Restaurants Dish Out Great Dinner at the Tehachapi Mountain Brew and Grill Fest

Six area restaurants will be dishing out dinner at the Tehachapi Mountain Brew and Grill Fest on July 19 from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Benz Visco Sports Park in Tehachapi, Calif. "We are so proud of the fantastic locally owned restaurants we have here, and to give people dinner when they come to the festival is great." Each paid admission to the festival includes beer tasting and dinner for $45.

The dinner choices include pulled pork sliders from Red House BBQ, Tri-tip from Jakes Steak House, Pasta Bolognese from Pacino's, 50-50 Burgers (half bacon and half ground chuck) from The Old River Grill, Chili Verde from The Garden Spot and a you build your own Mac and Cheese bar from Sandrini's. If one of those doesn't fill you up BBQ sampling from the Tehachapi Mountain Brew and Grill Fest barbecue competition might do the job. Competitors from all over will be barbecuing chicken, tri-tip and pork ribs to see who makes the best BBQ in Central California.

General admission tickets are $45 and it includes lots of beer tastings and barbecue samplings, as well as dinner. VIP admission is $100 and it includes a fully catered VIP section, wine, beer and other adult libations. Overnight R.V. parking is available, as well as shuttle service to select Tehachapi area hotels. The event is strictly for those 21 years of age or older.  

Tickets and more information are available at: TehachapiBrew.com. The Tehachapi Mountain Brew and Grill Fest will donate a portion of its proceeds to local charities, Make-A-Wish Foundation, AYSO Region 479 and more.  Local vendors are welcome and may register on-site by June 23.