matt, Author at Hoot n Annie

Kitchenette: Great Food, Casual Spot

September 8, 2015 matt 2 Comments

I recently wrote about Kitchenette, a new breakfast and lunch spot brought to you by the brothers that gave us Artisan Restaurant in downtown Paso Robles. In that post I included a short Q&A with Mike, one of the brothers, but we had not managed to get in and eat…until now! … [Read more...]

Tin City: Don’t Call It a Wine Ghetto

September 4, 2015 matt 12 Comments

Actually, call it whatever you want, doesn’t bother me. But the official new hot spot for wine is called Tin City and it’s located across from Barrelhouse Brewing Company. If you don’t know where Barrelhouse is I’m not sure what to say other than…you’re missing out. … [Read more...]

New Eats: Q&A with Mike of Kitchenette

September 1, 2015 matt 7 Comments

The brothers Kobayashi, the two behind Artisan in Paso Robles, have a new venture. It’s a breakfast and lunch eatery in Templeton called Kitchenette. We have not been in yet, they officially opened today but apparently had a soft opening the last couple of days. Based on … [Read more...]

Beaverstock: Q&A with the Bands (Part 2)

August 31, 2015 matt Leave a Comment

When you put ‘Part 1’ in the title of a blog post it implies there will be a ‘Part 2’, possibly even a ‘Part 3’. So to stick with that reasonable rule, here’s ‘Part 2’ of my Q&A’s with local bands that will be performing at Beaverstock. In ‘Part 1’ we chatted with Chris … [Read more...]

Beaverstock: Q&A with the Bands (Part 1)

August 26, 2015 matt Leave a Comment

What’s Beaverstock all about? Well of course there’s food, wine, beer, and a bunch of other things to do while there but the two BIG things I love…music and community. This event revolves around music and community. And in my opinion, in a very short amount of time, they have … [Read more...]

Paso Robles: Q&A with KROBAR Craft Distillery

August 20, 2015 matt 2 Comments

KROBAR Craft Distillery, a partnership between Steve Kroener (the KRO part) and Joe Barton (the BAR part), are winemakers in the Paso Robles area and have now set their sights on hooch. Steve has been the winemaker for Silver Horse Winery for the 8+ years I’ve known him and Joe … [Read more...]

Niner Wine Estates: Pop-Up Dinners

August 17, 2015 matt 10 Comments

I’m not totally sure how we ended up hearing about these pop-up dinners that Niner Wine Estates started doing or how we ended up going with a group of friends…but we don’t need to know. The point is that we went and we are winning for doing so. … [Read more...]

Jeffry’s Catering at Grey Wolf Cellars

August 13, 2015 matt 4 Comments

If you don’t know Chef Jeff (Jeffry M. Wiesinger), you’ve probably been living under a rock somewhere out in the sticks. Chef Jeff not only has his own well-known catering business but also runs ‘Barton’s Kitchen Window at grey Wolf Cellars’ where they are producing some amazing … [Read more...]

Paso Robles Wine: Grey Wolf Cellars

August 11, 2015 matt 2 Comments

Grey Wolf Cellars. Haven’t been in quite some time. Decided to go back. There is also food and a distillery there now which I will get into another time. So let’s do this. … [Read more...]

Crush & Roll West 2015

August 10, 2015 matt 2 Comments

The biggest and best cigar event on the Central Coast is back. Crush & Roll West will hold its 7th annual event at the Paso Robles Event Center on August 28 & 29. It blows my mind that it’s already the 7th year. Annie and I have probably been to four or five of the first … [Read more...]