Eats & Drinks
Meet the Makers, Rosé All Day & Other Weekend Possibilities
Affäre (1911 Main St.) has started serving lunch on Thursday and Friday between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. You can get weinerschnitzel (fried pork cutlet), house-made bratwurst, and zwiebelsuppe (a soup made with caramelized spring onions). The full menu is here. Get a chance to meet Tastemakers and Feast Magazine’s Cat Neville in person at…
Downtown Bristol Seafood Launches Expanded Menu, New Look and Name
The Bristol, one of the Power & Light District’s original tenants, has expanded its food and beverage offerings, including introducing a prix fixe menu, and freshened its look. The revamped and renamed Bristol Seafood + Steak + Social debuted Thursday with a grand re-opening at 11 a.m., according to a press release. It’s located at 51…
Tap List | A Sneak Peek at Boulevardia’s Taps & Tastes
The best way to attend a beer festival is with a brewer at your side. You get insight into the beer and an occasional look behind the taps. Taps & Tastes, a ticketed beer and food pairing session in the Hale Arena, is a bit like attending Boulevardia with Jeremy Danner next to you. The…
New Brewer’s Kitchen Blends Craft Beers and Burgers
By Kevin Collison Chris Riggins wants his new Brewer’s Kitchen scheduled to open June 15 at 3107 Gillham Rd. to be the hangout for the growing greater downtown neighborhood around him that includes Union Hill and Beacon Hill. “It was important to find something close to the residents and be a place where people see…
Chances Social Completes STRETCH’s Entertainment District
By Kevin Collison Chances Social opens Sunday at 419 E. 18th St., and owner STRETCH views his new coffee shop and bar as the last ingredient in the homegrown, East Crossroads entertainment district he started 15 years ago with Grinders. “Grinders is known as a dive bar with good cocktails,” he said. “This will be…