February’s Silicon Valley NACE meeting at the Golf Club at Boulder Ridge in San Jose, had my favorite theme thus far since I’ve started attending meetings, Pairing Port, Wine and Chocolate. As usual the details were amazing with even the plates at our tables bearing a chocolate lollipop favor, and themselves being a chocolate...
On Tuesday, I went to the San Jose Hilton for a casual holiday networking party with the Silicon Valley Chapter of the National Association of Catering Executives (NACE) meeting. When I first entered the room I was struck by how beautiful and dark it was. While I took many shots using flash to modify the...
After socializing (see Over the Top Part One), it was time for dinner. The theme in the room was “Fire and Ice”. Helping make some tables appear hot and some cold, were the amazing flowers from Citti’s Florist.
Dinner’s entertainment was close-range comedy magician, Phil Ackerly. One of his tricks included showing how to turn...
Tuesday, November 3rd was the most recent Silicon Valley Nace meeting, the annual holiday party and with top corporate planners entitled “Over the Top” was filled with amazing sights, sounds and tastes. Today in part one, I’ll cover some of the excitement that happened prior to dinner.
From the moment people stepped out of...
