Paddy’s Baconarium & Beer!!! (Usually Paddy’s Brick Oven Pizza)

We love family owned restaurants.  Even greater than our love for family owned restaurants is our love for bi-generational family owned restaurants.  And one rung above that…is Paddy’s.  We reviewed Paddy’s really early on in our careers as public foodies and have been back a few times.  Recently we stopped in and chatted with Paddy and his mom and the topic of our Food Adventures came up.  While Paddy’s has tremendous pizzas and yummy Italian food…a Food Adventure it does not make.  We’ve been excited to try another Bacon event and Paddy said “Bring it On”.
However, why have Bacon when you can have Bacon and Beer?  Certified Cicerone (the beer version of sommelier) or as we like to call him beer wizard, David Rigdon from Team Hopheads has paired a beer with each course!  David will be on hand to teach us about each of the beers and explain each pairing. We’ve been fortunate to work with David in the past and his love and knowledge of beer is inspiring. So…check this out:

1st Course – Goat Cheese Stuffed Apricots wrapped in Bacon
paired with Newcastle

2nd Course – Butternut Squash, Cranberry, Pecan Salad with Bacon Vinaigrette
paired with UFO Pumpkin

3rd Course – Salmon Bacon Risotto
paired with Sam Adams Oktoberfest

4th Course – Open face BLT Rillettes with Tomato Jam
paired with Aardwolf Belgian Pale Ale

5th Course – Bacon Breaded Pork Chops with Tomato Bacon Gravy
paired with Sierra Nevada

6th Course -Bacon Stout Chocolate Cheesecake with Strawberry Caramel Biscotti
paired with Not Your Father’s Root Beer

Paddys Brick Oven Pizzas – Bacon Breaded Pork Chops with Tomato Bacon Gravy

Paddys Brick Oven Pizza – Goat Cheese Stuffed Apricots wrapped in Bacon

Paddys Brick Oven Pizza – Butternut Squash, Cranberry Pecan Salad with Bacon Vinaigrette