!=) "
It's quite funny that they just closed down for the day instead of just pouring some wine for tasting haha.
The last place is Oxford street Bistro which is a little far and we didn't feel like going for the after-party.
Anyway, we walked around town till 1045am and joined the queue for getting our wine glassa and wrist bands.
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| We are good to go! |
We started at the Pine Street and 11th area first.
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| Beef empanada, Monarca has a nice flauta, Pappy has a really good truffle Mac & Cheese with bacon bits and the wine tasting inside the cinema |
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| Crossing 12th street for Austin Hope with Caviar and Cab, Alchemist vegan croquette, and a new coffee place with their cold brew |
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| Went to 13th street area for wine tasting, aracino balls, Street side mac& cheese and Tapenade and pumpkin soup at a bistro place |
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| Kept going 13th street for cerviche, Hatch potato chips with pimento dip and Calipaso champagne. |
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| Turning around to 13th street and Spring for pizza, Just baked desserts and cocktail in Grains & Grapes |
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| Turned to 12th and Park. Justin wine, Allegretto wine and food, and Indigenos wine with very good truffle cheese |
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| Jefferey's BBQ with pork belly Mac & Cheese, Boba, and mediterranean salad |
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| 915 Lincoln wine, and 2 brewing company with their backyard. Enjoyed a seltzer and a beer |
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| Went for dessert course. Ice cream with lemon olive oil and sea salt, peanut butter cheesecake from Paso Robles Inn, Ice cream from Slo Sweets and chocolate from Templeton Chocolate |
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| Our record cards after the event! |
I do remember a few highlights.
Pappy McGregor has a really good truffle and bacon that I would go back next trip.
We went back to sunshine olive oil as their goat cheese ice cream with olive oil and sea salt is really special.
The place beside Hatch served a Arancini ball that's really good but their menu is pricy.
Junction ran out of paella but we went back the next day for dinner as their paella setup looks authentic.
Allegretto Vineyard resort has really good wine and food that I'm tempted to check them out next trip.
There are some places that didn't hit the spot.
The cabernet from Hope at the park just isn't my favorite but i like their caviar =)
Jefferey's Mac & Cheese is good but their biscuit and gravy is too weird.
The bakeries just had small samples but Just Baked is still my favorite place in town!
We had a lot of fun and it was not too crowded. The impression is 300 to 400 people participated but it's spread out and most places are prepared to serve quickly. There's a sense of fun descending as a mob on places that's prepared to handle the crowd and happily introducing their restaurant and wineries to us.
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| 2nd breakfast at the hotel before the Taste of Downtown |
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