Yelping Around Town

Something many of you probably don't know about me... I'm on the Yelp Elite Squad here in Indianapolis (for what that means, what Yelp is, or a cool tour of their HQ, check out these links here, here, and here, respectively). One of the best perks of being an Elite is attending fun, free events, and a few of them happened in the last few weeks.

While not an exclusive Yelp event, the first of our adventures was a performance of A Christmas Carol at the Indiana Repertory Theater. Yelp partnered with them for the evening and gave Yelp users a promo code for discounted tickets. We had never been to the theater before and were pleasantly surprised by how nice it was. It's a beautiful building, fairly small auditorium, and great feel. The show was excellent and a great way to start getting us into the Christmas spirit (even if it was only in mid-November).

Then I attended an event the following Tuesday at a burger joint in Avon. It was a smaller group, only about 16 people including myself, which served as a nice introduction for me since it was my first Elite event. It was, not surprisingly, a lot of fun. The restaurant pulled out all the stops, bringing out appetizers and specialty burgers for us to sample before also letting us order whatever burger and side we wanted. It was a lot of fun and I left there full and happy, taking leftovers, a bottle of their handcrafted soda, and a swag bag with me.

And we followed that with yet another event on Thursday. This event, called "Yelp's Gin Academy," was put on by the Ruth's Chris on the north side of Indy and Hendrick's Gin. We started off with some appetizers and a gin and tonic before moving upstairs to a private room where we were given an overview of the origins of gin and the gin making process that Hendrick's uses (all their gin is handcrafted in small batches using stills from the 1800's - pretty cool stuff). The Hendrick's rep then lead us through making a few cocktails, including a punch, which we were of course encouraged to sample thoroughly. Even Leslie, admittedly not as big a fan of gin, still thought it was fun and liked a few of the drinks we made. They even sent us home with gift bags filled with some Hendrick's info, the recipes for the cocktails we made, and even little mini bottles of gin. Not a bad reward for just writing a few reviews, eh?

So there you have it - some of the adventures we've been having while not working on the bathroom. And, speaking of the bathroom, you'll have to wait a bit for that update. In observance of my favorite holiday, Thanksgiving, we won't be posting on Friday. Yep, sorry, you'll have to wait until next week. So, until then, have a great week, happy Thanksgiving, and we'll see you later!