Amazing!

The Party at 511 for Angela and Grace was AMAZING! I really cannot take any credit for the work that was put into this event - all I really had to do was show up!

The talent line up was a good mix of dance, music, and spoken word. The food was absolutely incredible! So many volunteers dedicated their time and resources to this event, that everything went so smoothly.

Some highlights:

1) Cajun Vic's mouth watering gumbo! My friends and I could not stop going back for seconds, thirds, fourths...
I am a fan of southern comfort food and this is by far the best southern dish I have tasted. Cajun Vic is a native of Louisiana and now has a catering business based out of Huntington Beach. He has an amazing story to tell too, you should read about him on his website - http://www.cajunvics.com/. Definitely a friendly and admirable guy!

2) Andy Windak - food blogger and photography extraordinaire! He also does animation! Such a multi-talented individual. He takes different foods that he has experienced and tries to recreate the recipes. One of his fave are caneles, which he brought out to share with us - chewy, sugary, delectable goodness. Don't know what they are? Check it out on his blog here: http://www.windattack.com/?p=109

3) Matt Shockley - up and coming musical artist! I really don't want to put him in a box and tie him down to one genre since he does have a very unique sound so you just have to hear him for youself. http://www.mattshockley.com/He has FREE shows all over Southern California so catch one in your area!

Mad props to Angela and Grace for putting this together and giving me the opportunity to be a part of this great event! I don't know the exact numbers yet but last I heard, over $1000 was collected at the door to give to PATH and over 100 people were present! AMAZING!

UPDATED NUMBERS: 200 guests were in attendance and $2000 was raised for PATH and 5Eleven. Read more here:
http://partyat511.blogspot.com/2009/08/2000-and-more.html


Picture time!



the guests of honor



the event space



me doing my thang



dessert table



pretty flowers



andy windak!