If you remember from my post about how we show our love for our speakers, you’ll know that we had a wonderful party planned last night.
And what a night it was. Ashton Limousine delivered us from the conference center to Maggiano’s Little Italy in Bellevue in their fantastic Mobile Boardroom. We drank some very special wines by DiStefano, which is one of my favorite wineries. We were also lucky enough to have Simon Ford, the brilliant brand ambassador from Plymouth Gin do a presentation about the history of gin.
I really want to get Simon blogging. He’s a treasure trove of knowledge about the subtleties and complexities of gin. He had us try three varieties and I instantly was able to tell which was the Plymouth. I’ve never even had gin before last night–I’m usually a tequila woman–but the Plymouth was so distinctively smooth. I would almost describe it as buttery. He also designed some remarkable cocktails for us. I’ll share those recipes as soon as I can pry them out of him.
The food and the wine were just as amazing. It was all such a whirlwind, but I have a memory of a wonderful chicken and mushroom pasta in a savory cream sauce and a very tasty chocolate cake with buttercream layers. DiStefano’s wines really don’t need any introduction, but they’ve always been a favorite of mine and last night was no exception.
As I’m sure you can imagine, we’re all a little bleary-eyed this morning, but we must thank our sponsors and their fabulous PR firm, Randall PR. There are a number of public relations people who don’t really get blogging, but Lori Randall and her team are not among them. It’s wonderful to see communications professionals so enthusiastic about these emerging tools.
Yeah, I know, I’m gushing about sponsors. They give us things and they want us to blog about them. But I don’t gush about things unless they are really and truly fabulous.
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