Summer Sunset Taste Of Old Town Temecula

How could we resist this invitation to "Scroll through Old Town Temecula enjoying live music while visiting participating restaurants, wineries, breweries, and shops for tastes, samples, and specials."

With two dozen locations to visit, we were introduced to an Old Town we never knew and we liked it a lot!
At the darling store, Citrus and Moss, we gathered a map of participants and our wristband that signaled we were officially on the party tour.


What a festive vibe. And it was good to see that Steve had dressed appropriately! Hysterical.
The fare was diverse and incredibly tasty. Bottega Italia offered a slice of its Margherita pizza.
Rene's Cowgirl Cantina is a hidden treasure. Their carnitas nacho has made us want to return.
Most of the offerings were rather meat-centric. Steve's devouring Mad Madeline's Famous Friday Night Beef Ribs. I loved Temecula Lavender Co.'s offering of a Lavender Herbed Goat Cheese Spread with a refreshing lavender lemonade.
The Gambling Cowboy served us the most tender Raspberry BBQ Short Ribs while Olivedipity's offerings were the most diverse of them all: infused blood orange olive oil brownies, popcorn with olive oil, and a fruit salad of watermelon, grapes, and strawberries with a dressing of sparkling water paired with aged balsamic. Oh man! 

With 90°+ temperatures and a foot that is still broken, we were not able to visit most of the locations but we both agreed that the ones in which we partook were wonderful ones.
Our final, and favorite stop, was at 4th Street Garage Hot Rod Grill. We knew it was going to be awesome when we arrived to live music, on a shady, breezy patio. Tony Suraci was absolutely exceptional and we could have listened to him all night. Here's a link to his playing so you can understand our fandom. Wow.
The food, pork belly skewers and Mac & Cheese, were surprisingly scrumptious (surprising because I rarely eat meat, much less pork and never a belly).
We moved to Temecula in 1993 when its population was only about 40,000 and it was a rather sleepy town. We left for several years and have returned to a place that has a whole lot to offer. We are delighting in discovering all of Temecula's treasures... Tonight certainly was one of them. Way, way fun.

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1 comments:

Four Points Bulletin said...

So much fun! And that mac and cheese looks amazing... And July 25 is national cheese and wine day! What an ideal event!

July 26, 2023 at 7:16 AM

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