More green drinks

"Bandwagon is going to be providing appetizers for the Green Cities Coalition shindig at Angletech next Thursday....and by Bandwagon; I mean you....and you'll be serving them in a bikini and delivering them by bicycle!"

This past Thursday evening, Bandwagon Racing proposed a challenge to the Green Drinks happy hour attendees (a buncha green-minded networking-happy folks). The challenge would be that if at least 10% arrived via bicycle, public transportation or some other mode of sustainable transport, that we would provide tasty treats for these folks to snack on. Giving this green group the benefit of the doubt, we (meaning I...Stephanie Jones, newly appointed head of PR for Bandwagon and team member) began brainstorming what the menu would be for the evening. The food would have to be delicious, not require heating & be easily transportable. I settled on a hummus crudites platter, rice paper summer rolls, a pesto/tomato tart and a roasted butternut squash, caramelized onion & goat cheese tart.



My weapons of choice for spending the day in the kitchen....

So the food got done just in the nick of time with only one minor snafu...I forgot to get lemons for the hummus...yikes! Thankfully, Bandwagon boss Doug Johnson saved the day and made some lemons magically appear. He also made himself magically appear to assist in packing up the food to be transported to Angletech.




Turns out I would be relieved of transporting the food myself....Doug would be the mule. The ride was brisk but relaxing and the food arrived without incident.




As luck would have it, I would be relieved of bikini-clad serving duties as well. We didn't do a final head-count but it appeared as though approximately 10% of the attendees upheld their end of the bargain and rode their bikes in. Also, judging by the amount of food that was left - they enjoyed their tasty treats. From the rumors coming in through the grapevine (pun intended? HEHE), it sounds like the wine & beer that was donated by others were enjoyed as well. So while it's still chilly outside, partaking in this event leaves me feeling welcome to the Bandwagon family and warm & fuzzy on the inside.

I foresee some Halloween shenanigans & cyclocross racing on the Bandwagon horizon.....stay tuned & keep it green.

-Stephanie