{"id":248127,"date":"2014-12-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-12-19T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdnews.com\/taste-n-tinis-returns-to-hillcrest\/"},"modified":"2014-12-19T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-12-19T08:00:00","slug":"taste-n-tinis-returns-to-hillcrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/taste-n-tinis-returns-to-hillcrest\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Taste \u2018N\u2019 Tinis\u2019 returns to Hillcrest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Hits and misses<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Por Vince Meehan<\/p>\n<p>The Hillcrest Business Association held its annual \u201cTaste \u2018N\u2019 Tinis\u201d holiday event Dec. 11, which served to promote local holiday shopping as well as showcase various menus items from Hillcrest restaurants.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Eager foodies roamed Hillcrest and stopped at participating businesses, where they were treated to food items, holiday-themed martinis, or in some cases, both. The tasting seemed well attended, and this year, the hours were extended due to the success of last year\u2019s event.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19606\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19606\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19606 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sduptownnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/three.jpg\" alt=\"(left to right) The Luna Grill pulled out the stops for the \u201cTaste \u2018N\u2019 Tinis\u201d event. D Bar\u2019s Kelsey Pharr scoops up some pumpkin spice ice cream. Nora Gomes, co-owner of Buffalo Public House shows off her coxinhas. (Photos by Vince Meehan)\" width=\"650\" height=\"216\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 650px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 650\/216;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19606\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(left to right) The Luna Grill pulled out the stops for the \u201cTaste \u2018N\u2019 Tinis\u201d event. D Bar\u2019s Kelsey Pharr scoops up some pumpkin spice ice cream. Nora Gomes, co-owner of Buffalo Public House shows off her coxinhas. (Photos by Vince Meehan)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hits: Luna Grill served two portions of grilled lamb, one portion of grilled chicken, along with a Mediterranean couscous salad. <strong>Buffalo Public House<\/strong> served \u201ccoxinha,\u201d essentially a cross between a meatball and a hush puppy. This Brazilian dish featured seasoned beef mixed with onions and peppers, accompanied by a spicy garlic sauce. Extra points were earned by allowing the guests to sit in the dining area, as well as offering coupons for a free hamburger. <strong>Barra D <\/strong>not only served a pumpkin spice flavored ice cream, but also gave guests a voucher for a free glass of wine. <strong>Flashbacks<\/strong> clothing served a delicious and delightfully strong chocolate martini, while <strong>The Village Hat Shop<\/strong> took the cake with its high-octane peppermint martinis. <strong>Local Habit<\/strong> served its exotic homemade kombucha, a fermented drink that has become popular in the hipster community. <strong>Fiesta Cantina<\/strong> won big in pairing a spicy pizza with a tart margarita.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Misses:<\/strong> <strong>Salt N Cleaver<\/strong> was no longer participating in the event by 7 p.m., a full three hours before the event\u2019s official ending.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Breaking even: East Coast Pizza<\/strong> ran out of samples early, but redeemed themselves by handing out vouchers for a free slice upon a return visit.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hits and misses By Vince Meehan The Hillcrest Business Association held its annual \u201cTaste \u2018N\u2019 Tinis\u201d holiday event Dec. 11, which served to promote local holiday shopping as well as showcase various menus items from Hillcrest restaurants.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":726,"featured_media":248128,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"11555","_seopress_titles_title":"\u2018Taste \u2018N\u2019 Tinis\u2019 returns to Hillcrest","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[11547,11551,11555],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-248127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","category-news","category-uptown-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248127","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/726"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=248127"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248127\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/248128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=248127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=248127"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=248127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}