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High On The Vine 1-20-2018

Restaurateur, chef, and cannabis educator Liv Vasquez brings her famed traveling Cannabis pop-up party to Napa Valley on January 20th 5pm  (now with a VEGAN menu)!

Celebrate Recreational Marijuana in style!

Part Speakeasy, Part haute cuisine, Part cannabis education... High On The Vine on January 20th will be a Cuulinary Adventure not to be missed!

High On The Vine", will be held in a secret location in Napa, California, at 5pm on January 20th. This multi-course dinner is  expertly micro-dosed by Chef and Cannabis Educator Liv “Livviesmalls” Vasquez.

 

Each, individually and uniquely micro-dosed course will be presented with a side of information about how you will absorb each dish. 

 

Liv will be working with local wine makers and Cultivators to bring you Wine and Cannabis pairings that compare terpenes to notes in the wine.

 

If you have ever wondered why different edibles have different effects, you will get a better understanding of why after this intimate, and educational event.

 

Recreational Marijuana is FINALLY legal in California, what better way to celebrate it?
Liv has worked in Medical and Recreational Marijuana in Oregon for over 4 years, and as a chef for close to 20 years. Learn more about how recreational legality will change the market place, and how we absorb different products while surrounded by other Cannabis cultivators and enthusiasts.

Ticket price to High On The Vine  includes

Marijuana pairings

🥂Wine pairings

FOUR micro-dosed Vegan courses

Education about Cannabis as a Plant and as an industry, and

🤠A secret dining Adventure in Napa!

 

Tickets-

SAVE on fees - Pay directly through venmo and save over $25!!
Direct ticket buyers will pay $130 Per Person paid via Venmo. 

https://venmo.com/code?user_id=1551667229097984160

OR Tickets through Impactflow are $145 plus fees

https://impactflow.com/event/high-on-the-vine-6673

Once your ticket is purchased you must send an email to Livviesmallsevents@gmail.com
checking in to receive clues and details and directions for the evening.

(YOU MUST BE OVER 21 TO ATTEND THIS EVENT)

Ticket includes multiple courses that focus on fine dining cuisine and local foods that have been expertly miro-dosed with THC and CBD, 3 locally made wines that have been paired with local Marijuana flower, plenty of non-alcoholic beverages and product to use on site as well as product to take home. It will all end with an educational Q&A about using cannabis for health and what to expect in a recreational market.

- Liv (@Livviesmalls)

 

 

High In The Sky Dinner - Los Angeles, CA. 11/12/17

A little over a month ago I left a very toxic work environment in Cannabis, one where I was harassed by almost every man I worked with. I walked right out the door because management refused to give me and the women that I worked with a safe place to work. I went to the management to complain about harrassment and point out the need for an HR department. Their response was a demotion and asking me to take an unpaid leave of absence. Deciding that I can not make lateral moves, I left and started Cannabis Consulting and Educating full time.  I have been a chef for over 20 yrs, event planner for 10 and a Cannabis educator for almost 3 yrs. I had the experience, and I knew that I had a lot to share with the world, this was just catapulting me into doing that.

This past weekend I flew from Portland to LA to put on an Underground, Pop Up, Cannabis Dinner Party.

This is my life now.

I flew in with some clothes and notebooks, went directly in a Lyft to my partnering brand, Select Oil's office to pick up supplies, then I went shopping at the holy trinity ...Target, Ikea, Marshalls.

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I didn't see the space even in pictures until the day before my event, so this felt like a blind date. I was trying to prepare for everything!  

I took a bunch of bags and some crazy ideas and turned them into a chic pop up restaurant. Honestly, I still can't believe I pulled it off.

The friends that I was staying with definitely thought I was a crazy bag lady for 3 days, they just saw me coming in and out of their garage  with bag after bag  and then furiously cooking in their kitchen.  

I knew that there were only two electrical outlets on the roof, so I would have to make heaters... Thank God for Pinterest!  I Ikea hacked some  space heaters, and they WORKED!! 

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I hand selected each dish and piece of glassware for each course, and a variety of cozy elements to make an exposed roof top feel warm and intimate. 

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I cooked a delicious 4 course vegan meal, infused the courses with Cannabis, made a kitchen happen (in a few places that it probably shouldn't have) all in the name of making this dream a reality. 

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I was up at 6am every day designing details for my guests. From making sure that the arrival time was right at sunset so that guests what greeted by the warm pink glow of  the Los Angeles Sunset as soon as they stepped out onto that roof to how quickly they would digest their first cannabeverage.

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When it came to working out the details of the guest list, out of the requests for tickets that I recieved I selected a group of people from varied back grounds, but all were within the same age range. This was a little bit of an experiment for me, because in the research that I have done, absorption has more to do with age range than weight or height. I wanted to make sure that everyone at this dinner would have a similar rate of absorption so they would all be on the same "ride" so to speak.

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I went with a vegan menu was to speed up the rate of absorption. I also chose a Vegan menu because I would be catering this dinner at a remote location, so this would help to eliminate risk of foodborne illness. I also have so many wonderful vegan recipes that I really wanted to showcase.

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It took A LOT of help and support from my friends, and community and a lot of risks and hard work on my part but I did it. High In The Sky was something that i HAD to do, not just out of necessity,  but  because I know that I have a lot of talent to share. With California being on the verge of recreational legality I knew that this was the place to go to share this information. The details of this event have been stuck in my head for so long now, like a song.... I just had to get it out!

 

I'm so glad that it finally became a reality on Sunday.

High In The Sky

Held in a secret roof top garden in Los Angeles, California, 

November 12th, 2017 at 5pm

This multi-course, vegan, Sunday Supper is expertly micro-dosed by Chef and Cannabis Educator Liv Vasquez (@livviesmalls)

Each, individually and uniquely micro-dosed course will be presented with a side of information about how you will absorb the dish.  We will open the floor up for Q&A and discussion at the end of the dinner.

Recreational legality is pending in California, and Liv has worked in Medical and Recreational Marijuana in Oregon for over 4 years, and as a chef for close to 20 years. Learn more about how recreational legality will change the market place, and how we absorb different products while surrounded by other Cannabis cultivators and enthusiasts at High In The Sky.

Tickets are $150, and includes 4 vegan courses that have been expertly miro-dosed with THC and CBD, 3 Cannabis Craft Cocktails that will be paired with courses, plenty of non-alcoholic beverages and product to use on site as well as product from our incredible sponsor Select Strains to take home. It will all end with an educational Q&A about using cannabis for health and what to expect in a recreational market.

We hope to see you there!

                                                          

To Request Tickets Email: Highnoonbrunch@gmail.com

In your email include your name, date of birth and a few sentences about you and your relationship with Cannabis.

 

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