Candice Brusuelas

The new business of fresh food fast

Eating patterns change like fashion. This was one of the assertions made by CEO and founder of Freshly, a pre-prepared food service that delivers. Literally. To your door. The panel “Evolution of Fast Casual and the Shift to Mindful Eating” focused its attention on Freshly founder Mike Wystrach and By Chloe; with Chloe Coscarelli herself […]

Comedy Journalism: Why It's Here To Stay

Keli Dailey is at SXSW to tell us comedy journalism is real journalism. At her SXSW Interactive panel “Comedy is the New Journalism,” Dailey took the audience through several comedy news clips, why they’re relevant as well as providing some comedy herself. She started with a few quips about Jon Stewart and his legacy (“Stewart’s […]

Can computers recognize beauty in photographs?

What makes the beautiful photo? While there’s no such thing as a perfect photo, programmers are working on developing machines that can choose aesthetically pleasing photos. This is the topic of the panel “The Photographer’s Lens: How Do We Define Beauty?” On the panel were Danielle Strle, the director of culture and trends at Tumblr; […]

Preview: (Unusual) Food For Thought

Had a blast cooking it up at @austinfoodwine !! #mixtli #mixtliafwf #afwfest #austin #chefsofinstagram #tasteoftexas A photo posted by Mixtli (@mixtlicloud) on Apr 25, 2015 at 4:37pm PDT South By Southwest offers a variety of foods for attendees to expand their taste buds, but something they might not be expecting is to eat insects. They’ll […]

Preview: Deciphering food myths

It’s no secret that the food and health world has long been filled with myths and misinformation. But combine that with the speedy delivery of the internet and it’s accessibility to just about anyone, and you’ve got a mess. Tony Labriola is the group account director of food and health for MullenLowe U.S., but more […]

Preview: What Today's Social Movement Looks Like

What is your “Like” on Facebook really worth? Motivational Speaker Derrick Feldmann has written two books on the subject of social movements and how they become successful, and will be heading up the session “Social Activism: How to Ignite a Movement” in SXSW’s SXgood track. The side of activism we typically see is through social […]

Preview: Why men of color matter in tech

The tech industry will soon be looking to fill 1.4 million jobs with only enough graduates to fill 70 percent of those jobs.  Currently, men of color only fill approximately three to four percent of tech jobs, a disparity that Christina Lewis Halpern says she and her company All Star Code hope to address. Halpern […]