A Yelperstitious Affair @ San Jose Woman’s Club

My first South Bay event, and what a hoot! Thank you Abby, Miss South Bay CM extraordinaire, for letting this East Bay Elite experience your awesome YEE. You’ve got some party planning skills, girl!
And what a party it was! Themed as a «Half-​way to Halloween» YEE on Friday the 13^th, we were encouraged to dress up in spooky costumes, which attendees did! Bloody zombies, Dia de los Muertos face-​painted death masks, and business men from «Fight Club.» Scary decorations throughout also added the necessary element to the theme.
There was so much alcohol to choose from, I could barely sample it all. Five, yes, FIVE liquor vendors. The South Bay really knows how to rock.
BEVERAGES
1. Freixenet Sparkling Wine was pouring champagne-​style bubbly and giving away s.w.a.g. such as bottle toppers, mini sparkling wine bottles to *blow* bubbles, itsy bitsy suction cup bottles to stick on your fridge
2. J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines featured two wines, a red and a white, which were both really good, and had the sweetest wine reps ever touting their wares. I hope they come back to another YEE!
3. Strike Brewing Company proffered excellent locally brewed bottled beer — Blonde, Wit, Brown, Porter, and IPA. They ran out of Blonde and Wit, but I was lucky enough to sample their Brown and Porter, the later being my favorite. I cannot wait to see them at another event and sample the rest of their line up.
4. Uncommon Brewers served organic (!!), unfiltered, and unpasteurized beer brewed in Santa Cruz that was uncommonly good. Their three offerings — Golden State Ale, Siamese Twin, and Baltic Porter — all had uniquely distinct, clean flavors.
5. Magners Cider introduced their Irish Cider to American crowds. I was excited to have them there, as I’m really familiar with their product. They had both their Original Apply Cider and their Pear Cider, both of which are refreshing, light, and easily drinkable.
6. ZICO Coconut Water gave us 8 ounce bottles of Chocolate Coconut Water (what!?) that was exceptionally popular. It tasted just like Chocolate Milk, but since it’s dairy free, it’s a great alternative for those who are lactose intolerant.
FOOD
Cocotutti Confections were heavenly! I hovered around the table until I memorized which of the featured flavors were my favorites. Elyce Zahn, the Chocolatier, presented mini bites of: Chocolate Orange Confit (amazing), Ginger (excellent), Blueberry Turffle (rich and creamy), Caramel Eyeballs (smooth and made especially for this event), Thai Peanut Ginger (spicy and nicely paired with the J. Lohr red), and many more.
Bibo’s NY Pizza had garlic and cheese pies as well as pesto slices that I was lucky enough to get a taste within the first hour because after that, they were gone! I enjoyed the thin crust New York style pizza, which I could only get in the South Bay.
Peter’s Kettle Corn was there to represent! I had met and talked with them at two of Nique’s East Bay YEEs, and fell in love with their Original and Horchata flavors (read my rave review to find out that my family are now Peter’s addicts:
). They were kind enough to give me some supplies to tide over their followers :) Thanks bunches John!
ENTERTAINMENT
DJ Tanoa S. played some great Halloween inspired hits. It was especially fun to see Meg T. dancing up a storm in her gothic costume and platform boots to the classic «Monster Mash.» The music was just loud enough to enjoy, but not too loud to drown out Unilocaly conversations.
Laugh Box had a unique twist on the usual photo booth — a flip book! It was totally retro and totally cool! What a great idea from the owner, Dexter! Shout out to his partner, who was shepherding the line along so smoothly and efficiently, it was the least clustered photo booth experience that I’ve ever had. Big props!
Tarot Reading by Global Physics had a loooong line weaving out of the side lobby, so I did not even attempt it. However, I did notice that the woman reading tarot was nice enough to continue her reading well after the event had ended.
VENUE
San Jose Womens Club was a spacious place to hold this event. Walking in, it felt like a high school dance with the DJ set up in the corner, a stage at the far end of the room, round tables with tablecloths set up to seat 8, and adorable table decorations.
Shout out to the South Bay Elites whom I met: Kari H. and her hubby, Jen C. and her hubby, and the old skool East Bay Elites Meg T. with BF, and Wanugee N.
Thanks Abby, and interns Courtney and Jason, for a fabulous South Bay event. I’m thrilled to have been able to be a part of this fantastic YEE!

Awesome event as usual by Abby! I think this is one of my favorite events that I’ve been to for Unilocal.
The venue was huge so it didn’t seem as crowded which was nice. I liked all the vendors that were here, but in particular I liked the cocotutti chocolate and the kettle corn. The theme for this event was cool too and it was nice seeing everyone’s outfits. I think Abby’s outfit was cool.
A few notes about this event
— A LOT OF BOOZE, was it me or were there more alcohol vendors that usual? Well I’m not complaining.
— Spooky music, the music was fun and the DJ did a great job.
— Needs new vendors. I’ve been to a few Unilocal events now and it just seems the same vendors show up or are shuffled around. Not that I don’t appreciate them for coming out.
— Love swag! I love when vendors bring their own swag. The champagne people had bubbles. Yay!
After going to this event, I want to go to Bibo’s to get some more pizza. Yum! And I’m looking forward to the next event I get to attend. Keep ‘em coming Abby!

As always, Abby puts on e a great Silicon Valley event, and this was awesome!
Large spacious venue, great drinks and food, and the costume theme did get some people dressing up for half-​Haloween! Too bad more people didn’t dress up, only the die hard Elites, which is too bad! You Noobs, get into the spirit! For the free booze, food and music, you can at least donate to a worthy cause and dress up for your hard working CM!
(Ok, so I wasn’t in costume either, but only because I could only stay for 45 minutes!)
I even got a Tarot reading, which is always great! There was nobody in line early, so I sat down and got my fortune, even though I do this kind of thing on my own. By the time she was finished with me, there was a long line. Why? Because Unilocalers go after the free food and booze first, stuff their pie hole, get a little buzz going, then turn their attention to their future!
As always, it was great to see so many of my South Bay Yeeps, many I haven’t seen in months, or years!
Thanks Abby, you did a wonderful job like you always do. Next time, I hope more people get into the Spirit as well as the Spirits! (Pun intended!)

Thank you ABBY S. for putting together another wonderful YEE!
Especially because it was for a good cause!
This is my second YEE at the San Jose Women’s Club and I really like the décor. The only downside is parking for events: street parking.
There was plenty of beer, wine, more beer, pizza, desserts, kettle corn, psychic readings, and the laugh box!
I personally loved the Laugh Box flipbooks! They are so neat! It only takes 7 seconds to film and it’s put together in about a minute or so and you have your very own flipbook! Definitely would go for these than the regular photobooths now because they’re unique!
Peter’s Kettle Corn with Horchata flavor is absolutely delicious! The best part about it, they gave whole bags away! They are so flavorful and yummy!
OMG! The cocotutti Confections chocolates are absolutely amazing. Melt in your mouth chocolate with caramel oozing out of it.
Bibo’s NY Pizza had garlic and cheese pizza that were thin crust and absolutely delicious! I can’t believe cheese pizza can taste that good!
I skipped the tarot card reading, just because…
I really enjoyed the wine from J. Lohr. It was almost too smooth cuz I walked outta there unsteady!
I wish more people would’ve dressed up and gotten into the spirit! Overall, I had a really good time with good company, good food and booze!

My first elite event was epically awesome!
Thanks so much to Abby S. for making it happen.
My roomie went dressed as a zombie and of course I was the zombie slayer. Had such a fun time getting hella faded off of the 3 breweries and 2 wineries that were there. Also, Bibo’s NY pesto pizza, the horchata popcorn, and desserts were delicious! The flip book photo booth was definitely the best idea ever.
Can’t wait for my next Elite event! P. s now all my friends want to hop on the Elite train hopefully they earn it.

Thank you guys for making this event such an evening to remember, and thank you Abby S. in particular for inviting me! My +1 Marielle and I had such an amazing time dressing up as what a few other Unilocalers called «a vampire’s greatest seduction» (read: big ridiculous plastic garlic necklaces and black miniskirts) and seeing all the cute/​scary costumes everyone else came up with!
This was my first ever Unilocal Elite event and so I had no idea what to expect, but it definitely exceeded all my expectations. After donating $ 10 to Sacred Heart (yay charity!), my +1 and I zeroed in on the Laugh Box flip book photo station (what a cute idea!). WE LOVED IT.
Although we wish we could have had our tarot cards read, we were having too much fun sampling the cornucopia of alcoholic bevvies and chatting with other Unilocalers to wait in line. The fortune teller seemed great though, as she was giving each Unilocaler plenty of time & attention.
I absolutely LOVED Magner’s pear cider. How delicious would it be to drink one of those while chilling outside on a hot day? It definitely hit the spot, and its low alcohol content allowed me a little more room to experiment with the other alcoholic offerings — a big plus with such a selection
My +1 nearly shrieked when she saw Peter’s Kettle Corn (and plenty of it). She ate a whole bag throughout the evening, and went back for more, saying, «Sam, you don’t understand. Kettle corn is like my favorite thing!!» Needless to say, the kettle corn was probably the highlight of her evening. The original flavor was divine, while the horchata added quite the cinnamon kick. We took a couple bags to go after chatting with the extremely nice guys manning the booth.
While enjoying our kettle corn, we somehow missed out ont he pizza station, but we made up for it in sampling Cocotutti Confections. Elyce Zahn of Cocotutti was so helpful in explaining the various treats available. My favorites were by far the caramel «eyeball» and the blueberry truffle. The chocolates were all delicious and set us up perfectly for our trip over to Freixenet.
At Freixenet, we enjoyed our bubbly (so refreshing) and the adorable little container of bubbles that came in the shape of a mini champagne bottle — what?! too cute.
Being lightweights, we didn’t have too much more room after the pear cider and bubbly, but we made our way over to Strike Brewing Co. anyway. Jenny Lewis was sweet enough to open up all of their brews to give me and my +1 a sample of each since we couldn’t possibly drink them all on the spot. We loved the extra care and attention, and we enjoyed tasting each brew back-​to-​back to see the differences among them.
Most fun of all was definitely interacting with other Unilocalers (special shout-​out to Sachi T. and her +1 George!). Overall, I had such a fun time boozing it up with the Unilocal Elites. Thanks Abby, Courtney, Jason, and everyone else!

Overall I had a really great time at this spooky gathering. I arrived with my +1, and we took a double hitter from the champagne lady to the (empty) dance floor. Cutting up the floor to «Time Warp» made us feel like we were at a high school reunion, except we’re too young to have gone to one and the class of Unilocal is much more attractive.
Kudos to the people who came in costume, or zombiefied themselves at some point in the night. I myself did not come in costume, unless you count «classy lady at a spooky event» a job well done. I loved the theme, I loved the vibe, and the women’s center was a beautiful place to hold the event. The best part of the night was getting a flipbook made of my hunny and I — we’re so cute in stop motion!
So, what’s the problem? Why only a few stars? The tarot card lady had a line around the room, and I never got tarot my tarot! I was bummed not to get the service. Also, while waiting in line, we had to stand right next to this SUPER HOT old fashioned heater that was scorching everyone pretty bad. One other star was removed because I arrived a teensy bit late and missed the pizza action. Nooooo! No pizza? Do I have to live off of booze and kettle corn and good company all night? Well, I guess that’s not SO bad…

What’s so awesome about this YEE!!!
1. LOTS and LOTS of BOOZE! Yeah!!!
YAY for alcohol!!! It sure made it easier to socialize with people I didn’t know! Thank you, Frixenet Sparkling Wine, J. Lohr Wines, Strike Brewing Company, Uncommon Brewers, Magner’s Cider… you guys ROCK!
2. The Laugh Box was SUPER fun! I can’t stop flipping the flipbooks I got to take home, they put a smile on my face every time I look at the pics! Such a great party favor… thanks!!!
3. Delectable sweets from Cocotutti Confections! The chocolate eyeballs were my fave! I love the gooey chocolate inside! Wait, did the eyeballs have the gooey chocolate inside??? Whatevs! I had so much yummy chocolate i don’t remember which is which!
4. Peter’s Kettle Corn was giving away pretty good sized bags of Horchata popcorn. I couldn’t stop munching… sweet, salty, yummmmm! I got to take a bag home, too! WOOO!
5. Bibo’s NY Pizza sure satisfied my belly, good thing cuz I was hungry! I think everyone was also starving because they devoured all the pizza and it was gone pretty quick! Good thing I came early!!!
6. San Jose Woman’s Club is a great venue for a party! It’s so cool and spacious — there’s room for lots of dining tables and booths, an area for dancing, and a nice living room to lounge.
7. DJ!!! I was totally diggin’ the Halloween music, perfect for Friday the 13^th! I was groovin’ while I was chatting it up with my peeps!
8. Tarot card reading by Global Physics. I was bummed the lines were so long that I didn’t get to hear about my future! It was so cool to have a fortune teller at the event!
9. Fun peeps! It’s always great to see familiar Elite peeps like Nathan P. and Bobby L, but I also love meeting new fun peeps like Chi N, Sancho P, My T, Janet H, Matt J and Sweet Delight, Diana V, Mikey, Michelle L. and her super cool mom. Thanks, peeps, for a great time!
10. Abby and her team– What a great way to celebrate Friday, the 13^th! You’re so awesome for using this event to raise money for Sacred Heart Community Services! Thanks for another fun event!!!

The SJ Woman’s Club is a gorgeous venue but parking in the area wasn’t so great. We lucked out and managed to grab a spot by coming early enough. My +1 and I had fun hanging out in costumes in April & meeting fellow Unilocalers — wish more people had come in costume though. Would have made it even more awesome!
The DJ played some fabulous songs & loved the décor. Had fun sampling the variety of chocolate but of course the favorite was the chocolate eyeball — just ooey gooey scary goodness! Flipbooks are so much fun to make — especially after a few bottles of Strikes or Uncommon’s brewsky…
I love popcorn but have never been a huge fan of kettle corn. But Peter’s Kettle Corn had a yummy Horchata flavor that had me chomping away… they even let you take bags home with you! My family enjoyed the late night munchies we brought home :)
To make it even better — we got a chance to help Sacred Heart’s Community. I hope everyone was able to make a donation.
All in all we had a great time — thank you Abby & all who helped bring this event together.

Many thanks to the lovely Abby S.
Tarot card readings, Laughing Booth, beer and wine galore, and soooo much more! Small, yet nice event. Got to meet some amazing Unilocalers, which is always fun. I especially enjoyed the truffle chocolates– yummy! Cannot wait to party it up in the South Bay again!

Way to go, Abby & all my fellow Elites!
This was a fabulously ghoulish event! JLohr wines are one of my staples to bring to parties — it was fun to have them there pouring their Syrah! yummy~
The chocolates blew my mind! Thai Peanut ginger?! What the whaaaaaaaaaat?! The eyeball confections were SUPER fun for the occasion too! I wanted to get a photo of my Walking Dead partner eating one, but he said they were too good and he couldn’t wait for me to fidget with my camera! LOL boo!
The top 2 things I was introduced to that I will be seeking out again? Bibo’s Pizza & Magner’s Cider! the pizza was perfect! Crust thin and baked to perfection and the cheese actually stayed put with every bite! gotta love that! I didn’t even get to try any with toppings and I was impressed, so that means MUCH.
Also — I am not a cider person either. I’ve grown out of sweet alcoholic beverages now so you can bet your bottom dollar I was impressed with their plain cider flavor. It was not to sweet and really refreshing! Magner’s Cider will be a great 6-​pack to the pool beverage for summer!
The music was very festive and I loved seeing all the ladies shakin their groove thangs on the dance floor. THE MONSTER MASH! haha
Great job to those of you who actually participated and wore costumes. I wish more people wuold have dressed up or at least popped on a clown nose or Doodle bop headbands???
We had a blast and it was a PERFECT way to introduce my little brother to ALL THINGS Unilocal! He just moved here from Indiana last week and after 5 days of learning to be a Californian… He loved the warm welcome Friday night, indeed!
ELITE PARTY BONUS: while waiting in line to make a FlipBook Alison M said «Hey! Jessica J — that’s you, right?!» My review for Flipbooks was featured on their banner! AWESOME.
Good times, as always. Thank you, Abby!

Hooray! My first Elite event in over a year. Couldn’t have asked for a better spot. I LOVE the San Jose Woman’s Club. If my company ever wants to have a party, I know where to recommend we do.
Hubby and I dressed up as Vampires and headed on over. When we arrived at 7:15pm, there was a small group, so we decided to head over to the photo booth (which turned out to be a flip book photo booth, called Laugh Box). SO COOL! I want to rent them for my 30^th b-​day party!
We stopped by every booth and discovered some great new Apple Cider, Kettle Corn, wine, beer, and chocolates. Really all quite amazing! I’m bummed that the kettle corn people are in the East Bay. I don’t go there very often, but I’m hoping they might come to the Peninsula!
The DJ was awesome, as was his makeup and all the decorations. It’s obvious that a lot of time and effort go into these events and I really appreciate it.
Abby S., Thank you so much for a wonderful event and a great cause to donate to!

I had a really fabulous time at this event!
It gave me an excuse to pull out the goth regalia: D
The honey and I ended up pulling in late thanks to Caltrain hitting a car that evening, so rushing in we tried a little bit of everything. Peter’s Kettle Corn was fantastic as well Cocotutti! Those eyeballs were to die for!
I also loved The Laugh Box and our flipbooks! They’ve been at a couple events I’ve been to before and their friendlyness, speed and general awesomeness always make my night!
Frixenet Sparkling Wine was fabulous (I love events where they have my jam!:) and the hard cider from Magners Cider was smooth, and packed a surprising punch. We’ll be trying them again!
The Zico people were there (both the honey and I are long time fans of Coconut water) and after trying their chocolate flavor we went out in search of it at Safeway the next morning! Mmm tasty good-​for-​you-​ness.
A big thank you to the San Jose Woman’s Club and their fantastic space, to Sacred Heart for coming out and letting us support them and to the DJ for playing my song!
And a HUGE thank you to Abby for one fabulously goulish thriller night! I had a ton of fun!

Really wanted to go for the whole zombie white face with blood. My costume didn’t really translate but I was a dead. child…ghost? Was «beheaded» with red lipstick and had a creepy teddy bear and owl kid backpack. This event really made me want to go trick-​or-​treating. Made an executive decision that I will go next year. I mean.23 isn’t that old… right?
Highlights of the night:
The Laugh Box was our first stop. Photobooths? PSHHHH. Step aside. This takes things a step further by creating a flip book of your mini clip. Thought this was one of the coolest activities. Had fun pretending to get stabbed by oversized scissors.
Horchata kettle corn from Peter’s Kettle Corn! Ingenious! Somehow by the end of the night, there was 6 bags between me and my boyfriend… Saw a football player hugging 7+ bags so I felt less bad about taking so many bags. :) Pesto pizza from Bibo’s NY Pizza was yummy. My favorite chocolate from Cocotutti Confections was the caramel filled eyeball. Very fitting for the theme and quite delicious. Some of the chocolates were a bit of a hit and miss for me though.
White wine from J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines was quite good. Plus the champagne from Frixenet Sparkling Wine and cider from Magners Cider– free drinks had me triple fisting at one point. Needless to say, I was at a happily inebriated by the time we stumbled to the Tarot readings. Super long time. Francine was really detailed in her readings. My boyfriend and I got some pertinent advice. Some were slightly… vague but our last card was dead on. First time getting a reading. Yay to new experiences.
Two hours FLEW by. Thank you Abby for an awesome event. My first South Bay event and it was fannnntastic. :)

Another long winded review from me (you can skip it if you want):
I love The San Jose Woman’s Club. I have been there once before at a Unilocal Event and I love the open space. With such a huge room it doesn’t seem to get crowded.
— Bibo’s NY Pizza — I’ve read a few reviews here about the Pizza being gone early and while it did not last the entire event, they were there WAY past 7:30 because they started serving until after 7:00. But what did happen is the table would have pizza, then it would not, then it would, then it would not. They were heating or cooking the pizza in the back so they could serve it fresh, but they kept having to go back to get it. So it seemed like they were out/​gone, but then they would come back. So for those of you who thought they were gone at 7:30/7:40 they were not, they were just in the back getting more! Sorry you missed out!
— Magner’s Cider — Pear and Apple. Yum. Very good. I really liked the Apple. And the girls serving had true customer service skills!
— Peter’s Kettle Corn — is really yummy. I didn’t realize there were two flavors, original and Horchata flavored. After I had grabbed a bag someone told me about the two flavors. I ended up with the Horchata. I like it, cinnamon is good for you, but I like the «original» flavor better. But I would take whichever one you wanna give me because they are both DELICIOUS!
— Cocotutti Confections — has GREAT chocolate. They seemed to have a lot of product all the way to the end. Their eyeballs were so realistic looking it was perfect!
— ZICO Coconut Water — Didn’t try it. Chocolate water? I was afraid.
— Freixenet Sparkling Wine — GENEROUS POURS! Wow! And all the schwag they had was awesome!!!
— J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines — Oh, I didn’t try them. But I’ve had J. Lohr before. Abby said they like to do charity events!
— Strike Brewing Company — Not my kind of drink, but my Black Cat LOVED them.
— Uncommon Brewers — My Black Cat wouldn’t even let me try this one. I am not a beer drinker and he thought it would be too dark/​wheaty/​hoppy/​whatever for me. But HE really liked it. He wanted to try more, but he didn’t want a whole can and there were no cups available. But to him, it was good stuff!
— The Laugh Box is awesome. But we didn’t get our pictures taken, we were too busy socializing.
Sadly I don’t remember the DJ’s name, but he did an awesome job. He brought his own creepy props which really helped to spookify the place! And he did a great job with the music. Thanks Mr. DJ. .. .
While getting to events early (as some people have stated) is the best, I realize that it is not always possible to do, but again, Bibo’s didn’t even start serving until after 7:00. It was their desire to serve fresh/​hot pizza that made it look like they were out earlier than they really were. But aside from the pizza all the other vendors seem to have plenty all the way to the end.
Thanks, Abby. I love the events in my neighborhood because the chance that I can actually attend is so much higher! Yay!!! Thank you. Thanks for having a fabulous, fun, spooky event in the heart of the South Bay. Thank you and the crew for a great party — oh, and Friday night even! Dang. .. that is even better!
Oh, and as I think is the point with Unilocal Events — I was introduced to new products and I would definitely purchase them in the future. Thanks Unilocal for the introduction!
Oh — sorry to make this even longer, but I HAVE to applaud all of you that dressed up! As usual you astounded me with your creativity and enthusiasm for dressing up. You were awesome, although I have to say, I fancied a certain Black Cat the most! ;-)

Yet another fabulous event! I showed up with my entourage (I had a +3…) and was excited to see all of the fantastic costumes. We were fortunate to be there early enough to enjoy some of Bibo’s delicious pizza before it was eaten up. And then we moved on to sampling the many booze options available…
The bubbly from Freixenet was fantastic and a great way to start the evening. I loved the bubbles they gave us, I’m pretty sure we played with them for an hour (my friends are children). I also loved Uncommon Brewers Siamese Twin, but it packed quite the punch! Next time I’ll make sure to have more food in my stomach when I drink their beers.
I’m seriously in love with the flip book photo booth. Greatest. Idea. Ever. We had so much playing around and I love the book I got to take home. If I had my way, I would have spent all night playing around with that.
Eating an eyeball was a new experience, but I think that really added to the flavor. All of the chocolates I had from Cocotutti were fantastic. And kettlecorn? Yes please! The horchata flavor was unexpectedly delicious. I left with a few bags that I will be devouring at movie night this evening.
The only disappointment of the evening is that I was foolish enough to miss the tarot reader. Seriously, I’d love to know my future. That and I really need to learn the Thriller dance… But overall it was a great time with some amazing folks.
Thank you so much Abby and co. for a fantastic evening!

What? There was pizza? I had no idea. Completely missed out on that.
But who needs pizza when there’s wine, champagne, and beer? By the end of the night I was too sloshed to care about pizza. I was more concentrating on trying to get as many free bags of popcorn I could from the popcorn guys. Yup. Okay, just kidding. But the popcorn was good and I’m glad to know that they’re really passionate about their product.
Venue– Old-​fashioned and lovely. It looks like a grand house on the outside, but the inside was very inviting and felt almost dainty. I can imagine this place doing weddings, tea parties, and such. It was also very spacious!
Frixenet– My +1 was really happy to see them there. She says that their product is good quality with decent pricing. After sampling, I’m glad to say that it’s really good! Tastes pretty smooth, and I’ll be on the lookout for it when the occasion rises.
J.Lohr– I got the impression that the wines came locally? My friend had the chardonnay, I tried the syrah. I normally don’t like reds, which is why I wanted to try this one. Normally red wines tastes very heavy to me, but this was more fruity and light and changed my opinion on reds. Chardonnay was very light and fruity also. Unfortunately I tried it right after I had a significant amount of my red, so it was kind of light and fruity to the point where it tasted watery. Other people may have a better review of it…
Uncommon Brewers– Tried the Siamese Twin Ale. I love it. High alcohol content, but you can’t taste it at all! Very light, fruity, floral… oh my. My friend had the more chocolately beer (I don’t remember what it was called) and that one had a very pronounced chocolate taste, but the Siamese Twin Ale is indeed very refreshing and delicious. I will definitely keep this beer in my default beer list.
Magners Cider– Had the popular pear flavor. Tastes like pear soda. Also, normally I get heartburn drinking sweet flavored alcoholic drinks (like B&Js and Mike’s Hard Lemonade), but this one didn’t give me heartburn. That is amazing and now I can buy something alcoholic and sweet to drink in the future.
ZICO– I am a huge fan of their coconut water. I was a little disappointed they didn’t have plain flavor, but oh well! I got to try their chocolate flavor! And I was soooo surprised. Very rich, and like chocolate milk, except better, because you don’t get that coating in your mouth after. Slight hint of coconut. Good replacement for those who are lactose intolerant.
Cocotutti– Those chocolate eyeballs freaked me out, but they were neat and filled with liquid caramel. I feel like a lot of thought went into their chocolates. Loved their presentation of their products.
Peter’s Kettle Corn– Tried the horchata flavor. Defaulted to regular flavor. If you like horchata, this is definitely for you. It’s vanilla-​ey and cinnamon-​ey. Their popcorn has the perfect coating of sugar and crunchy. Also, they’re really fun guys and they’re passionate about their products. Awesome.
The Laugh Box– I swear. I need to have this more in my life. Very friendly, the flip books come out fast, and super fun. Kind of made me feel nostalgic.
There was also a Tarot card reader (with a long line), and Sacred Heart’s representative located conveniently at the front.
Thank you for organizing such a fun event. This was my first elite event I attended and there is a lot to look forward to.

Thank you for a wonderful event!
Peters Kettle Corn and the Chocolatiers were awesome!
It is always good to see the Laugh Box folks.
Shout out to the OGs that came out last night :) always good to see you all at once!
Suggestion: Usually Honest Tea or another non alcoholic beverage company is at the event. Thank god I am not allergic to Chocolate/​Coconut but I know there were a few folks who were… dehydration= no bueno!
With all of the alcohol options (beer, cider, champagne and wine) having some more non alcoholic beverages would be a saver for folks who need to sober up/​are designated drivers.
Most importantly– One of my favorite CBOs Sacred Heart got some love. If you have not volunteered there on a Saturday or during their School Supply Drive I highly suggest you take 3 hours on a Saturday and help out an amazing cause. I have students who volunteer there… as well as others who utilize their services. They are a huge asset in San Jose. thank you for all you guys do!

If there’s one thing I’ve learned from previous Elite experiences, it’s that it pays to be early (get there right at the beginning!). Best swag, most food options, photo booth time, and more opportunity to meet other Unilocalers. :)
My +1 and I showed up shortly after 7 and got to experience everything this event had to offer. We had plenty of drink (my favorite was Uncommon Brewers because of their diversity of beers, but Strike was good too) and got some pizza too. Bibo’s is moving out of my ‘hood, but this event meant I got to have their pizza twice in one week! Nom! Now I know the pesto is fantastic too.
The kettlecorn was awesome. It was really tasty and we got to walk away with a whole bag to take home! Which is only 170 calories, apparently!* Good food to soak up all the booze. Also, the chocolate eyeballs were amazing and the DJ was spinning some good spooky tunes. The photobooth was super fun too. I now have a ridiculous zombie fight flipbook to cherish forever. And lastly, the tarot was… interesting…mine was pretty spooky.
I was a little sad to see so few other Unilocalers in costume. C’mon guys! You missed out, because afterward we got to walk around downtown as zombies all night and freak people out. Also, I’m not sure why, but San Jose elites just don’t seem like much of a dancing crew. Maybe it was just too early… and too sober… for most?
It was worth going, even though I had to get up at 6 am the next day! Plus I’m glad I got to support Sacred Heart again because I know they do great things in the community. :)
Thanks Abby, Courtney, and Crew!
*(Apparently, that was too good to be true. Tina filled me in on the truth about the nutrition deets. Still tasty stuff, though.)

Another great Unilocal Elite event. The turnout was good from what I saw in the main area at the San Jose Woman’s Club.
Dropped in $ 7 for the donations because I didn’t have any more cash on me since I tend to just use plastic. But how come with all the people I saw, there looked to be hardly any donations given. hmmmmmm, just saying…
Flipbook from The Laugh Box was awesome. Will definitely be one of those things you want at your own shindig.
Cocotutti was great. It was like they never ran out of samples even though I went for 5ths! lol Great vendor with quality artisan products.
Peter’s Kettle Corn! Thank you for those complimentary full bag samples. You definitely won my business when I see you guys around.
Thanks to the wine, champagne, and beer vendors. My +1 and I do not really drink, so we could not really appreciate what they had to offer, but it looked like many others were.
Where is this pizza people speak of? I saw what looks like remains of a table that had a pizza vendor and a «few» empty pizza boxes under. I was there at around 7:40PM. Not even halfway through the 2 hour event there was no more pizza?
I guess it was so good they ran out so quickly…
Nevertheless it was still a great event. Thanks to Unilocal and all the vendors once again. San Jose Woman’s Club was also nice to experience in case I plan to have a shindig that may require it’s locale.
Till next time!