{"id":7828,"date":"2015-07-16T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2015-07-16T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/letsnomnom.wordpress.com\/?p=7828"},"modified":"2019-06-13T16:12:23","modified_gmt":"2019-06-13T23:12:23","slug":"2015-better-booze-festival-webster-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/16\/2015-better-booze-festival-webster-hall\/","title":{"rendered":"2015 Better Booze Festival, Webster Hall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2882-sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-7997\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2882-sm.jpg?w=660\" alt=\"Better Booze Festival, Webster Hall\" width=\"660\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2882-sm.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2882-sm-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2882-sm-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2882-sm-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2882-sm-520x520.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>This post is in collaboration with U.S. Veg Corp.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Over the past few months, I&#8217;ve been working on a few projects for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usvegcorp.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">US Veg Corp<\/a>, an event production and marketing brand that specializes in plant-based events. Their flagship event is the NYC Vegetarian Food Festival, but they&#8217;ve expanded far beyond that.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/img_2642.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8282\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/img_2642.jpg\" alt=\"Better Booze Festival, Webster Hall\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/img_2642.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/img_2642-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/img_2642-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/img_2642-520x520.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I was thrilled to do some design work for the second annual <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usvegcorp.com\/2015-better-booze-festival\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Better Booze Festival<\/a> and had an absolute blast at the festival itself. Many thanks to U.S. Veg Corp for including me on the guest list for the event. We enjoyed unlimited drinks, food samples, and live entertainment. Oh, and everything was vegan!<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-7828 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/img_2844-sm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2844-sm-600x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Better Booze Festival, Webster Hall\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2844-sm-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2844-sm-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2844-sm-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2844-sm-520x520.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2844-sm.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/img_2836-sm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2836-sm-600x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Better Booze Festival, Webster Hall\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2836-sm-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2836-sm-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2836-sm-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2836-sm-520x520.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2836-sm.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/img_2868-sm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2868-sm-600x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Better Booze Festival, Webster Hall\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2868-sm-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2868-sm-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2868-sm-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2868-sm-520x520.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2868-sm.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/img_2879-sm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2879-sm-600x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Better Booze Festival, Webster Hall\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2879-sm-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2879-sm-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2879-sm-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2879-sm-520x520.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2879-sm.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>One of my favorites at the festival was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whitecliffwine.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Whitecliff Vineyard<\/a>. They&#8217;re a well-established Hudson Valley winery, but they have only just gone 100% vegan. I also had a really tasty blood mary made with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ballsvodka.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Balls Vodka<\/a>. It was also great to learn that some of our favorite beers are also vegan! We snacked on food samples and eventually bought a few empanadas from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spreadvegan.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">V Spot<\/a>. Can&#8217;t wait until they open their new location in East Village!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/img_3240.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-8283\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/img_3240.jpg?w=660\" alt=\"Better Booze Festival, Webster Hall\" width=\"660\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/img_3240.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/img_3240-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/img_3240-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/img_3240-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/img_3240-1140x1140.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/img_3240-520x520.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I was hoping to say hi to the US Veg Corp ladies that I&#8217;ve been working with, but I, unfortunately, didn&#8217;t run into them at the event. What I loved about this event, other than it being plant-based, was how it was packed and lively without feeling overly crowded. The lighting and overall mood were also perfect for a daytime drinking event. Looking forward to next year!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/img_2853-sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-8287\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/img_2853-sm.jpg?w=660\" alt=\"Better Booze Festival, Webster Hall\" width=\"660\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/img_2853-sm.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/img_2853-sm-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/img_2853-sm-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/img_2853-sm-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/img_2853-sm-520x520.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Note: This post is in collaboration with U.S. Veg Corp. I attended this event as a guest and member of the U.S. Veg Corp team. This was not in exchange for a positive review and all opinions expressed here are my own.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This post is in collaboration with U.S. Veg Corp. Over the past few months, I&#8217;ve been working on a few projects for US Veg Corp, an event production and marketing brand that specializes in plant-based events. Their flagship event is the NYC Vegetarian Food Festival, but they&#8217;ve expanded far beyond that. I was thrilled to do some design work for the second annual Better Booze Festival and had an absolute blast at the festival itself. Many thanks to U.S. Veg Corp for including me on the guest list for the event. We enjoyed unlimited drinks, food samples, and live entertainment. Oh, and everything was vegan! One of my favorites at the festival was Whitecliff Vineyard. They&#8217;re a well-established Hudson Valley winery, but they have only just gone 100% vegan. I also had a really tasty blood mary made with Balls Vodka. It was also great to learn that some of our favorite beers are also vegan! We snacked on food samples and eventually bought a few empanadas from V Spot. Can&#8217;t wait until they open their new location in East Village! I was hoping to say hi to the US Veg Corp ladies that I&#8217;ve been working with, but I, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7997,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3640,3355,3360,3358,3365,3639],"tags":[210,236,1000,1097,1650,1654,2198,3058,3069,3132,3259],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2882-sm.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7828"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7828"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7828\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7997"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7828"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7828"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}