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The Experience, Emeryville: Trader Vic’s February
The Experience: Cocktail of the Month: Jungle Heat! For the month of February you can escape to the tropics with this vibrant mix of citrus, Grog, Carpano Antica, and Hamilton Demerara Rum – the perfect sip to ignite your month with island vibes! And your friends at Trader Vic’s wish you a Happy Lunar New Year on their Facebook page and in their lounge. “As we step into the Year of the Snake, may it bring you wisdom, renewal, and the courage to embrace new beginnings. Let this year be one of transformation, prosperity, and good fortune.” In their lounge on February 7th and 8th, from 7-7:30pm you can join them for a LIVE Lion Dance and indulge in their special tiki menu
The Experience, Richmond: East Brother Beer Co Big News
The Experience: More Tanks. More Beer! They’ve come a long way since 2017, when they started brewing with just enough tanks to make 620 barrels of beer. East Brother just added five new 120-barrel fermenters (according to their crew, that’s the equivalent of five swimming pools of beer!) and a new brite tank to store the beer after fermentation. Plus, some new equipment: A cartoner to help them package beer faster A towering new grain silo A centrifuge to make their beer crystal clear And a new floor scrubber to keep everything spotless! Grab your friends and head down for a visit. You’ll notice a little more hustle and bustle
The Experience, Emeryville: Honor Kitchen & Cocktails Seasonal Menu
The Experience: Celebrate the honorable Dungeness Crab season! Embrace the new Dungeness Crab menu with Honor. Kitchen crew calls it ‘cracking into flavor heaven’! Take a look at the menu Crab Specials: Dungeness Crab Salad – fennel, radish, onion arugula, frisee, citrus salsa verde, lemon aioli, blood orange Honor Crab Melt – rustic dourdough, egg spread, smoked gouda & aged cheddar cheese, frisee, citrus fennel slaw Dungeness Crab Bucatini –maitake mushroom, parmesan, prosecco-lemon cream sauce, sugar snap peas over pasta Oven-Roasted ½ Dungeness Crab - garlic noodles, parsley & lemon butter A crisp Sauvignon Blank pairs nicely with Dungeness, as does their beer on tap! A remodeled bar/lounge area awaits you if you want to sip on a handcrafted cocktail or mocktail. Outdoors you can experience a fun beautiful sunlit atrium during the day which is transformed at night with jewel toned lights, outdoor fire pits
The Experience, Alameda: Alameda Brewing Co Seltzer
The Experience: Beer, Seltzer + Calligraphy Sunday! Happy Lunar New Year to all from the crew at Alameda Brewing. They are wishing everyone a happy lunar new year, good health and good luck accomplishing all your goals for 2025. Most importantly, they have a Pineapple Seltzer to roll in the good fortunes and bring wealth. They invite you to swing by the taproom for a pint or taster. This is a taproom exclusive so don't miss it. And there’s always something fun going on at the taproom. Want to add an artistic twist to your card writing? On Sunday, Feb 2 form 3:30-5pm join Sip & Script for a festive workshop of Galentine fun and classy lettering for beginners! In this workshop you’ll be introduced to modern calligraphy with a pointed dip pen and ink. All the basics will be covered to help you add those special lettered details to your Galentine’s cards.
The Experience, Alameda: Almanac Beer Co. Offerings
The Experience: A vacation close to home! With six unique gathering spaces, each with its own vibe, Almanac is a vacation close to home. And there’s tons of parking, which in itself is a vacation! Kids can dive into fun with their sandboxes, slushies, pinball machines and classic arcade games, while adults can savor world-class, award-winning beer and delicious food options, including pizza, sandos, burgers, salads and vegetarian dishes. Featured here is Scolari's Burger with bacon, blue cheese and blueberries, if you can imagine. Once you've decided on food, grab a beer to your liking – for light beers there’s Crispy Girl, a Czech Pilsner or if you want something hoppy there’s Overcast or Big Love or Flow – a west coast IPA. Like fruity? Try Sunshine & Opportunity, a Sour with Triple Strawberry & Dragonfruit. Here’s whose cooking this weekend both Saturday and Sunday. Crazy Block Cheesecake Marley G's Pizza O'toole's Fire & Spice Scolari's Good Eats
The Experience, Emeryville: Emeryville Commerce Connection Event
The Experience Join us for our Sandbox VR networking event! Step into a new reality and join the ECC for its inaugural 2025 Emeryville Connexions networking event. Come meet your fellow business folks and connect with city officials. Wed, Jan 29, 5:30-7:30pm. Eat, drink and make connections with new friends. Plus, you can experience two of Sandbox VR's adventures - Squid Games, in partnership with Netflix and Deadwood Valley. Visit with Mayor Mourra, Vice Mayor Sukhdeep Kaur, other councilmembers, ECC Board of Directors, Emeryville Makers, Biotech, Tech & Hospitality folks, Business owners, Innovators, Artists, City staff & more. You’ll indulge in Culinary Treats from Arthur Mac's Little Snack, Flores, Shake Shack and Uchiwa Ramen. Drinks sponsored by Copper & Malt. Bring a friend (first visit is free). Thank you to Sandbox VR for hosting us
