Yes, you heard me.
The Eat Your Feelings Emotional Cook-off was a huge, honking, dud of an event.
Though it was my first sojourn to DUMBO, which I'll have to venture back to explore another day, it was 7pm. The event was supposed to be starting now. Where were the people?
The author of "Eat Your Feelings: Recipes for Self-Loathing," Heather Whaley was there as were about 8 others who seemed to be friends or possibly relatives huddled around her like she was the quarterback giving a play.
Umm.....this is a FREE event with FREE wine in a cool indie bookstore. Where are the freaking people already?
The wine woman had nothing to do. All those full bottles of wine lined up on the table in military formation. It was the saddest thing I've seen, except for that possibly time when I saw a car run over a mama duck with all the little baby ducks walking in line behind her.
I knew this event wasn't going to get any better. It was 7:10 and having been to countless events, I knew this event was deader than Michael Jackson.
I think there was supposed to be a talk or something. And there was some food that was made to challenge the recipes in the author's funny cook book. But I saw about two dishes on the table and one looked like chips and possibly guacamole. What the hell kind of cook off is this?
The staff never even made an announcement for the five other people milling about the book store who may or may not have been there for the event but were perusing books looking all incognito like yours truly.
Oh well, no love lost here. I got a hot lead on a baking demonstration this weekend. So stay tuned for that!
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