LAKE FOREST, CA (April , 2013) — Fire up the BBQ and prep those pints! Known for their over-the-top burgers and crazy comfort fare, huge selections of craft brews, and dedication to good times all around, Slater’s 50/50 has curated a bacon, beer, and burger bonanza sure to lure the locals. Slater’s 50/50 is partnering with local craft breweries to deliver an outdoor tasting event filled with backyard bites and a sampling of craft brews to benefit a good cause. The Backyard Brewfest at Slater’s 50/50 in Lake Forest on Saturday, April 6th will feature over 15 different breweries and a sampling of Slater’s 50/50’s most popular items. A portion of proceeds from ticket sales will benefit the Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation, which orginated in Orange County and is now a nationally recognized nonprofit organzation furthering childhood cancer research to find a cure.
Participating breweries include Ritual, Bootleggers, Hangar 24, Rough Draft, Ballast Point, El Segundo, Golden Road, Fireman’s Brew, Deschutes, Cismontane, NAW, Latitude 33, Valiant, Taps, Ohana, Allagash, Old Orange, Hangover Joes, West Coaster, and Tap Hunter. To complement the array of craft brews, Slater’s 50/50 will be offering tastes of some of their most popular menu items, including the B’B’B’ Bacon Burger, Buffalo Mac and Cheese, and more. With five restaurants across Southern California and a sixth slated for later this year, Slater’s 50/50 founder and SoCal native Scott Slater wanted to create a fun, but cause-worthy event to unite the local community and to celebrate SoCal’s collection of talented individuals and brands. “Craft beer is something that Slater’s 50/50 is passionate about, from drinking it to supporting the incredibly talented brewers who make up that community. For us, hosting a Backyard Brewfest to not only celebrate brewers, but also raise money for such a worthy cause just seemed like a natural fit” said founder Scott Slater. “The Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation is an extraodinary organization, and I’m proud we’re able to help in some small way to further their mission of finding a cure for this horrible disease.”Slater’s 50/50 Backyard Brewfest is being held on Saturday, April 6th from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at 24356 Swartz Avenue in Lake Forest, California. General admission tickets are $30 in advance (available online)/$40 at the door, and include food tastings, beer, music, and other fun festivities.
Slater’s 50/50 Lake Forest is open everyday, Sunday-Thursday: 11am – 11pm and Friday-Saturday: 11am-12am. For more information, please visit www.slaters5050.com or call (949) 460-9314. Slater’s 50/50 Lake Forest is on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Slaters5050LakeForest and on Twitter @Slaters5050.
ABOUT SLATER’S 50/50:
Southern California native and bacon aficionado, Slater’s 50/50 founder Scott Slater, started off his career in the restaurant industry with string of successful hot-dog stands. Inspired by his love of bacon, Slater set out to make his next endeavor one that would capture the essence of a great neighborhood pub: home to good beer, great food and a bar staff that is never surly. In 2009, Slater teamed up with college buddy and chef Brad Lyons to open the first Slater’s 50/50 in Anaheim Hills, California. Named after a Charger’s tailgate party dare to create an all-bacon burger, Scott and Brad’s creative juices flowed as they developed the restaurant’s namesake 50/50 patty which, alongside their larger-than-life burger creations, has taken Southern California by storm. In the past three years, subsequent locations have opened in Huntington Beach, San Diego, Pasadena, and now Lake Forest, much to the delight of bacon, burger and beer worshipers everywhere.
ABOUT PEDIATRIC CHILDREN’S RESEARCH FOUNDATION:
The Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation is an independent, 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. Inspired by the groundbreaking research of Dr. Mitchell Cairo, the foundation quickly grew beyond its Orange County roots. Since 1982, PCRF has raised over $30 million for cutting edge pediatric cancer research, which has led to continuing improvements in the care, quality of life and survival rates of children with malignant diseases.