Posted by Renée Blodgett
HAPIfork, which has taken on a mind of his own, decided to embark upon Austin during South by Southwest (SXSW) with Andrew Carton and I. He made a few interesting stops along the way and had quite a few encounters, starting with a little saloon action in the lobby of the Driskill Hotel. We were in Texas after all.
Then he headed to the Rackspace party where he met Travis.
A little more Western cowboy and rope action along Fourth Street.
When the bartender at Eddie V’s Steakhouse remarked on his color, shape and design, he asked the chef to write Congratulations across the top of our dessert plate in delicious chocolate. It isn’t quite HAPIfork’s birthday yet, but he wasn’t displeased to see the surprise. Nor btw, were we.
It’s hard for HAPIfork to stay away from a dinner table, after all, it’s one of his favorite places to hang out.
Even the guys at the Connected Health booth on the SXSW Convention Center floor said hello to HAPIfork.
There were even a few musicians who got into HAPIfork, after all, we don’t need to tell you how fabulous great music is with fabulous food…and the slower you eat, the more present you can be with those tunes.
What’s not to like about him?
He kept returning to the Hotel Driskill night after night since he loved nestling himself up against that incredibly historical statue in their lounge area as he listened to live music play till late.
HAPIfork even went to support Jen Limm, CEO of Delivering Hapiness and others at a HAPPINESS panel, because after all, he believes like the rest of us do, that eating slower and taking time with your meal equates to a more fulfilled, healthier and happier life after all. He was thrilled to hang out for a stint with Jen albeit short.
Alas, HAPIfork was sorry to say goodbye to Austin but excited to be visiting more cities, towns and great restaurants in the near future.
HAPILABS 