It’s official, the holiday season is upon us…
To kick off the season’s festivities we had our 5th Annual Data41 Holiday Party in Huntington Beach last week. Our Holiday Party is the perfect opportunity to wrangle the entire Data41 team, partners and their significant others to celebrate the successes of the year.
The merrymaking took place in the “Mafia Room” at Cucina Alessa, a restaurant known for its welcoming staff, cozy ambience and knockout Italian cuisine.
Starting off the evening, we enjoyed fresh baked Focaccia, Calamari Fritti, Bruschetta, Caprese, Scampi Capri and a flurry of cocktails and wine.
Making our way through the meal, we had the choice of five delicious entrées: Conchiglie Gamberi e Asparagi, Bolognese, Penne Norma, Pollo al Limone or Salmon ai Ferri. With so many appealing items, sharing wasn’t just suggested, it was embraced.
Once our entrées satisfied our palates and before our desserts hit the table we were greeted by a delectable surprise from one of our own. Francois Louw’s wife Rachael own and runs Sweet Traders, a phenomenal bakery in Huntington Beach. Sweet Trader’s is known for its incredible cakes, but even more well-known for its unbelievable chocolate. We got the best of both cake and chocolate in the form of a cake ball. Delicious dark chocolate surrounding a sphere of perfectly baked red velvet cake. The only noises heard from our teams mouths were mutters of mmm and yum, otherwise it was silent while everyone indulged in the sweet treat.
Having chosen our desserts prior to our entrées hitting the table and surprise cakeballs making their way to our plates, it is certain that few people remembered desserts were still to come. Tiramisu and Chocolate Soufflé graced our presence mere minutes after we consumed a few dozen cake balls.
Check out “The D41” at the end of the week to see pictures and read about how creative the Data41 team got with
this year’s White Elephant tradition.
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Cucina Alessa has three locations in Orange County, Newport Beach, Huntington Beach and Laguna Beach. The Huntington Beach location is located at: 520 Main Street. You can visit their website by clicking here or call them at 714.969.2148.
Sweet Traders is owned and operated by Rachael Louw. The bakery specializes in unique cakes and chocolate gifts, including chocolate dipped champagne and wine bottles that have been featured by About.com as the number one wine gift. Drop by Sweet Traders and tell Rachael we sent you. You can find the bakery in Huntington Beach at 5362 Oceanus Drive- Suite C, place orders on their website here or call them at 888.512.8804.
