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Alt summit san francisco recap

July 23, 2013

Alt is the third blogger type event that I’ve attended in a little over a year and dare I say it was my favorite? Everyone was so warm and open. I never felt intimidated to talk to anyone and I felt well received by everyone I had the pleasure to talk with even if it were just a minute in an elevator (it’s how I met Court of lovecourt and found out she is a Michigander moving to Seattle!). I do think my wooden California pins helped break the ice for me many times. I didn’t regret a single moment I spend hand crafting those.

The event kicked off on Wednesday evening with sponsor dinners. I signed up for the dinner with Vivint. I like that they were about fostering a sense of community and getting everyone involved. The gifts we received from them were also local which I loved (local chocolates, tea, and a pretty bag from Samantha of noteify.com. The dinner was such a wonderful way to get to know a few people in a calmer atmosphere. From there we had dessert at the Fairmont hotel where all of the dinners joined and everyone attending the event was present. It was a bit hectic compared to the dinner but I still managed to meet a few lovely people.

The next day I was up early and back at the Fairmont for breakfast, roundtables (including hand massages and letterpressing-fun!), keynote speakers and panals. It was a full day but it was informative, fun, and interesting. The sponsors also had some pretty fun things going on between talks so we kept busy all day. Lunch was a fun treat because it was held in the Tonga room at the Fairmont. It was really cool, especially when it started to “rain” in the middle of the room.

The day ended strong with a closing keynote by Mike McCue the founder and CEO of Flipboard. After a short break we all headed to the PINTEREST headquarters for our closing party. I was super excited about this. It did not disappoint. I managed to squeeze in a few more conversations with some amazing people before the night was out. It all seemed to fly by (well I really think it did) and it was a little sad when the night was over.

Now onto the task of messaging everyone I made a connection with, surprisingly I made more than I thought. Maybe I’ll have another post about all the people I met.

Sutra

July 15, 2013

It’s been a little while since I visited Sutra but I still wanted to share about my experience there. I absolutely love going to multi-course dinners but they tend to be a little expensive so we don’t really do it all that often. So when a friend of mine invited me to a multi-course vegan restaurant for dinner I insisted to Walker that we go, and so we did.

It’s one of those places where the food is seasonal and locally sourced. The menu is set for the evening but great care is taken to make sure everyone’s dietary needs are met so that nothing goes to waste. Everything was really inventive and delicious. They even had drink pairings to go with the meal but Walker and I skipped those because it was already on the pricey side.

While I really enjoyed both the atmosphere, the food, and the company I did leave feeling a bit hungry. I felt even worse for Walker because he needs to eat quite a bit more than me. It’s always kind of a bummer when you pay extra for a meal but then need to eat when you get home. Oh well. It was interesting and maybe I can try to recreate some of the menu items at home.

Raspberry pie in pictures

July 11, 2013

I didn’t really follow a recipe but I found a vegan crust that I liked. It called for coconut oil instead of butter. For the filling I used a mixture of fresh raspberries, flour, and sugar (although next time if I do an open faced pie I could cook the mixture a bit first). I baked it for about 30 minutes in a 350 degree oven and it was ready to eat. It was really good. I even had some for breakfast the following day.

What’s your favorite kind of pie?

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