Dinners at Ad:Tech

Posted By: Bob Buskirk on April 21st, 2008
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With any conference there are dinners. It is a good way to catch up with old friends who you only get to see a few times a year. Also it is a great way to network and meet new people. Ad:tech is only 3 days long so there was not that many dinners to attend, but I was invited to 2 dinners. The first dinner, held at Asia de Cuba was sponsored by AdValient. Asia de Cuba is inside of the Clift hotel and has a really cool atmosphere. I was joined by Ian Lee, Missy Ward, Lisa Picarille, Connie Berg, Geofferson Marcy, and Ms Danielle. Asia de Cuba’s menu is sort of an Asian Fusion, something I told everyone you don’t find in Pittsburgh. I didn’t break out my camera until we were served our main courses; here are some pictures of some of the dishes.

The second dinner was a blogger dinner put on by Ms Danielle. It was held at Annabelle’s Bar and Bistro, which is right by Moscone Center. We were joined at Annabelle’s by Ian Fernando, Greg Morgan, Garret Gee, Wes Mahler, Ian Lee and Gloria. I decided on the rib-eye, which Ian and Danielle got also. It was cooked perfectly, I also ordered the French Onion soup, but they served it in a large bowl with cheese sprinkled on the top. Usually you get it in a crock with bread and cheese on the top, but it was still good.

Both dinners gave me a good chance to network with people and tell them about what I do. A lot of people were surprised that I have been doing ThinkComputers for so long and that I started it when I was in high school. In any business networking is very important so dinners like these are perfect for meeting new people and making contacts, regardless of the industry the people may be in.

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9 Responses to “Dinners at Ad:Tech”

Blog For Money said on April 21st, 2008 at 12:01 pm

Bob, you’re totally right about the dinners at those events and dinners in general. It’s a great way to learn, socialize and network in an informal fashion.

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Ian Lee said on April 21st, 2008 at 12:57 pm

Hey Bob,

It was nice to meet you in person. Thanks for sharing the Asia de Cuba photos. It’s a nice reminder of all the good food and great conversations from that evening.

Cheers!

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ms danielle said on April 22nd, 2008 at 12:06 am

from what you said, it doesn’t seem there are a lot of things in pittsburgh, but they seem to have ambitious people living there
great pics of the food!

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Ian Lee said on April 22nd, 2008 at 12:58 am

Nothing in Pittsburgh? Come on. They have Yagr & Lemieux. Oh wait, that was from a previous generation.

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Blog For Money said on April 23rd, 2008 at 11:35 am

Now they have Crosby & Malkin. The Lemieux & Jagr of the 21st century.

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Rachelle said on April 22nd, 2008 at 1:00 am

Seems you had great dinner…I could imagine how fun it was, having dinner while expanding network.

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Mike Huang said on April 25th, 2008 at 8:32 pm

*sigh*…I’m missing out on all of these great events

-Mike

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Perfume Shops said on May 1st, 2008 at 5:33 am

Just hope you didn’t have food around your mouth and spill it down your top…

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Eva White said on May 5th, 2008 at 7:03 am

It’s so much fun to see these photographs. I always hope that one day even I will be a part of these dinners. The food looks awesome……

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