Raise the Roof: Finally Graduating From Le Cordon Bleu

Le Cordon Bleu graduation was January 9th. The entire internet was invited, even though rules specifically stated no more than ten people per graduate. Most of the time it is best to be a rule-follower. Sometimes the best rule-follower in the history of following rules can't do it. Graduates had to arrive earlier than the entire invited internet, as well as each person's family. All parts of my...

Sundown at Granada Media Tasting

Sundown at Granada introduced their new winter menu to writers this past week. Sitting across the street at Wayward Sons an hour before the tasting began seemed like a great idea.  I quickly violated executive chef Graham Dodds' privacy by taking a super secret chef picture while he was concentrating on paperwork at the bar. The time to head over to Sundown at Granada meant being greeted by a...

Grub Burger Bar Tasting

Grub Burger Bar is not messing around when they invite a writer to lunch. They probably roll on the floor laughing out loud at the thought of solo or +1 lunch tastings since they said to bring none other than---  five friends. Realizing five friends could come along was really weird because who has five friends? This is the kind of moment that forces a person to reflect on their...

Evite Probably Hurts Every Host’s Feelings

How is anyone supposed to feel excited about a party when Evite controls every single bit of party happiness? This week is the first time I've experienced the sadness of Evite. Sure, people have sent an invitation here and there over the years, but never have I been the one waiting for none other than... a reply. Waiting is all a person can do once they hit send on an Evite invitation. Evite...

Media Preview at Bite by Eddy T

Maybe important writers automatically know an invitation to a media tasting is +1. This +1 can make or break coolness when already struggling in the cool category. An invitation might read +1 or not. For some unknown reason, I usually guess by over-analyzing invitations. This time--- not so much. Cutting to the chase means letting the internet know a recent media tasting at Bite by Eddy T was...