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The last three parties — and cricket tacos
My goal was to attend 25 parties on one of the most packed party weekends of the year, outside of South by Southwest or major holidays.
Some I missed. Some I added. Some I improvised. Still got to 25. See the results below, and check out the Out & About Weekend Rewind Gallery.
The two I added: Stephen Moser’s 52nd Birthday Party at Oilcan Harry’s on West Fourth Street and Grand Opening of the Highball on South Lamar Boulevard.
Then I threw my own unplanned parties at convenient restaurants along the way — La Condesa, Annie’s, Cissi’s, Parkside — that serve light, pungent food to keep me and fellow revelers going.
The highlight: Oaxacan cricket tacos at La Condesa. Oh my. I thought they’d come wrapped in the masa to save me the sight of ‘em, but no. A big bowl of oily, black-brown crickets. Once I got past the visuals, adding salsa and guacamole to each small taco, I predictably found them crunchy, smoky, delicious.
What a week!
Yesterday, I got a peek at a potential online social calendar that could avoid train wrecks like this weekend. Look guys, not everybody can schedule a big event at the same time.
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