Fun With Hoot 'n Annie Archives - Page 12 of 22

Paso Robles: Vina Robles Amphitheater

June 24, 2013 matt 2 Comments

This past Saturday evening was the soft opening for the brand new amphitheater at Vina Robles Winery on HWY 46 East here in Paso Robles (thanks to our friend J-Dog for getting us in to that!!). … [Read more...]

Real Men Drink Pink?

June 17, 2013 matt 2 Comments

Sure as hell do! And the proof will be at the second annual Real Men Drink Pink Party on Sunday, June 23rd. The Rose Grand Tasting will be from 1:00 to 2:30 pm and the Pink Party is from 2:30 to 5:00 pm…and get this, The English Beat will be playing. … [Read more...]

More Good Food, Please!!!

May 15, 2013 matt 10 Comments

Recently I had some thoughts regarding the restaurant industry, and because most of the dining I do is in my local area I will have to speak from my experience here. There has been this huge push for local, fresh, farm to fork type dining and I am a huge fan of it. I’ve also … [Read more...]

Our Three Favorite Wines from April

May 6, 2013 matt Leave a Comment

Here we are…again. Another month gone that we’ll never get back and it’s a Monday…haha…just kidding. No negativity here. April flew by as all time does for us, nothing like having careers and a baby to soak it all up. … [Read more...]

Thoughts on Sustainability and Earth Day Food & Wine Festival

May 1, 2013 matt 4 Comments

Earth Day Food and Wine Festival has been one of my favorite events since we were introduced to it 4 or 5 years ago. You’ve heard me talk about how laid back it is but all for such a great cause…sustainability. The last few years Annie and I have been doing things in our life … [Read more...]

Earth Day Food and Wine Festival

April 19, 2013 matt 2 Comments

This Saturday, tomorrow, is the big event at Pomar Junction Vineyard and Winery. In one of my last blog posts I talked about wine events and asked if there was room for the dozens and dozens of events we have locally or if we were getting a little saturated…now here I am talking … [Read more...]

Paso Robles Beer: BarrelHouse Brewing

March 6, 2013 matt 2 Comments

Yep, I said beer! Paso Robles is definitely known for the wine, which I love, but I’m excited to see more of a beer scene here, with the arrival of another microbrewery...BarrelHouse Brewing Company. Everyone knows Firestone Walker Brewery is here and I love their beer, but it’s … [Read more...]

Customer Service Will Be the Death of Me

February 6, 2013 matt 18 Comments

Note: I am not slamming this business mentioned in this post, just using it as a recent example. We recently went up to Monterey because I had some work to take care of and we decided to go back to the Cannery Row Brewing Company. In December of 2011 we had gone to Monterey … [Read more...]

News From Paso Robles: Matt Ortman Joins Villa San Juliette Winery and More

January 18, 2013 matt Leave a Comment

Hello again folks. Below you will find some tidbits of news and events going on in Paso Robles or surrounding areas. These are things I find in my own research or that are emailed to me. We have started posting the things we find interesting, odd, or informational in some of our … [Read more...]

Paso Robles Brewing Company, The Pour House, and Fundaro’s FoodStream

January 14, 2013 matt Leave a Comment

Last week we had the chance to go check out these two new places here in Paso Robles. It actually ended up being two birds, one stone because we found out that Fundaro’s FoodStream would be parking their Streamline at Paso Robles Brewing and Pour House for the evening so we could … [Read more...]