Here’s a nice way to spend a Sunday afternoon: Sample food from Durham restaurants like Gocciolina, M Sushi and American Meltdown while enjoying beer pairings by the likes of breweries near (Fullsteam, Bull City Burger and Brewery, Bull Durham Beer Co.) and far (Sierra Nevada, New Belgium, SweetWater). Held at the Durham Performing Arts Center, the Bull City Food & Beer Experience supports the Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association.

Bull City Food & Beer Experience

Chef John Eisensmith of Mattie B’s Public House.

Bull City Food & Beer Experience

Sarah Beard, Ari Sanders and Susan Branion.

Bull City Food & Beer Experience

Event organizer Johanna Kramer with her husband, David Jung.

Bull City Food & Beer Experience

Chef Jason Cunningham of Washington Duke Inn with his Bluefin tuna dish.

Bull City Food & Beer Experience

Rebecca Burnett of Durham Toffee.

Bull City Food & Beer Experience

Primal’s Tim Lyons with his son, Jack, a fifth-grader at Immaculata Catholic School.

Bull City Food & Beer Experience

Restaurateurs Mattie Beason and Charlie Deal.

Bull City Food & Beer Experience

Chef Robert Adams of Parizade.