National Wine Day on the eve of BottleRock Napa Valley 2023

Today is the eve of BottleRock Napa Valley but did you know it's National Wine Day?! What a perfect pairing, don't you think? 

Bottlerock Napa Valley 2023 line-up 

Along with an amazing food line-up and fun interactive cooking demos on the culinary stage all day long, Bottlerock is sponsered by the local JamCellars winery to keep the wine flowing all weeked.
 The 3 day music festival which marks it's 10 year anniversary this year, easily caters to it's more mature audience hence why it is known as the Mom fest. 

Culinary Stage line-up 2023

Updates to the line-up have been trickling in as the show approaches. Just yesterday, the culinary stage line up finally dropped, Killer Mike of Run the Jewels was added. A little over a week ago Keanu Reeves' band, Dogstar, was added to the line up and Mr. Neo himself will also make an appearance on the culinary stage. 

Kara's cupcakes is celebrating both Bottlerock Napa Valley 2023 by suggesting wine and cupcake pairings at their Oxbow Public Market location which happens to be not too far from the festival grounds. Kara's cupcakes is also a vendor at Bottlerock this year so you can mix and match and enjoy as get your first tatse of Summer at Bottlerock Napa Valley this memorial day weekend!

Kara's cupcakes OxBow Public Market location 

Not sure what wine would pair with your favorite cupcake? Here are some pairing ideas from Sprinkles cupcakes, yum!

Please don't drink and drive!

Grand RE-OPening of The Bungalow in Long Beach with Anderson .Paak 5/13/2023

In March the modern luxury, formal dining joint known as The Bungalow nestled in Long Beach closed for renovations. The 10,000 sqaure foot space, designed to look like a house with five seperate rooms is set to welcome people back at it's grand re-opening tomrorow night with special guest, Anderson .Paak! 

Find the Grammy-Award winning artist on on the turn-tables as DJ Pee-Wee, spinning grooves to set the mood. Paak's taste in funk and soul is an appealing pairing with the fine dining estabilishment's soul food inspired menu making for a fun and yum filled Saturday night.

Anderson .Pakk. will start DJing around 11:30pm. 

Paak.'s Paak House is also back for it's fifth installment today at the Ventura Fairgrounds, not too far from where his hometown of Oxnard, California. Paak. House is a festival birthed from the Brandon Paak non-profit Foundation. It supports underserved youth through access to the arts, community outreach, after-school programs, etc. giving everyone the resources needed to have the oppertunity to live life to their full potential and we love that. 

 The line-up for today's fetsival still hasn't been annouced but is promised to be a "surprise all-star list". Past performers include: Thundercat, Rae Khalil, Joyce Wrice, D Smoke, Ty Dolla $ign, Kali Uchis and of course the man himself, Mr. Anderson .Paak. Tickets were only $40 but the show is sold-out! 

It's going to be a Anderson .Paak packed weekend supporting local bussinesses and non-profits for underserved youth. Cheers to this cool dude doing cool things!