Best of the Wurst - From fairvotemn

at Sociable Cider Werks - UPDATE: ONLINE TICKET SALES HAVE ENDED General Admission tickets are still available and can be purchased at the event with a credit/debit card only. \--------------- Andouille, bratwurst, chorizo . . . sausage is one of the world’s oldest, most beloved and most wide-ranging foods, offering limitless taste possibilities. Since antiquity, epicurean adventurers around the globe have put minced meat, salt and seasonings into casings and savored the result. Join us May 15 from 2 to 6 p.m. at Sociable Cider Werks for live music with the Belfast Cowboys and a succulent celebration of charcuterie: Best of the Wurst will feature artisanal sausages (including vegan and vegetarian)from some of the Twin Cities’ elite chefs , culminating in a ranked election of marvelous meats. $35 includes your first beverage, plus all sausage samples. Vegetarian and vegan options available! _**VIP SOLD OUT**_ Fancy yourself a VIP? The VIP Experience is your opportunity for full chef access with Pork & Pickle chef Geoff Hausmann. He will provide you a culinary experience unlike anywhere else at the Best of the Wurst; including access to intimate chef demos and complimentary food & drink. You will even be able to take some of these amazing, handmade sausages home and Sociable Cider Werks will be pouring from their great selection of cider and beer! Limited number of VIP tickets available. _ **VIP SOLD OUT**_ $75 includes sausage demonstration from noon-2pm, and all food and drink. VIP TICKETS SOLD OUT PARTICIPATING RESTAURANTS: Aki's Bread Haus Be'Wiched Borough Black Bird Clancey's Meat & Fish Curious Goat Gold Nugget Happy Gnome Haute Dish Herbivorous Butcher Hey Day Kramarczuk's Lowry Hill Meats New Bohemia Ox Cart & Salt Cellar Pat's Tap Pork & Pickle Prairie Dogs Rabbit Hole Red Stag Supper Club Red Table Meat Co. Revival & Corner Table Seward Coop Surdyk's Wedge Community Coop JUDGES: Minneapolis Council Member Jacob Frey Saint Paul Council Member Amy Brendmoen WCCO TV's Matt Brickman and Kylie Bearse WCCO Radio's John Williams Award-winning author and chef Beth Dooley Mpls St. Paul Magazine food critic Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl City Pages food critic Mecca Bos Live music with the Belfast Cowboys! For more information, to schedule an interview, or to request a press pass, contact [info@fairvotemn.org](mailto:info@fairvotemn.org) or fill out the media request form here: https://docs.google.com/a/fairvotemn.org/forms/d/1KjCs-3319aShkoflYsJeMMaH0zpfS5M-sjJkn9dkx8c/viewform?c=0&w;=1 21+ Event | ID required at entry | Rain or Shine