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Join Tucson Foodie for Happy Hour at Culinary Dropout 4 p.m., Wed, Aug 1

Culinary Dropout (Photo credit: Jackie Tran)

Join Tucson Foodie for Happy Hour at Culinary Dropout 4 p.m., Wed, Aug 1

Aug 1, 20181 min read

Join the Tucson Foodie crew for Happy Hour at Culinary Dropout! We will be hosting, serving up some delicious eats, and dominating the ping pong tables (obviously). You cover your beverages. There is no cost to attend this event. However, please RSVP on the Facebook event page.

Click here to RSVP!

Tucson Foodie Happy Hour Menu

Passed Small Bites

Fig Date and Walnut Terrine – with Manchego cheese
Hummus – with cucumber, za’atar, flatbread
House Smoked Salmon
Spicy Tuna Tartare – wasabi pea, cashew, cucumber
Turkey Pastrami Slider – pretzel roll, swiss cheese, coleslaw

Food Stations

Soft Pretzels and Provolone Fondue
Korean Shrimp & Chicken Skewer

Culinary Dropout is located at 2543 E Grant Rd. More Culinary Dropout info at culinarydropout.com.

Article written by:

Melissa Stihl

More about Melissa

Melissa hails from Brooklyn where she worked for a whole animal craft butchery company. She is now a professional Instagrammer in Tucson and believes everything is better in taco form. Follow her Instagram adventures on @mstihl.

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