Fiddlehead Supper Club

03/25/2013

Check out the blog for a recap of March 11's Fiddlehead launch event: http://www.fiddleheadsupperclub.com/. Thanks again to everyone who helped and attended! Can't wait for the next one!

On March 11 we threw Fiddlehead’s inaugural event: a Middle Eastern-inspired dinner and sci-fi reading at Brick & Mortar in San Francisco for the new ebook company FreemadeSF. It was exciting, exhausting, and a success by our measures. We maxed out on guests, delivered on tasty food and drink, and g...

03/25/2013

Celebrating the launch of FreemadeSF publishing company

03/12/2013

From writer Nick Mamatas' blog, on last night's Fiddlehead/Freemade event:
"I also had a reading last night in San Fran, with Tim Pratt and Cliff Winnig and Mark Pantoja, which I forgot to mention here. It was a pop-up supper club (v. tasty) and an ebook launch for a new company called Freemade SF. The company's gimmick is that their ebooks come with enhanced audio—music and such. There was music at the event. I read from Love is the Law accompanied by chillwave loops. I wanted chillstep loops, dammit! It went well anyway. People like literary readings when there's food involved. Not the typical science fiction crowd, either. I was the ugliest person in the room. When I mentioned that to Olivia, she said, "No, you were probably just the least stylish person in the room.""
And yes, this is a LiveJournal link: http://nihilistic-kid.livejournal.com/1824102.html.

I am back in town, and between a cold and a flight and two late nights, I've hardly had time for anything. So, some catch-up: AWP was...fun. It could have been more fun, but weather and the distance to the venue from my Cambridge hotel (Royal Sonesta— great btw and cheap thanks to HotWire.com) …

03/12/2013

Here are the Spirit Works Distillery recommended cocktails from the March 11 dinner:

THE BUCK
Rye, vermouth, lemon juice, grenadine and orange bitters

THE BARBARELLA
Gin, freshly squeezed pink grapefruit juice, Campari, honey and mint

03/12/2013

Here's the menu from our March 11 event at Brick And Mortar:
HORS D'OEUVRES
- Grilled halloumi toasts with butternut squash puree and chef's family honey
- Homebrew and cheddar gougeres

FAMILY-STYLE DINNER
- Shaved asparagus and fennel salad
- Sweet potato fritters with harissa cream
- Burnt eggplant with garlic and lemon
- Chickpea phyllo pie (vegan, vegetarian, and beef versions)

DESSERT
FreemadeSF chocolate cupcakes with salted caramel frosting and edible logo toppers

03/12/2013

The first Fiddlehead Supper Club at Brick and Mortar was a success! Over 45 guests dined on a delicious dinner while old sci fi moves were projected in the background. Dinner was followed by the launch party for FreemadeSF, with readings from four authors, all set to live music. Thanks to everyone who came out, and can't wait for the next one!