years  !  I didn’t know what to expect as this was my first big event in Ybor and at the Ritz Ybor.  I have to tell ya, the vibe was definitely pumping the moment you drove up!  I never in my life saw so many people lined out the door and past the building who wanted to be part of this battle, after all, it was a SOLD OUT event.  Luckily for me though, I didn’t have to wait in that long line, I had my VIP access which allowed me to zip right on through and a step closer to #ALLTHESUSHI!

So what was it like once you were inside?

 VIP’s were given these fancy chopsticks with a shot glass and drinking glass for the night!  Yep, I sipped the night away (just a little)…

 How cool is this?  #NOORDINARYLIZ in Japanese 🙂  Do you see it?

 Because you HAVE to do a sake bomb at a SAKE BATTLE!!! 

 Another shot of our fancy swag with some liquid to enhance the look!  I mean, what else are they used for?

 Godzilla…meet NO Ordinary Liz…

 THIS picture doesn’t even do it justice.  ALL these people made it so hard for me to #EATALLTHESUSHI, but I tried 🙂

 This sushi was pretty tasty!  Just some samples from the night that I could get to.

Yep, shrimp tails, rice and other things were flying as sushi chefs were trying to keep up with all the demand!  FEED ME MORE SUSHI!

 Isn’t this a BEAUT?!

  Tampa Taiko   (Traditional Japanese Drumming) was absolutely amazing!  Umm, why haven’t you checked out their website yet? 

 My co-worker and other “chopstick” for the night!  We had such a BLAST!

 I believe people conquered what they set out to dooooo….#EATALLTHESUSHI 

 I’m only sushiwasted 🙂

For more information, be sure to follow Big City Events on social media!
On Facebook.
On Twitter.

Can’t wait for next time!  I think I ate enough sushi to last me for a lifetime…wait…just kidding.  I’m off to eat sushi for din din 🙂  Talk with you later.

Congratulations to @Lifesysclesllc for winning these awesome tickets for Sushi Battle Tampa!  Hope you had an amazing time!

I was invited to review and partake in the battle as part of the TBBloggers.  All opinions in this post are my own.

The post The Sushi Battle has Concluded…Verdict? I’m SUSHI WASTED! first appeared on #NoOrdinaryLiz.

 here in TAMPA!  An event that you don’t want to MISS! This battle is bringing out the best of the best and it’s all going down at the RITZ YBOR on 9.24.15 with doors opening at 6:30pm.  I Repeat…9.24.15 at 6:30pm!!  Did you get that?!?!?

So I ask…

DO YOU LIKE SUSHI????    (photo courtesy of sushi battle)

DO YOU LIKE SAKE????  (photo courtesy of sushi battle)

DO YOU LIKE GREAT ENTERTAINMENT????   Tampa Taiko   (Traditional Japanese Drumming)

Then you’ve just reached SUSHI heaven and you’re ready to sit amongst the finest of sushi restaurants and watch them battle it out for the GOLDEN CHOPSTICK AWARD.  Scrambling to find the link to purchase tickets? No problem at all, I’ve got you covered.  Click here to get your tickets! You only have a few more days…

For more information, be sure to follow Big City Events on social media!
On Facebook.
On Twitter.

Would you like to WIN a FREE ticket to Sushi Battle Tampa????
Leave me a comment below telling me WHY you’d love SUSHI, and I’ll choose a random comment on September 23rd (using Random.org) and announce the winner here on the blog and on social media!

Want to increase your chances of winning?

Add additional comments below each time you do the following:

• Follow NoOrdinaryLiz on Twitter.
• Like NoOrdinaryLiz on Facebook.

Can’t wait to get SUSHI wasted…. See you there 🙂

I was invited to review and partake in the battle as part of the TBBloggers.  All opinions in this post are my own.

The post Sushi + Saki = LET’S BATTLE (GIVEAWAY) first appeared on #NoOrdinaryLiz.

One of those cool FUN things is happening NOW!  A couple of weeks ago I attended a fun event sponsored by the Tampa Bay Bloggers and we leisurely strolled, sipped, mingled and munched our way through the historic shopping district in Hyde Park Tampa, FL. (I may or may not’ve gotten a little tipsy, tipsy from all the sipping…Just saying 🙂 ) So during our strolling, each of the businesses were giving away some awesome swag to us Tampa Bay Bloggers as we checked out what their businesses had to offer. I would love to give you all a chance to win some of those cool items!  While I got to take the stroll LIVE, you can do it VIRTUALLY!

Ready to get your HUNT ON?

Here are the Rules to Hyde Park Virtual Scavenger Hunt
I’m going to show you a list of businesses that I strolled into throughout my evening!

Underneath the list, you will find snapshots of something unique that was taken from each business!  The ask is to see if you can guess which piece of the picture belongs with which business! Now, if you’ve been to Hyde Park, these will be a breeze! If you’ve never been, make an educated guess (or visit each of the business links listed below, shop around, and look for some hints or inspiration!). All you need to do is match the number with the picture of which store you think it fits to.  If you guess all 9 stores correctly, your name will be entered to win a mini historic shopping district Hyde Park swag bag.

Please use this Google Docs form to submit your answers.

List of Businesses

• Anthropologie
• Blue Trading Company
• Piquant
• Aveda Level Salon
• Timpano Chop House
• Paper Source
• Francesca’s
• Tommy Bahama
• Juxtapose

The 9 Businesses featured in the pictures are in NO PARTICULAR ORDER…
 

So, are you ready to get this virtual scavenger hunt started?  The games begins in….3….2…1….

**Prizes given away by NoOrdinaryLiz.

Entry into the giveaway does not guarantee winning. Each answer submitted will be entered into a Hyde Park swag bag giveaway!

Contest ends at 11:59pm on August 22nd, 2015.

Open to US residents only.**

The post Not Your Ordinary Hyde Park Scavenger Hunt…(#GIVEAWAY) first appeared on #NoOrdinaryLiz.