Classic cocktail parties will have a fabulous sparkle this season, when San Diego’s most beloved neighborhood serves up a festive way to enjoy the holiday season. On Thursday, December 15th, 2011 from 5 PM to 9 PM, take in the crisp winter air and holiday decorations, while you embark on a self guided walking tour of delightful drinks, scrumptious eats and fabulous retail shopping at the Hillcrest Taste n’ Tinis!

Tasters and toasters alike will be treated to festive faire from local signature chefs and restaurants, offering an assortment of specialties from mouthwatering appetizers and entrees to decadent sweet treats. Make your mouth feel merry with a variety of flavors, including spicy Spanish, fresh seafood, hearty Italian, classic American, warm coffees and pastries and many more tasty bites.

Each retail boutique along the tour will be fixing up a holiday inspired martini for your sipping while shopping enjoyment. Check off all your gifting boxes while enjoying the best sips and treats that Hillcrest has to offer.

$25.00 Tickets

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So, you’ve bought your ticket and now you want to know how it works? Download and print our handy Taste n Tini instruction guide so that you can taste and tini like a pro!

Participants include restaurants + retailers:

Ami Sushi, Babycakes, Baja Betty’s *, Bamboo Lounge / T-Deli, Brazen BBQ Smokehouse & Bar, Burger Lounge, Busalacchi’s A Modo Mio, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Ciro’s Pizzeria & Wine Room, City Delicatessen, Crest Cafe, Daddy’s Hot Dogs, Daphne’s California Greek, Fiesta Cantina, Fig Tree Cafe Hillcrest, Golden Spoon, Gossip Grill, Huapango’s Mexican Cuisine, India Palace, Lalo’s Tacos Al Pastor, Lotus Cafe and Juice Bar, Luna Grill, Nami Sushi, Nunzi’s Cafe, Osteria Origano, Pinkberry, Pink Noodle, Taste of Thai, The Range Kitchen & Cocktails *, The Tractor Room, The Wine Lover, Tré Porcellini Ristorante Italiano, Urban Mo’s Bar & Grill, Wine Steals *

Beauty Lounge, Buffalo Exchange, Cohabitat, Cathedral, Flashbacks, Green Fresh Florals, House Boi *, Mankind, Pretty Please, Pure Boutique, The Village Hat Shop
Twirl, Urban Outfitters *

(Purchase tickets at any location marked with an asterisk * or click here!)

Click here to download the 2011 Walking Guide for Taste n Tinis

If you’re a tasting veteran and you’ve already purchased your ticket, you’ll likely want to get planning on that perfect tasting route; download the tasting map in PDF now and plan your route.

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