When Twitter, hunger, and hesitation collide at Flux Bistro
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Tiny Bites Consulting
August 4, 2008
Lately, I’ve been dipping my toes in the pool of face-to-face meetups with people that I’ve come to know from the internets. One example was last Thursday’s Gastown Tweetup at Flux Bistro, organized by @jordanbehan of the local Twitterverse.
Some of you may scoff to hear this, but I can get extremely shy in group situations. This meetup was no exception. Colleague @skyden agreed to be my +1 while Twitter buddies @nalei, @hummingbird604, and @miss604 assured me that the crowd would be kind to newcomers like myself. Somewhat pacified, I arrive with @skyden promptly at 1pm and starving to the max. A few others that I didn’t recognize walked in before us and seated themselves at a large table. That’s when my bashful gene decided to kick in.
Unable to bring myself to ask whether they were also there for the Tweetup, we scuttled ourselves to a table for 2 at the periphery of the action. We ordered our drinks and perused the menu, with @skyden chomping at the bit to initiate an introduction. I kept telling him to hold off.
When @jordanbehan started the introductions, @skyden decided enough was enough and approached the table. They were indeed the people we were supposed to connect with, and they had no problem with us joining them for lunch. @skyden threw me a was-that-so-hard look as I ushered myself into a seat, completely mortified.
The rest of the experience was smooth sailing. Everyone was open and friendly, and the eventual presence of familiar faces @nalei and @miss604 did much to calm my nerves. It was great to also meet fellow food blogger @rtanglao, who had been aiding me in finding other Filipino restaurants to bookmark for a visit.
On to the food.
I was similarly hesitant about the chorizo & shrimp fettucini and the artichoke & zucchini spaghetti, so @skyden and I wound up ordering both to share. The fettucini won out in the end: the chorizo lent it a punch that the veggies simply could not stand up against. My drink of choice was ginger beer, which is starting to become my de facto order whenever it’s on the menu…though it did feel like I was cheating on my beloved Coca-Cola.
As the event wound down and the Twitterati said their goodbyes, we ended off the meal with a ginger and orange crème brulée, complete with candied orange slice.
In hindsight, the Gastown Tweetup was not as harrowing as my imagination had made it out to be. The food and service at Flux was fine, the people were outgoing, and wing man / second stomach @skyden would have saved the day anyhow.
Looking forward to the next Twitter lunch-up…I’ll try not to be quite so timid for that one!
Categories: Downtown, Events, Food, Gastown, Restaurants
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‘Twas fun meeting you! Looking forward to collaborating in some way in the future!
Told ya it was going to be warm and welcoming, didn’t I
Great photos.
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