Dia de los Muertos Gala

No pictures please!!! Well okay, just a couple! Mr. Smidgens here! I had the opportunity to attend a red carpet formal affair put on by the Sustainable Food Center of Austin.
Mr. Smidgens and Robynn G. put on their formal black and white attire and arrived on time for the event. We really must stop doing that. Every time we show up a few minutes early or on time to an event they are not ready for us.
As we checked in the young men manning the table asked if we were on the list. We said yes of course as Peter one of the galas producers walked up and asked if we were there for the event. Robynn and I stared at one another and both smirked. We thought it was a funny question due to the fact that we were in our formal black and white attire. The Mr. Smidgens in me wanted to say, «No, we were just taking an evening stroll and thought your little set up looked intriguing so we wandered in.».
I forewent that statement and said yes.
We were the only attendees there at first. We made our way to the bar and ordered some Pinot Grigio for the lady and a cerveza for myself. As we procured our table right in the middle of the Gala, we saw more attendees check in and the hor d’oeuvres started to make their way around the dining area. We had our share of spanakopita and crab cakes on the crab shell. The spanakopita was delicious, but the crab cakes were too salty.
As time went on we spoke with Peter and Teal Patterson. We had some interesting conversations with Peter and Teal discussed killing your own food and eating fresh and unprocessed food. Great conversation! We seemed to be the «IT» table. We met many people throughout the evening. Some of the other food items we tried were from Llama’s Peruvian Creole. We had the Aji de Gallina; pulled chicken in a creamy Aji amarillo and pecan sauce, Yukon gold potato, hard boiled egg, Alfonso olive, and garlic rice.
Arroz con Pollo; braised chicken, cooked with cilantro rice, and salsa criolla. They were both awesome dishes! We stood in line for face painting only to be told after waiting 30 minutes that they were finished for the night. Boo hiss!!! We were also waiting on the announcement for the preview of the Ecopocalypse Haunted house they were setting up next door, but never heard one. It would seem that they were a bit off schedule from the get go.
I am from Austin, born and raised and i don’t think people realize that a formal event means just that. I saw way too many guys show up in regular suits and some in just jeans and a button up. Mr. Smidgens did not approve! All in all we enjoyed the experience and would like to thank Kelly S. for the hook up!