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8/11/09|Lollapalooza Chicago 2009: We Rocked the Biggest Music Festival of the Summer

FIJI Water fans enjoy the photo booth at Lollapalooza 2009.

FIJI Water fans enjoy the photo booth at Lollapalooza 2009.

Chicago’s annual festival of rock, Lollapalooza, more than lived up to its reputation when a slew of headlining names — Depeche Mode, The Killers, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Ben Harper and Tool — descended upon the city the weekend of August 8.† The weather was sultry in predictable Chicago summer style, so we stayed close by with FIJI Water on hand to make sure the music buffs stayed cool and hydrated for the duration of the amazing three days.

Hot days in Grant Park were punctuated by Read the rest of this entry »

8/10/09|Whip Up Something Spectacular With Recipes from Top Chefs at SF Chefs. Food. Wine.

If you follow us on Twitter, you know we were mixing and mingling with San Franciscoís finest at SF Chefs. Food. Wine. on August 6-9. On Thursday evening, FIJI Water co-hosted the Rising Star Chefs Reunion, which brought together Rising Star Chefs and Bar Stars as recognized by the San Francisco Chronicle to sample one-of-a-kind tastes celebrating Americaís most competitive food city.

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8/10/09|FIJI Water Teams Up With BakitWhy.com

Finishing touches are put on the culinary delights of the evening.

Finishing touches are put on the culinary delights of the evening.

FIJI Water is proud to support BakitWhy.com and its co-founder (who was also our former social media MBA intern),† Kaywan Shiraz.

Saturday, August 1 marked the†one-year anniversary of the online Pilipino American lifestyle community BakitWhy.com. Hundreds of VIP guests flocked Read the rest of this entry »

8/4/09|Giveaway: A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Palms Las Vegas

Attendees from 2008's Midsummer Night's Masquerade

Attendees from 2008's Midsummer Night's Masquerade

Pirates commandeer the Palms Casino for three nights that are as decadent† as they are debaucherous. This yearís theme for the Vegas installation of A Midsummer Nightís Dream is ìA Pirateís Guilty Pleasure,î a no-holds-barred masquerade that takes the entire pool area of the Palms back to the time of buccaneers, complete with fortune tellers, mermaids, and a menagerie of colorful characters. Read the rest of this entry »

7/1/09|Recap: Food & Wine Classic in Aspen 2009

Visitors to the FIJI photo booth at the 2009 Food & Wine Classic in Aspen

Visitors to the FIJI photo booth at the 2009 Food & Wine Classic in Aspen

I was told that the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen was the biggest and best epicurean event in the U.S., and now I know why. Not only were all the top chefs in attendance, but there were huge crowds at every grand tasting session, cooking demonstration and wine seminar ñ even during Read the rest of this entry »

7/1/09|Los Angeles: Extravaganza for the Senses

Saban's Extravaganza offers gourmet bites from LA's top restaurants

Saban's Extravaganza offers gourmet bites from LA's top restaurants

As one of Southern Californiaís ìtop 100 events,î Extravaganza for the Senses invites guests to an evening of unlimited sampling of food, wine, and FIJI Water as more than 100 wineries and 40 Los Angeles restaurants take over the backlot of 20th Century Fox Studios. Read the rest of this entry »

6/30/09|Phoenix: 311 Ticket Giveaway

Photo: Marcello Ambriz

Photo: Marcello Ambriz

Weíre making this one easy for you, Phoenix. If you want to see the Omaha funk-rockers when they play the Dodge Theatre on July 10, 2009, simply write on our FIJI Waterís Facebook Wall stating how much you like Read the rest of this entry »

6/25/09|Houston, OC, and Las Vegas Giveaways: Want to ìHang Toughî With New Kids on the Block?

New Kids on the Block pose with fans at a recent pre-concert meet-and-greet. This could be you!

New Kids on the Block pose with fans at a recent pre-concert meet-and-greet. This could be you!

FIJI Water and New Kids on the Block (or NKOTB, if you want to get all post-Maurice Starr on us) want to give our fans a chance to see — and possibly even meet — their boy-band idols when they play Houston, Irvine, and Las Vegas. In each city, we have a pair of tickets for each of two diehard New Kids fans who can Read the rest of this entry »

6/25/09|Sushi, Pizza, Pho — What’s Your Fave?

Given the popularity of talking about favorites and everyone wanting to know what everyone else’s favorite dish or restaurant is, this post is going to be dedicated to just that.

Sushi: One of FIJI Hungry Gals' favorite foods. Photo: amrufm via Flickr

Sushi: One of FIJI Hungry Gals' favorite foods. Photo: amrufm via Flickr

Sushi is one of my favorite foods.† So are pizza and pasta (especially the ones I had in Italy).† And then there are also all kinds of yummy Read the rest of this entry »

6/4/09|Wine Spectator Magnum party in Sonoma

Hello, FIJI lovers!† Last night I had the privilege of attending an event that FIJI Water sponsors, the Wine Spectator “Bring Your Own Magnum” party in Sonoma, CA.† The premise is fairly simple, but it works like a charm: Read the rest of this entry »