It's Friday, and the Call Sheet has some lighter fare—stories about drinks and food (but artsy food!), and some videos to watch. Stay informed, have fun, etc.
—Chad Kaydo, editor in chief, BizBash
BIZBASH CALL SHEET — #58 — Friday, 07.15.11
Compiled today by Chad Kaydo in New York
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* INCOMING *
1. COCKTAIL TIME: Chef Homaro Cantu's Chicago restaurant ING has introduced a menu of "flavor-tripping" cocktails that "change from one drink to another while you are drinking them." Serious Eats: "Aesthetically, they are both interesting and attractive—a 'gin and tonic on the rock' is served in an Erlenmeyer flask with a frozen sheath of lime-juice ice around the outside." A slide show shows the elaborate presentation:
http://bit.ly/oR4I7a
Meanwhile, from The Daily: "Mixologist Cristina Bini’s insect-adorned libations are the featured attraction at her new Manhattan restaurant, White & Church, where crickets, scorpions and worms wriggle their way into high-end cocktails." There's a video, too:
http://bit.ly/p2iUpP
2. EVOLUTION OF A FOOD ARTIST: This week's New York magazine looks at how Jennifer Rubell found her way as an artist and developed her signature style of interactive food experiences. (Perhaps you remember her desserts served in balloons or her wall of donuts?) "Interaction, she explains, is her medium; food had been the means to engage." Now she's moving beyond the art parties where she made her name—this fall, Rubell’s work will appear in five shows around the world.
http://bit.ly/reGTX5
We spoke to Rubell last year about several of her projects (the story also has a slide show of her work):
http://bit.ly/ngC2vX
And here's our video with Rubell at the 2010 Brooklyn Ball, where she built a pinata of Any Warhol's head, and melted cheese over a table of crackers:
http://bit.ly/neyBeF
3. GOOGLE'S MEETING STYLE: Curious how Google does earnings calls? Yesterday the company streamed its Q2 call on YouTube—it's here:
http://bit.ly/mTyBPY
You can also watch the entire video of the 2011 stockholders meeting in early June. (Executive chairman Eric Schmidt's opening: "The lunches here are fantastic.")
http://bit.ly/nEsDcb
(via Tech Crunch)
* ABOUT LAST NIGHT *
Seriously, are we still making people wait outside an event, using the "We're at capacity" line, only to let them in later to find a half-empty room? It might make some people feel cool, but it makes others feel duped. (We're looking at you, ironic celebrity fragrance launch.)
* FRIDAY BLOG ROLL *
Highlights of this week's event-related blog posts:
4 Scary Monsters Who Will Ravage Your Event [Cvent]
http://bit.ly/n3Bv1b
Top 10 Twitter Chats for Event Planners [Amanda Cey/ABCey Events]
http://bit.ly/owxAOR
The Six Beatitudes of Technology for Meetings [Jeff Hurt/Midcourse Corrections]
http://bit.ly/r89GM0
King Dahl: A Great Event Designer Studies Everything [Jenise Fryatt/Icon Presentations]
http://bit.ly/nGimmX
Maximize Your Trade Show Presence With Social Media [The Customer Collective]
http://bit.ly/ppPSaK
* LOCAL NEWS *
BOSTON: Tonight marks the beginning of arts festival ArtBeat in Davis Square. The two-day event will be home to art installations, dance, theater, participatory art, and food vendors.
http://bit.ly/qI4RlM
CHICAGO: The Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago's guild board will host its seventh annual Lawn Ball at the Saddle & Cycle Club July 29. The evening will include a silent auction, dinner, dancing, and live entertainment from Final Say.
http://bit.ly/nBL9jI
The Pitchfork Music Festival kicks off this weekend in Union Park with more than 40 musical acts in the lineup. Whole Foods, Heineken, and Urban Outfitters are sponsors.
http://bit.ly/ypTBk
LAS VEGAS: Beso nightclub owned by Eva Longoria within the CityCenter complex has closed its doors amid financial trouble, but the restaurant attached to the club will remain open. AP:
http://abcn.ws/oaNTmE
Mark Johnson has joined Hargrove as executive director of new business development for trade shows, working out of the company’s expanding West Coast offices. He was most recently vice president, national accounts, at Champion Exposition Services, and has worked at G.E.S.
There's a new teambuilding activity in town to help groups blow off steam. Dig This is a heavy equipment playground that opened near the Strip in May, and allows groups to operate powerful machinery.
http://bit.ly/DvDZ
LOS ANGELES: Nominations for the 63rd Primetime Emmy awards were announced Thursday morning by Joshua Jackson, Melissa McCarthy, and Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Chairman-C.E.O. John Shaffner at the Television Academy’s Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre in North Hollywood. The big event will air live on Fox from the Nokia Theatre at L.A. Live September 18, with executive production by Mark Burnett, hosted by Jane Lynch.
Comfort food restaurant Bistro West in Carlsbad has a new 750-square-foot private room, West Room, adjacent to the main dining room.
The Concern Foundation for Cancer Research raised big money at its 37th annual block party on Saturday: President Derek Alpert said the group raised $1.4 million before the doors opened, and expects the auction results will take Concern over its $1.5 million goal. Nearly 4,000 attended the event at the Studios at Paramount.
MIAMI: Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim presents White Sands Australia, Poko Pano, Crystal Jin, and Beach Bunny Swimwear runway shows today. Events continue through Monday. Here's our preview of all the swimwear event in town this week:
http://bit.ly/93lgTc
Jamie Salen is now public relations and special events manager at Delray Beach Marketing Cooperative. Salen has planned events for TV and movie release projects in California.
NEW YORK: It's getting busier in the Hamptons. The LongHouse Reserve's summer gala is Saturday with, as we've previously reported, a menu from Canard. For the upcoming Watermill benefit, International Flavors & Fragrances will create a scent to immortalize Watermill founder Robert Wilson, with 100 bottles to be auctioned off at the event. And yesterday the Hampton Designer Showhouse announced the 11th iteration of its showhouse will open with a gala preview and cocktail party July 23.
http://bit.ly/n5U81F
Yesterday news editor Courtney Thompson stopped by Alison Brod Public Relations' annual Holiday in July press preview, where lifestyle, fashion, and beauty products were showcased under a gigantic pink tree. Running from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, the event had eds making custom Havianas and tasting Godiva ice cream.
Apparel company Express will stage a stunt in Times Square to break the Guinness World Record title for most people to model on a catwalk July 23. The public will be invited to participate, with a chance to receive t-shirts, gift cards, and photos that can be uploaded to social media.
ORLANDO: The fourth annual Automotive Service & Repair Week expo and conference, October 5-8 at the Orange County Convention Center, is reporting record registration numbers. Overall registration is tracking more than 160 percent ahead; conference registrations are nearly 400 percent ahead.
http://bit.ly/roNjr6
More than 3,000 moviegoers who viewed the midnight showing of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" at the Universal Citywalk AMC theater last night got a surprise following the film: free access to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando Resort from 3 a.m. to 5 a.m.
TORONTO: Microsoft announced that next year's Worldwide Partner Conference will be held in Toronto. According to The Star, the four-day July conference will bring 15,000 delegates from more than 130 countries, and will generate $52 million.
http://bit.ly/rlm4Ud
Image Projection supplied skytracker searchlights for the "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" event at Casa Loma July 12.
WASHINGTON: Yesterday the National Italian American Foundation hosted a public policy forum luncheon at the United States Capitol Visitors Center. John Castellani, president and C.E.O. of PhRMA, was the keynote speaker.
YOUR NEWS: What are you doing? Tell us: [email protected].
With contributions from Jenny Berg in Chicago, Alesandra Dubin in Los Angeles, Mitra Sorrells in Orlando, Carla Warrilow in Toronto, and Erica Petri, Anna Sekula, and Courtney Thompson in New York.
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