http://jfmanzo.wordpress.com/2007/07/23/harry-potter-how-not-to-run-a-street-fair-and-bar-food/ Reflections on taste-ings. Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:12:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU http://jfmanzo.wordpress.com/2007/07/23/harry-potter-how-not-to-run-a-street-fair-and-bar-food/#comment-15 John Manzo Tue, 31 Jul 2007 22:50:33 +0000 http://jfmanzo.wordpress.com/2007/07/23/harry-potter-how-not-to-run-a-street-fair-and-bar-food/#comment-15 Damn straight. Damn straight.

]]> http://jfmanzo.wordpress.com/2007/07/23/harry-potter-how-not-to-run-a-street-fair-and-bar-food/#comment-14 Mike Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:32:57 +0000 http://jfmanzo.wordpress.com/2007/07/23/harry-potter-how-not-to-run-a-street-fair-and-bar-food/#comment-14 You forgot to mention the most important reason why the Sun and Salsa festival blew big time - nobody in Calgary knows how to make decent salsa. I found it especially hilarious that some people were just pouring their salsa straight out of the bottle, I think HSBC was giving people Pace salsa, oh boy. The "salsa" from the greek restaurant (Broken Plate?) was interesting, and the salsa from the Kensington Pub was pretty good, but other than that, it was mostly poor attempts at salsa. I totally agree about the lack of food too, this whole idea for a Sun and Salsa festival is a massive waste of the city's resources. Why not turn it into something like the Taste of Calgary (Which I personally thought was excellent last year)? Hell, copy the Taste of Calgary to a tee, call it the taste of Kensington for all I care. That would be a heck of a lot better than what it was. Lastly, you are right about the $5000 being pitiful for a fundraiser, what a waste. Let's hope for a reinvention next year. You forgot to mention the most important reason why the Sun and Salsa festival blew big time - nobody in Calgary knows how to make decent salsa. I found it especially hilarious that some people were just pouring their salsa straight out of the bottle, I think HSBC was giving people Pace salsa, oh boy. The “salsa” from the greek restaurant (Broken Plate?) was interesting, and the salsa from the Kensington Pub was pretty good, but other than that, it was mostly poor attempts at salsa. I totally agree about the lack of food too, this whole idea for a Sun and Salsa festival is a massive waste of the city’s resources. Why not turn it into something like the Taste of Calgary (Which I personally thought was excellent last year)? Hell, copy the Taste of Calgary to a tee, call it the taste of Kensington for all I care. That would be a heck of a lot better than what it was. Lastly, you are right about the $5000 being pitiful for a fundraiser, what a waste. Let’s hope for a reinvention next year.

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