The bulls have been running and we've been running hard for the past few weeks with stops on the Toro Bravobook tour in Brooklyn, Baltimore, D.C., Jersey City and more. The East Coast portion of the tour was pretty rockstar with five to six of us depending (chef-owner John Gorham, me, charcuterie manager Josh Scofield, book editor and Lucky Peach managing editor Rachel Khong, DJ Waffle aka Mike Wathen, John's brother Brian Gorham) riding from one stop to another in a stolen rented van.
Our friend DJ Waffle from Jersey City played sweet tunes at every event, Toro's charcuterie manager Josh Scofield cooked and served up all sorts of treats from the book, John, Rachel and I held discussions about everything that went into the book and, of course, there was always plenty of cava and Basque cider flowing. We definitely burned the candle on both ends just like we did this time last year when we were in Madrid and Barcelona for the book. And just like that trip we never got any more hours of sleep a night than can be counted on one hand. We hit it hard and it was a blast.
All of the events were super well attended and fun, fun, fun. Thanks to everyone who came out and made them just that. We love you and we couldn't be happier with how well the book has been received on the road, in the wide world and here at home in our beloved Portland. Very happy. Rather than write about each event at powerHouse Arena, Atomic Books, 826DC and Jersey Wine & Spirits I'm going to throw a whole bunch of photos up here and you can see for yourself. Hope you're doing well, eating well & reading all sorts of great books!
Thanks to everyone who came out and ate, drank and was merry with us! We had an incredible time and want more! We're thinking the next tour is going to be a Midwest one. More details soon here. Till we meet again!