Oozefest

Had an amazing time at Oozefest a few weeks ago! Tons of local vendors with their best food and beers. Well worth the money for AYCE samples of some of Orange County’s best!
The only bummer is that some places ran out of food early, and we were super sad because everyone raved about their things.
Lines were controlled and not terrible. Plenty of room to stand and sit. Fun DJ. The vendors and breweries were fantastic. Can’t wait for oozefest 2016!

If you like cheese and most of you do, the first OOZEFEST happened over the weekend. They were celebrating National Cheese Month in a big way so the folks over at FoodBeast and 100Eats created Oozefest to slack our cheesy thirst.
They had quite a few vendors in the lineup: Blackmarket Bakery, the Crow Bar Kitchen, Little Sparrow, GD Bro Burger, Slater’s 50/​50, Grits Fullerton, The Cheese Shop, Dos Chinos, Shuck Oyster Bar, Waffles Inc., Porch Pops, Torch S’mores, Chapter One: the Modern Local, Bottle Logic, Speakeasy Ales & Lagers, Beachwood Brewery, 32 North Brewery, Saint Archer, Portland Cider, Green Flash and more. My favorites were easily Grits Fullerton’s cheesy chicken grits with fried chicken skin and micro-​greens, Porch Pops Brie pops with raspberry drizzle, Blackmarket Bakery’s pumpkin whoopie pie, GD Bro’s jalapeño cream cheese stuffed burger made with fried mozzarella sticks instead of buns, and the Taleggio tarragon arancini from Crow Bar Kitchen. Bottle Logic’s Pumpkin Pi ale was delicious too. We had VIP tickets that allowed us to enter early but some of the vendors were still setting up. We grabbed our Oozefest pint glasses and t-​shirts after check-​in. If it weren’t so hot out, I think it would have been more enjoyable.
I don’t think anyone thought it would be 100 degrees out when this event was planned. It was one of the hottest October days on record and we were out in the heat. I felt bad for the vendors because they were there for hours making cheesy goodness while we were eating and drinking to our heart’s content. Kudos to them for keeping cool. There was a competition for best cheese food and drink so the vendors brought their cheese game. Great event and I believe the proceeds went to Inspire Artistic Minds. Thanks to Sean C. for the VIP tickets!