SXSW has been filled with so much adventure already! Thursday night I went to a kick-off happy hour at Molotov sponsored by Dachis Group, which led to a party at the W. I had an incredibly great time getting dolled up and spending time with familiar faces. And then Saturday was an entirely different story.
My friend Matt and I put on our warmest rain gear and headed downtown in search of something to do. No leads, no invites, no cuteness. We ended up at The Belmont, where we were informed that we could hang out briefly before the HP Cloud party started. We were pleasantly surprised by freeness in the form of food and margaritas. And each time the hostess was about to let us know that our brief stay was about to end, we were graciously given a time extension by a party-goer that was supposed to be there.
After a few hours of party crashing, we met up with a bunch of Matt’s friends and headed to Victory Grill to get our local music fix. We danced, danced, danced until it was time for more food. I wanted pizza, but the group decided on Bomb Tacos at Lustre Pearl. Matt and the Bomb Tacos guys are apparently buddies, so I hopped on the truck and chatted it up while my spinach and mushroom quesadilla sizzled to perfection.
Almost immediately after gorging myself on cheesy goodness, Matt decided he wanted a breakfast feast at IHOP. I had a little “why not?” moment and decided to join. Crepes for dessert? Why not?
I woke up this morning feeling more stuffed than one could ever imagine, but put myself in a hungry mindset for brunch with Matt and Lauren. We met at The Steeping Room where we guzzled Moroccan mint iced tea like it was going out of style. I ordered a salmon, cucumber, and cream cheese sandwich with a side of tempeh bacon. Faith is totally right, tempeh bacon is super yum!
Although my first experiences with SXSW have already been so, so fun-filled, I know the upcoming week is going to be eeeeeeeeven better! Ariel will be arriving from LA on Tuesday and I’m so excited to explore the SXSW music scene with my best pal!
I have always wanted to go to SXSW. It always looks like so much fun! Looks like you had some great eats this weekend!! Happy Monday!
Happy Monday to you too! I’ll let you know how I really feel about SXSW after the week is over. Traffic today was CRAZY and I only live a mile and a half from the office!