Croissant in the City

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"Experience is what you get while looking for something else."

~Federico Fellini

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Friday is upon us, friends, and I know you, like me, will be hitting the town for a drink or two, in gratitude for the end of another busy week. This Friday, however, your drink can also help military families and wounded warriors when they return home. 

Operation Homefront has teamed up with Sierra Nevada, who will donate the proceeds from the sales of Sierra Nevada sold from 5pm-7pm, at participating bars, this Friday, December 4. The event has been dubbed AZ Strings Happy Hour, as each participating bar will feature local guitarists during the 2-hour drinking session. 

Get a beer. Help a great organization continue to provide irreplaceable assistance to the men and women who put their lives on the line for us everyday.

If you can't get out to support the cause, consider a small donation to Operation Homefront, directly, by clicking HERE.

"Yeah, yeah, where can I get the beers," you ask? Check it out:

Auld Dubliner 9780 W. Northern Ave. Phoenix

Boulders on Broadway 530 W. Broadway Tempe

Casey Moore's 850 S. Ash Ave. Tempe

CK's Tavern and Grill 4142 E. Chandler Blvd. #105 Phoenix

Coach & Willie's 412 S. 3rd St. Phoenix

Dalton's Sports Bar 4601 E. Bell Rd. Phoenix 

Delux 3146 E. Camelback Rd. Phoenix

Devil's Advocate 955 E. University Dr. Tempe

Doc & Eddy's 909 E. Minton Tempe

Hazelwood's 3626 E. Indian School Rd. Phoenix

Horse & Hound / Club House 1320 E. Broadway Rd. Tempe

Hyatt Regency 122 N. 2nd St. Phoenix

Keegan's 3114 E. Camelback Rd. Phoenix

Keegan's 4723 E. Ray Rd. Chandler

Lodge 4422 N. 75th St. Scottsdale

Mulligan's Brick Bar 7318 E. Stetson Dr. Scottsdale

O'Brien's Pub 7829 N. 35th Ave. Phoenix

Old Chicago 5695 W. Bell Rd. Glendale

Old Chicago 6821 E. Superstition Springs Rd. Mesa

Portland's 105 W. Portland St. Phoenix

Rose and Crown 628 E. Adams St. Phoenix

Seamus McCaffrey's Irish Pub 18 W. Monroe Phoenix

Skeptical Chymist 15688 N. Pima Rd., #C6 Scottsdale

Teakwoods Tavern & Grill 2808 E. Indian School Rd. Phoenix

Toby Keith's – Love This Bar 1065 N. Dobson Rd. Mesa

Turf Accountant Irish Restaurant 705 N. 1st St., #100-101 Phoenix

Yucca Tap Room 29 W. Southern Ave. Tempe

'Tis the season, people, so drink up.

AZ Strings

"Laughter is brightest where food is best."

~Irish Proverb

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If I could give an award for the best marketing-branding for a product, I would have to give it to Fusion Brands. Their vividly colored silicone kitchen products will make you squeal with delight (that's what I did anyways) and the videos on their clean, minimalist (yay!) website will show you how to use the product, with a little chuckle of laughter to boot. 

My favorite videos you have to check out:

Ice Orb 

Food Pod

Drizzle Stick

Purchase at amazon:

Ice Orb
Food Pod
Drizzlestick

While I don't think I'd be using these in my kitchen (I'd probably end up destroying them), I would definitely buy these for the little potential chefs in my life. 

These Fiesta Head Chefs Products
are available on amazon for $9.95 – 11.95 each, with 10 different tools available. Perhaps a nice little collection to start up for your young cooks.

Fiesta also offers some fun little toys for adults. I'm currently eyeing this Pink Silicone Rolling Pin.

It's about $50 at Williams Sonoma and $32.99 through Amazon. Adding it to my Christmas list, now. 

"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow."

~Albert Einstein

(And, have some fun ;o) )