Last Tuesday, Vans invited us to a special event at Hedley & Bennett, to celebrate the Made For The Makers collaboration. There were tons of food, drinks, and desserts to go around, and a few fun activities where we got to share our creativity a bit. There was an entire showcase of the collection, as well as the opportunity to purchase items from the pack, including the super cool apron. The highlight of purchasing the apron on site, was that Vans had invited Ben Goetting, who I’ve followed and admired for awhile now, to lend his chain-stitching art to our apron, or any other piece that people were wearing. That sort of got crazy, as people were lining up to have their own jackets and stuff stitched on, which was taking away from those who actually bought aprons to have stitched, but Ben saw that and quickly switched up his priority to those with aprons. He was working hard and it was pretty warm in there, so we thanked him and helped get him some water, lol.
We ate some of the best catered food I’ve ever had, which was set up in their driveway sort of like a food festival, with many different vendors. There was legit smoked BBQ on a custom hot rod themed rig. There was authentic wood-fired flatbread pizzas being served up. Amazing tacos, as well as some bomb ass cheeseburger sliders. They were serving up Don Julio margaritas on the rocks, along with a few favorites from Golden Road, including my recent favorite, Mango Cart. Inside the building, there was an amazing chips and salsa bar, with chicharrones, fresh guac, and the whole 9. Tons of desserts to pick from, like cotton candy made on site, in some interesting flavors like mango with chili powder sprinkled on it, or vanilla with pop rocks! Jeni’s ice cream all the way from Columbus, OH was in the house, serving up some bomb flavors along with the Vans folks cooking up some Vans waffles. There was also a coffee bar, serving up some amazing brews.
The night’s festivities ended with a live band performance, which we didn’t stay for, so I couldn’t even tell you who it was. We’d like to thank Vans and Hedley & Bennett for the hospitality, apron, and amazing food and drinks, and we are truly thankful for everything we get to take part in. Thank you so much! – Bill
Enjoy all the pics after the jump!
