The driving rain and strong winds did not deter seven brave souls from attending the second Entrepicurean dinner. The only tangible impact of the bad weather was the horrible traffic that made me get here only around 6:30, which did not leave much time to get ready for the 7pm arrival of the guests. Luckily Mary and Hamid came early and were able to help out with some of the preparations, and all went well.
Tonight's Entrepicureans, visible in the picture clockwise from the lower left, included Hamid Benbrahim, Mary Chiochios (co-host), Greg Silverman, Paolo Gaudiano (co-host), Boaz Sender, Caryl Hubsher Hull and Chris Williams. This diverse group proved to be highly entertaining, I suspect my neighbors wondered what the laughing was all about. If I had to compare the first and second dinners, I would describe this one as being significantly more raucous, if somewhat less focused on any themes related to entrepreneurship or food. The conversation, which flowed freely through a wide range of topics, was at times quite colorful, irreverent and downright hysterical. Greg tried in vain to get people to talk about golf, but gave up as he quickly found out that he plays more games in a typical year than the rest of us combined have played in our entire lives. Nonetheless, both Hamid and I expressed interest in joining him on the links to get some pointers. Boaz was probably the most entertaining, as he argued in favor of pop culture while coining neologisms (e.g., "dog food your vertical").