By Priya Hutner
Erik Henderson and Tink Tinkey at the Tahoe City Oktoberfest on Oct. 3.
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“Attendees will taste, compare and vote on their favorite beer and favorite local dish while meeting and mingling.”
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Tink Tinkey and Erik Henderson have teamed up with Moe’s BBQ for a food and beer event that looks to bring the local community together. And, what better way to bring people together than food and beer?
Tinkey explains that Brews for Charity hopes to help change lives, the community and the future through networking and positive energy. “All this will happen while drinking good beer and meeting new people,” she said.
The first flagship event will be held Oct. 20.
“Local businesses will offer discounts, as well as classes in finance, real estate and education to help locals create sustainable healthy lives in the Tahoe area, and we will also offer classes like yoga, karate and movement,” said Tinkey.
The evening of the event it’s all about food and beer. At the flagship event, Moe’s BBQ will provide food while Tahoe Mountain Brewery and The Brewing Lair will offer the best brews.
“For our future events, we’ll host a blind Taste-Off with local restaurant chefs who will battle it out with local hometown cooks for bragging rights to best in food for that month,” Tinkey explains. “It will be an Iron Chef-style battle.” Two local microbrews each month will compete for best beer, as well. Attendees will taste, compare and vote on their favorite beer and favorite local dish while meeting and mingling.
The winners will receive a fun prize and will secure a spot in the semi-finals, held twice a year with a chance to win the title, which will be held during a fall festival. A portion of the profits will be donated to the featured monthly charity or cause.
“We’re very excited to partner with the Food Hub to use locally sourced food for all our tasters,” said Tinkey.
The all-day event kicks off each month from 7 to 11 a.m. with various classes such as yoga, meditation, karate, cross-country skiing and tai chi, followed by educational and finance classes from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and from 7 to 9 p.m. come by for food and brews. All of the classes are free.
“If you don’t talk about those passions, you’ll never be able to make them a reality. After all, you never know who is going to hold the key to your dreams and this event will provide the space to make those connections possible,” says Tinkey.
For information, contact Tink Tinkey at (530) 414-9159 or visit brewsforcharity.org.
