Fremont Foodie Crawl – Elite Event @ 9 Million in Unmarked Bills

Good event!
Really informative — who knew there was a *right* way to taste whisky?!

My first Unilocal elite event and I loved it!
The seating at 9 million was JUST at capacity; I think the Unilocal crew did an awesome job opening the event up to as many people as they could, but keeping it intimate. Excellent job,
I loved every business I visited. Not only was the food great, but it was so nice to meet to employees and owners, and for some of the businesses, it really gave me a deeper understanding of and respect for the businesses. Thumbs up all the way!
Great job, Unilocal Planners!

Having only been to one Elite event before this one, this definitely took the cake.
Well organized Fremont crawl for foodies. Each location had their own theme or pairing and did great job of highlighting their strengths. Also, each spot was awesome!
To me this is what Unilocal is about. Exposing us to new, fun spots that are a cut above the rest.
Katy H, you’re the bomb girl!

Great event!
I love the pie and ice cream back to back. Then, chocolate paired with wine tasting.
The best part is that I learned how to taste whisky/​bourbon

This was an event to REMEMBER! I thought the event was super well organized and yet very chill and fun (an impossible balance).
I tried three places I’d never been to before: 9 million, pie, and bluebird. Plus, I learned something about the businesses. Each was completely different but extremely warm and hospitable! Plus it was fun to talk around Fremont and meet other Unilocalers!
Fremont Foodie Crawl! Woot!

What an awesome event!
This event kicked off at our initial rally point: 9 Million in Unmarked Bills; from there we were separated into three groups: Red, Blue and Green. I was assigned to Team Red! Go Team Red!
The places that we visited:
Theo Chocolates — Chocolate and wine tasting. Anything that involves Theo Chocolate is just incredible!
9 Million in Unmarked Bills — Beer and whiskey tasting. I thought it was cool that they talked about how to properly taste whiskey. It is always good to have a refresher course! Great bites, too!
Bluebird — I know that they have over a dozen different flavors and it was a treat sampling them all!
Pie — Who doesn’t like pie? The broccoli cheddar was pretty amazing!
Events that feature multiple stops have always been some of my favorites (Downtown Block Party, Ballard/​Dish D’Lish, Unilocal Hooky Day and South Lake Union)! This event was definitely one for the ages! Thanks again, Katy!
Wine and chocolate, bitches! YEAH!
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Thank you Katy H for putting this event together!
I was very impressed and had an awesome time!
This mini walk/​tour through Ballard was very informative.
I never knew that Ballard had so much to offer!
Each place had a nice spread of samples and was able to educate us on the samples. The mini marketing challenge we had at Theo’s was quite fun.
This was a great event ! :)

Great job Katy! A super fun event that was really well-​organized, diverse, and a ton of fun! All the shops were great and tried hard to make it worth our time (and hopefully good reviews to come). I think she really listened to the feedback from the Japonessa event — which is much appreciated. I had a great time sampling, drinking, and mingling. I just wish more people tried to show some festive cheer!

This event was awesome! I loved the tastings. I’m seriously going to have to go get some pie this week, and ice cream, too. It was absolutely delicious!
Great crowd, and a good amount of mingling going on. Fun folks, and the group leaders did a fabulous job, too!
I was really digging the «bourbon lesson» we got at 9 Million, too. I love learning about stuff like that — how to taste, what characteristics to look for — so it was a great experience for me.
You guys did a great job!

thanks for putting this together Katy H., Bluebird, 9 million, and Theo Chocolate! Iloved the treats, lessons, gifts and getting to meet some new Unilocalers :)

I loved it!
The first stop was 9 Million In Unmarked Bills!!! I am in LOVE with the IPA!!! I went there a couple times before and all I had were Rainer beer! Shame on me!!! It smelled like citrus yummy goodness! Also learning how to fully experience whiskey was a treat!!! I will never look at Crown Royal the same!
Next was Bluebird! I dont know whats better? Sampling ice creams or Sampling ice creams! My favorites were chocolate pudding and maple hickory!!!
Then the Pie place (see my review)
Last (but not least) Theo Chocolate!!! Ohhh that was soooooo good! I have never appreciated fruity chocolate untill last night!!! (not to mention the chocolate is really good in the Molly Moon Theo Chocolate ice cream… HELLO!)
All in all… last night made me wanna work to become an Elite member fo shizzle!

Wow, this Elite event was top shelf! My buddy was visiting from the East Coast, and he had a terrific time hanging out, eating and drinking, and chatting it up with friendly Unilocalers.
Every venue was really great — friendly, inviting, and handing out tons of samples and goodies. I would be hard pressed to pick my favorite, so I’m not even going to try.
The chocolate and wine at Theo: wonderful.
The beer and whiskey at 9 Million: impeccable.
The ice cream at Bluebird: delectable.
The pies at pie: scrumdiliumptious. (That’s a word, right?)
My fellow Unilocalers were a blast to hang out with, and I’m looking forward to the next event!

One the best events I’ve been to! Thanks Katy H! I really enjoyed how we broke up into smaller groups. It gave me an opportunity to mingle in a less intimidating environment as I can be a little shy.
I loved the wine pairing activity at theo! It was an excellent way to bond with my fellow Unilocalers. Not to mention, I love their chocolate and my team won!
I also really enjoyed sampling and attempting to come up with new flavors at bluebird. Ice cream engineer is definitely a dream occupation of mine! I hope my Turkish coffee flavor wins!
Pie and nine mili also served up some tasty treats and booze. I loved the take away swag! This was an awesome way to check the hood!

Ice Cream! Pie! Wine! Chocolate! Whiskey! Beer! Fun new friends!
If a month ago someone said I’d have a night filled with all of the above in my near future I’d call them a liar then probably unfacebook friend them for good measure (the extend of my vindictiveness towards others)…but I’d be the one out of line as this is exactly what happened last night.
Well done Unilocal,well done. (Oh and specifically Katy H.)

Thanks for another great event!
We started out at Pie where they have sweet and savory pies for us to try. They cut up a gluten free pear pie for me to try which was really nice! I will definitely be back to try their savory gluten free pies.
Next we went to bluebird and got to try any flavors of ice cream we wanted. The peanut butter was my favorite. I am hoping our oatmeal cream pie wins the contest (Stout and Vanilla)
Off to Theo next it was fun playing their wine pairing game I enjoyed trying to put together a funny description with my team although the judges didn’t like our creativity. =)
Then we ended up back a 9 million where we learned how to properly taste whiskey (felt like someone who doesn’t like wine trying to enjoy wine tasting) but it was fun to learn how to smell and properly taste it. We also got to try a few beers from Firestone which were very good.

Best elite event EVER!!! Ok, my experience is limited to four events, but this was SUPER fun!!! I spent the whole night looking around to Unilocalers I’ve never met before saying «This is so fuuuuuuuuuuuun!!!».
GO BLUE TEAM!!!
We started off at 9 million unmarked bills in a nifty little side area they reserved for us. There they gave a short presentation on what the inspiration of the place was about. Then we were served some beer. THEN the Woodinville distillery gave a presentation on how to drink whiskey! THAT was so fun! They handed out a Whiskey 101 sheet and taught us how to go about tasting it. And as if that wasnt enough they gave us a little snifter! FUN!!!
From there we walked a couple blocks over to Pie. This was my favorite place on the journey and I plan on coming back all the time! The owners (I think? Manager maybe?) gave a lovely talk about what kind of pies they make and what they normally sell and how they’re going to reopen the late night window in January. I love the broccoli pie they had! And I love that they separate the meat pies from the vegetarian pies in different cases. The sweet pies were so good too! I loved the berry one, and the key lime was really good too! I wish I could have tried them all!
Bluebird ice cream had awesome flavors, very unique and pleasing. I wish I could have tried more!
Finally we walked over to Theo chocolate for a really fun chocolate and wine pairing game! We split up in four groups and we tasted the wine and chocolates. Soooo good. Then as a team we put together and adjective-​rich sentence contrasting/​comparing the wine and chocolate. Watching my fellow Unilocalers present was REALLY fun, so was working with my awesome team! Great team building exercise. :)
Thank you so much to Katy H. for organizing this AMAZING event, I can only imagine how much like herding cats it must have been for her. With so many different places and people involved she turned a logistical nightmare into a supremely fun and exciting event!

Mesh perfect planning with great venues and you get another super Unilocal!sponsored event.
A good spread of food, liquors and desert sampling left us happily sated and more familiar with the Fremont offerings.
Our night started with whiskey and chocolate pairings at the «Nine Million in Unmarked Bills» restaurant and bar. The bar specializes in taking a culinary approach to whiskey creation and experimentation. The owner was very knowledgeable about their unique offerings and definitely demonstrated a superior understanding of the local distilleries and breweries. Definitely go here for expert advise and suggestions. They also brought in several of the local distiller savants to elucidate the crowd.
After that, we headed to Pie, a really overwhelmingly good display of both savory and sweet selections. We sampled the meat and broccoli & cheese pies for our savory picks, then had the apple and key lime pies for our sweet. It’s hard to describe a perfectly made meat pie, suffice it to say that theirs embodied the perfect amount of moisture and an exceptionally well made crust (flaky and buttery) while accenting the natural flavors of the meat. Very well balanced! As for the sweet selections, I know I’ll be back for more!
Next, it was off to a really creative ice cream shop called Bluebird Micro Creamery. My husband and I came up with two flavors as part of the little contest they were including in the visit. Horchoodle (Horchada and Snickerdoodle flavors mixed) and PB-​Bean (PB&J and Vanilla Bean mixed). Hopefully we win the free pint of Ice cream for our late night snacks. Oh and by the way, the flavors were really «pure», the kind of ice cream that you remember for a long time and crave on hot summer days or toasty nights when cuddled up in front of a warm fire.
Finally, we made our way to Theo’s — the only actual store that they have is located in Seattle. See my review on Theo’s here:

Keep on eating, diners!

As a new Unilocal Elite member this was a great way to be welcomed. I had a wonderful experience and I was very happy to meet other elites. I was extremely happy to meet Katy H. for the first time too, she’s great!
I loved going to the different places and sampling all of the foods. Our first stop was 9 million in unmarked bills. The whiskey tasting lesson was great and very informative. Their crustinnis were THE BOMB! And omg that IPA was to die for.
The second stop was Bluebird, I think I tried half the menu. My two favorites were the peppermint mocha and the caffe. Both great flavors! I wish I would have grabbed seconds.
The third stop was Pie. Omg!!! So friggen delicious! I tried the pumpkin pie and the meatloaf pie. The crusts on both pies were amazing. The meatloaf pie was extraordinary!
Our last stop was Theo Chocolate. There was at least 10 different kinds of chocolate to try and all were pretty amazing. My favorite was the salted almond I went back for thirds and Fourths for that one.
Overall the experience was wonderful. No wonder you have to work so hard to become an elite, the perks are well worth the hard work. I will definitely keep Unilocaling if the events are like this!!!

Somebody tell me how Katy H keeps putting together such great events?!
This event was similar to a bar crawl, but involved an amazing combination of food, drinks, candy, and ice cream. Fremont has a very diverse selection of bars and restaurants and the locations selected for this event are a great representation of what this very unique neighborhood has to offer.
The overall group was split in to three smaller teams and each rotated through the various locations. We got to spend about a half hour at each one which worked out perfectly with the presentations they all had for us.
First stop for my group was Theo Chocolate where we were again split in to even smaller groups that competed in a describe the wine and chocolate contest. Very fun way to start things off and the chocolates are so good.
Next stop was 9,000,000 in Unmarked Bills where we were able to taste samples of whiskey, three beers, and a couple small apps. The hosts also gave us an education on what we were sampling which was very cool as I learned a lot about how this stuff is made.
Final stop was a combination of Bluebird Ice Cream and Pie and this was just a non stop festival of deliciousness! At Bluebird, we were encouraged to try every flavor and we could also enter in to a naming contest for our favorite flavors. At pie, we were able to sample mini versions of both the sweet and savory mini pies. I even left with a bag full of pies that I purchased to take home!
When it comes to Elite events, I am always impressed with how they end up being bigger and better than expected and this was certainly no exception. Already looking forward to the next one!