TL:DR – Gastro Non Grata, Triple Rock Social Club, April 20th. Many good things, including Dustan Pinlac from Levain, Christian Aldrich from Haute Dish, Michelle Gayer from Salty Tart Bakery, Corey Shoevin from Hohenstein’s with Lagunitas and beer in hand, and music from Cactus Blossoms, Heavy Deeds and Little Dog on Top of a Big Dog as well as other good things.

Tickets are $8 in advanced or $12 at the door. Cheers!

Greetings Gastronauts. It’s time once again to celebrate separating your trash, riding your bike and winter that feels like late fall. She must be warming up to us and it’s time to say thanks to Mother Earth. Our April 20 Pre

Earth Day Confection Carousel comes with a WARNING…

This is a rare Friday night show and no restaurant in their right mind would give us their chef. So we’re setting savory to the side on this one and are bringing in 3 of the most talented pastry chefs in town. So Please, make sure you eat dinner before the show because you will be receiving 3 dessert courses.

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stan Pinlac of Levain will be the first to establish the base of your sugar rush. Christian Aldrich of Haute Dish will bring the sucrose to the second course and put your taste hairs on edge. James Beard Nominee Michelle Gayer of Salty Tart Bakery will be the one to glaze you off this candy cliff into the abyss of ethereal dulcification.

Each course will be paired with a sample of the bubbly brown stuff from Lagunitas Brewery, there’s even word that we’re going to get one of the few elusive kegs of Waldo’s Ale, an ultra rare Imperial/Double IPA that has only been

available in California until now. Corey Shovein of Hohenstein Distributing will be on hand for quality control and Lagunitas craft beer dorkspeak.

The honeyed vocal styling of the Cactus Blossoms will start the night off right on the waltz tip. Heavy Deeds will be bringing their laid back grooves and harmony ambrosia on a journey between your ears to help your second course settle and Michael Gaughan will be performing as Little Dog on Top of a Big Dog to bring your saccharin soaked journey to a close with a dose of perma grin.

As always, Clancey’s Meat and Fish in Linden Hills will be providing carcass for our Dead Meat Door Prize.

Local Author Matte Resist will be on hand to answer any gardening or bike repair questions. He will also be selling and signing copies of his book How and Why : A Do It Yourself Guide.

Tickets are $8 in advance here or you can buy them at the door for $12

Gastro Non Grata is a labor of love brought to you by Craig Drehmel and Jeff Mitchell.

For more information please contact us at gastronongrata@gmail.com

To hear an audio recipe from the Hollywood Gourmand, go to Gastronongrata.blogspot.com

[Update: the site was completely updated earlier this evening, so follow the link below to get to the program and everything else! ~ryan]

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Seminars

Moderated by Michael Agnew, Minnesota’s first Certified Cicerone and man behind A Perfect Pint. More info about the seminars and tour can be found here.

1:15p New Brews on the Block
2p Wood Aged Beer
2:45p Homebrewing 101
3:30p Wild Beer
4:15p Ask a Brewer

Historic Grain Belt Brewery Tours

Join Doug Hoverson, Minnesota brewery historian and author of the popular book Land of Amber Waters, for a tour of the grounds of the Grain Belt brewery. Tours at 1:30, 2:15, 3:45

Music (more info about the bands here.)

1:00 pm Traditional Bagpipe Opener – Dennis Skrade & Thom Nolan
1:30 pm Southside Aces
2:45 pm Lynhurst
4:00 pm A Night In The Box

Acoustic Side Stage

2:15 pm Tony Magee
3:30 pm The Kin Folk Choir

When Corey at Hohensteins clarified to me that the “pile of stuff” he was sending to us was in fact a “$hitload” of events to post, we clearly underestimated the sheer volume of events. If you live near a bar or restaurant, it’s highly likely something is happening there in the days leading up to Autumn Beer Review this Saturday.

Whether a full fledged beer dinner or simply the tapping of a unique keg, you can find the full listing of events here.  Please note that some of the events on the MnBeer calendar are duplicative.

Look for the ABR  program, including tasting seminars and tours, to be posted soon.

I kid, I kid.  Enjoy the write-up.  Thanks, Strib, for the coverage.

Does that name ring a bell? Just a little tinkle? He’s the artist behind some of Surly’s artwork, most recently, Four (if the words aren’t doin’ it for ‘ya, click here for a visual reminder).

Adam is having a solo show at FrameUps Gallery and in addition to checking out the work he’s done beyond Surly, there will be free Furious and apps from Pizza Luce.

FrameUps Gallery
4325 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis

ABCs of Beer – Friday, March 26th 6 – 8 pm, $55
Smoked, Grilled and Sauced: A Wine and Beer Pairing Experience – Friday, April 30th 6 – 9 pm, $75
Cheese and Ale: Pairing Beer and Cheese – Monday, May 17th 6 – 8 pm, $55