Category: Food News

Food News revolves around the happenings within the national Hospitality Industry and how it relates to the local restaurant scene. Here in the Commonwealth, the dining scene is vibrant and is influenced by—and sometimes influences—the national spotlight.

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Worcester Hookah

Adjusting the coals for the Hookah.

Hookah – it’s all the rage and you can smoke it in more places around Worcester than you think!

What is Hookah you ask? A Hookah is a tall, traditional water pipe used to smoke flavored tobacco. The practice of smoking Hookah is easy, first choose your flavor of tobacco like apple, cherry, chocolate, mint or lemon. Those are the tame ones, there are other more exotic flavors and each lounge will have different flavors. Then the tobacco is heated with a special charcoal tablet through a plate, drawn through the water to cool it, up a long tube and into your mouth. Most people who smoke it find it relaxing. Others question it. We will leave it up to you to decide.

Once reserved for Middle Eastern men, this smoky trend is attracting a much younger, hipper crowd.

And in Worcester there are lots of places to try it:
Shisha Room Hookah Bar
Spiritual Haze: Hookah Lounge
Victory Bar & Cigar
In House Coffee
Cigar Masters

Shisha Room Hookah Bar on Shrewsbury Street
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Brew Woo

On Saturday, April 23, Worcester’s DCU Center will be host to Worcester’s First Annual Craft Beer Festival or as it is being referred to, Brew-Woo. The event will feature 30+ well known breweries including Anheuser-Busch, Atlantic Brewing Company, Berkshire Brewing Company, Magic Hat, Olde Burnside Brewery and many more. Each of the participants will be featuring crafted beers and local brews. Other features of the event include live music, a Bar-Brew-Que corner, traditional concessions and a seminar stage with an expert panel from the brew making field.

The event is being hosted by KJ Baaron’s Fine Wine & Spirits of Worcester and will be sponsors by WAAF 97.7 / 107.3 radio. This is a 21+ event. The event will take place April 23 from 3:00pm to 9:00 pm at the DCU center on Foster Street in the Convention Center Exhibition Hall. Tickets will be $30 at the door and $25 in advance. The ticket price includes a souvenir glass and 10 drink tickets. Additional drink tickets will be for sale at the event. Brew-Woo attendees who present their Worcester WOO Card at the event will receive a $5 voucher that may be used at a SAVOR concession stand. Tickets are available at the DCU Center Box office, Ticketmaster locations, ticketmaster.com or by phone at 800-745-3000.