Letsgofordinner and Bootup Labs Christmas Party

It was the second year, we had our party thrown by Bootup Labs for its companies.. it was great.  I have been to many parties at Marlborough, Connaught and Dorchester  and at the Elixir had their measure.  The layout of the space was good, the staff helpful, quick and friendly and the food was great.

The Elixir bar area has two adjoining rooms, allowing for easy food service and many places for people to sit, stand and chat.  The decor is done like a 50’s Parisian bistro but shiny, big and Canadian like.

The staff were constantly swirling around offering food and drink and both were snarfled as quickly as they could be offered.  The steak frite on a frite was delicious, the Thai chicken sticks were superbly spiced and this description is akin to calling a Ferrari just a car.

The sushi was tucked away and tasty.   The deep fried coconut shrimp with prosciutto, was a Rothko with picture frame – unnecessary.   The pizza with fennel sausage was very good with the sausage avoiding the bitter liquorice taste of the  similarly named. The mini burgers were two bite morsels of joy, the cheese, bacon and pickles were a lovely balance and avoided the gastro lead feel of many other burgers.  Whew one of the few times I will be allowed to comment on the food, it has been building up.

The last thing required for all good parties is interesting people capable of great conversation.  People able to string sentences together about many subjects without delving into the overly famaliar patter of home prices, TV shows and politics makes for  a great evening.  Further, the abscence of descriptors – like, cute, hilarious and it was really funny made for completely engaging evening. Hurrah.

Evenings of such balance rarely occur and I look to go back again to try a real meal.

Catch a few images of the event.