Day 5 was, in a way, an amalgamation of everything I had encountered in the previous four days or so. While I had another obligation the next day and would probably be back on Friday, I took delight in enjoying cheese and mimosas, VR experiences in the jungle and on Mars, and a panel that […]
SXS has come to an end. It was, simply put, amazing and so knowledgeable. There was so much that I learned and so many cool things I can talk about with various people.
On Sunday, March 11th Texas State students, faculty, professors, and alumni gathered at The W Hotel to share their technology, ideas, and products currently being generated by students called the Texas State University Innovation Lab and Reception. The evening was filled with Bobcats roaming one of the ballrooms at the W looking at each other’s […]
The food track started on day 5, and I was in absolute heaven. From barbecue to Iron Chefs to the world’s largest cheeseboard, day 5 was full of discussion on food culture, food future and food production. The Community, Culture & Science of Barbecue First stop of the day was at the Texas A&M University […]
Iron Chef Cat Cora discussed the future of tech in food and cooking at “Meet the kitchen of the future: Trends in food tech.” She often mentioned the future of robots in professional kitchens, where prep and other tasks could be completed faster and with better quality. I was curious, however, about what happens to […]
When you think of barbecue, you tend to think of Texas. Many Texans want to spread their knowledge of the bbq and Texas A&M did just that. The panel was just about how great the bbq is here, there were informational demonstrations. Three professors from A&M, called the Briskateers, gave the audience a run […]
Today was day five. Five days of walking all around downtown Austin. Five days of hearing so many amazing people speak. Five days of the best experience I have EVER had. SXSW is something that I am so grateful to have taken part in. As the interactive portion dies down, there are more things that […]