At HBA Expo

Here's me with my fellow panelists - JuE Wong of Astral Brands and
Mike Branson of Pearlfisher - at the HBA Expo on Tuesday. I spoke
about opportunities in the global beauty and personal care market.

Lean Cuisine Photo

Here's me posing with a boa and a "dog" in a handbag at the Lean
Cuisine booth at Shecky's Girls Night Out.

Shecky's Sep 2010 Bag

Here's the goody bag from Wednesday's Shecky's Girls Night Out at
Chicago's Union Station.

La Croix at Shecky's

Lot of beverage companies at Shecky's Girls Night Out including La
Croix which handed out recipes for skinny cocktails.

Lean Cuisine Photo Booth

Girlfriends having fun at the Lean Cuisine booth at Shecky's Girls
Night Out. They had boas, hats and handbags you could borrow for the
photo shoot. You got instant photos afterwards.

Budweiser at Shecky's Girls

They ran out of the sangria at the Budweiser booth so unable to sample.

Lean Cuisine Market Creations

Stouffer's Lean Cuisine had a huge booth with free samples of its new
Market Creations frozen entree (garlic chicken),designer plates, and a
photo booth. This was my dinner last night so I went back 3 times!

Bezzerwizzer at Shecky's

I played a new game betterwizzer at Shecky's - it was fun. It's kind
of like Trivial Pursuit with different categories including food (eg,
Q: what food is associated with tarte tatin? A: Apple), geography,
politics. Not sure if the PR woman from Mattel (Rachel?) was letting
me win but I was good!

Lindt at Shecky's

Lindt booth offered sampled of dark chocolate and chocolate with sea
salt.

Budweiser Beer Tasting

Women waiting to taste beer and food at the Budweiser booth at
Shecky's Girls Night Out.

X Rated Liqueur at Shecky's

They ran out of X Rated Liqueur last night so couldn't try it.

Bacardi at Shecky's

Line was long to get mojitos and daiquiri at the Bacardi booth last
night.

Body Shop and Veet

Body Shop was also at Shecky's Girls Night Out. They showcased their
Love Etc fragrance and body butter, new line of deodorants launched in
the summer, Shea body butter and Satsuma body scrub. H2OPlus was
another beauty vendor.

Two Blonde Hunks

I posed with two blonde hunks at the Veet booth at Shecky's Girls
Night tonight - that's not me in the photo. My photo should be posted
on www.facebook/VEET in a few days. They handed out a free full-sized
product - Veet Supreme Essence hair removal gel cream with velvet rose
fragrance and essential oils.

Shecky's Sep 2010

Am writing from the train. Went to Shecky's Girls Night at Union
Station tonight. Crowd seemed slightly smaller than other nights.

Jamaican Black Pepper Shrimp

Went back to The Cheesecake Factory so my mom could taste their Thai
Lettuce Wraps. Still want to replicate it at home. I ordered the
Jamaican Black Pepper Shrimp and really liked it. It's my kind of dish
- spicy, fruity (mango salsa), with lots of carbs (rice and plantains).