Kendal is interviewed on the High Minded with McCarter Podcast about her first time using cannabis, how she started her business and what it's like running a cannabis-related small business.
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Read MoreSmoking weed before dinner is one thing, but pairing various forms of cannabis products with curated dishes, drinks and live entertainment is a much harder row to hoe. Lucky for us, Mason Jar Event Group is happy to play in those weeds. The cannabis-and-dinner-pairing organizer returned for another round of dank and delicious on Wednesday, August 18, pairing treats from Moxie Bread Co., Miraflora Naturals Hemp Beverages and the Republic dispensary for a beautiful night in Boulder.
No one wanted to admit that social gathering restrictions caused by the pandemic might drag on for as long as they have. For Kendal Norris, founder of Mason Jar Event Group, her cannabis dinner pairing events had to switch to a virtual method to bring tokers and foodies together — a method she's still operating under as Coloradans wait for their COVID-19 vaccinations.
But Norris is happy to keep her events going as she lives out a dream.
Already familiar with wine pairings, Norris had a dream about creating a cannabis alternative and decided to turn her subconscious vision into a business idea focused on the concept.
Mason Jar Event Group’s FALL seasonal dinner featured dishes prepared by Chef Kevin Grossi from The Regional, and the meal included cannabis pairings with each dish from presenting hosts, Euflora and Escape Artists. While the Hempsley team was unable to attend the incredible event, we are honored and proud to have been a partner for this event and many of the other events Mason Jar has previously hosted.
As partners for the event, Hempsley’s CEO & Creative Director Kristen Williams designed both the invitations and the educational menus for the event. The thing that we love most about Mason Jar’s approach with cannabis paired dinners is that they truly elevate cannabis usage while not losing sight of the importance of educating guests on why each pairing was made.
IT WAS THE MOST “COLORAD-OMG” IDEA I’d ever heard. Swing by The Farm dispensary in Boulder to pick a goody bag filled with cannabis products, then drive to the Lone Hawk Farm in Longmont for a garden party, yoga session, and pot-pairing brunch. How can you turn that down?
My invite came from the inclusive folks at Mason Jar Event Group, who like to unite people and pot in all sorts of ways — which only makes sense. Marijuana is a social movement that began with people freely passing joints to each other to build a mutually supportive buzz. And now that it’s fully legally in 10 states — and medicinally supported in 33 others — that buzz is building. Hence, Mason Jar’s brainwave to host a mellow morning, Weedstock, in Longmont.
Before legalization in Colorado as we know it, there was Boulder— a mountainside utopia where droves of hippies found refuge in the late 1960s. Also home to the University of Colorado, students have sparked spliffs for decades, too, with its campus playing host to the largest 4/20 smoke-out and rally in the country every April. While the spirit of free-love and free-thinking refreshingly remains, the city has since morphed into a mecca for the outdoorsy set to explore a backyard playground of more than 45,000 protected acres of open space.
Thriving technology, art, culture and culinary scenes have emerged in more recent years and after a longtime illegal love affair, Boulder is an original epicenter of the ever-growing cannabis industry. Whether you’re taking a day trip from Denver, making a pit stop en route to a ski town or planning a dedicated vacation to the notoriously blissful “Boulder Bubble,” here’s a how-to for the high-minded traveler:
Travel
From Denver International Airport, the drive time is 45 minutes. If you don’t rent your own wheels, shuttle services like Green Ride or Super Shuttle are readily available. Boulder Municipal Airport is accessible to select private aviation carriers.
On Wednesday July 18, 2018 thirty foodies and cannasseurs joined together in Boulder, CO for a night to remember.
Mason Jar Event Group, Founder Kendal Noris, hosted a magical 6-course meal prepared by the talented Chef Daniel Asher, of River and Woods & Acreage.
The dinner party included thoughtful cannabis pairings throughout the experience provided by Northern Lights Dispensary.
Irie Weddings & Events was in charge of the bud bar offering participants the opportunity to consume from Tyler G’s Symbiartic hand blown dab rigs created locally in Boulder, CO, as well as a gold PAX 3 Vaporizer, and hand rolled joints to please all consumption preferences.
Throughout the evening Lonesome Days, The Mason Jar House Bluegrass Band, played smooth tunes from their banjo, mandolin, bass, and guitar that paired perfectly with the tone of the night.
Mason Jar Events Group welcomed the spring season in the Art District on Santa Fe with a beautiful cannabis-infused dinner on Wednesday, April 25, at Space Gallery. With a multi-course dinner prepared by chef Daniel Asher and cannabis goodies from Spectrum Concentrates, Silver Peak Apothecary and The Growing Kitchen, it's safe to say there was plenty of love in the air. Presenting hosts included INDVR and The Joint.
Mason Jar Winter 2.0 filled Space Gallery on February 15, 2018, with a business-to-business seasonal cannabis-pairing dinner prepared by chef Daniel Asher, with displays by Steepfuze Coffee, GreenMed, Canyon Cultivation, Jane West, Olio, Verra Wellness and The Joint by Cannabis, as well as guest appearances by Stephanie Byer, author of Waking Up to Weed, and Amy Padden, candidate for Colorado Attorney General.
“This is the new normal,” said Mark Basser, associate publisher of Sensi Magazine, a cannabis-oriented publication on the verge of going national. Along with a hundred or so others, Basser was enjoying an elegant “Hemp and Seed” dinner on a balmy summer evening in the middle of a hemp field in Milliken, Colorado.
As the sun set over the mountains, candlelight began to flicker in the center of two rows of long tables on the dry, bumpy ground of the Colorado prairie, set up to accommodate 100 diners attired in everything from jeans to fancy long dresses. Brady Price, owner of Organic Innovations farm near Milliken, had never had so many guests. He raises hemp on a five-acre plot and has plans to expand.
The pot-infused dinner niche is a small one, but Mason Jar Event Group continues to meld cannabis, lovely settings and food together in unparalleled fashion. Setting the scene at Planet Bluegrass Ranch in Lyons, Mason Jar founder Kendal Norris created a delicious smorgasbord of flower from the Farm dispensary in Boulder, concentrates from Olio and a multi-course dinner crafted by chef Jamey Fader on October 5; she also brought in the Mark Diamond Jazz Trio and art installations by sculptor Daniel Romano to welcome the fall season. All photos by Jacqueline Collins.
The booming marijuana business has grown to new heights in states where it is legal, thanks to edible editions. But the new ways people are consuming cannabis are also raising some warning flags. NBC’s Kerry Sanders has the report for our series “Red, White and Green” from Denver, Colorado.
The giveaway convey left splendid and early for a plantation in Longmont, interlude on a approach during a Headquarters dispensary. There a passengers were rewarded for removing adult and out: The accessible staffers handed any one a present bag that contained a Headquarters candle, a rhubarb muffin from Love’s Oven, papers from Leafly and a accumulation of teas from The Tea Spot, as good as a cannabis-filled goodie bag containing .5 grams of live creosote polish from Green Dot Labs, a gram of B4 in a Mason jar, and a pre-rolled corner of CBD Diesel — all strains meant to be enjoyed during sole courses via a day.
Cannabis is no stranger to the party scene, yet its broadening popularity is encouraging adults to incorporate the plant into events in ways never experienced before — from décor to delicious infused dishes and everything in between. Why not host your own weed-themed soirée? To help you produce the best party possible, we’ve assembled the following tips for success with insights and suggestions by two of the country’s leading professional cannabis party planners, Kendal Norris of Colorado’s Mason Jar Event Group and Jessie Samedi of California’s Greenleaf Canyon. Now, puff, puff, pass your way to a most memorable event!
The table, adorned with China table-settings, crystal glassware and floral arrangements, looks like a scene from a wedding magazine. Views of the mountains from this private homestead are expansive and unobstructed.
First, participants experience an energizing yoga class. Then, an award-winning chef will serve up a sophisticated meal.
Paired with marijuana.
This is the new scene of cannabis in Colorado -- the higher end of cannabis tourism.
Forget any stereotypes you may have about “stoners” and the less-than-exquisite pairing of cannabis and Cheetos, while lounging on the couch watching “Pineapple Express.” That’s not how everyone in Colorado does cannabis.
Our calendar is getting loaded for 4/20. Alongside more now-traditional events, such as the 420 Rally at Civic Center Park and Snoop Dogg's annual Wellness Retreat show, there are some new ones on the roster, including a spring dinner put on by the Mason Jar Event Group, its first in the Mile High City.
Mason Jar is the "high society" organizer of the most coveted cannabis pairing dinners around. Think sun-soaked tables where Top Chef-worthy food is passed around along with joints, bongs and vaporizers; where the cannabis-industry elite, who appear the exact opposite of stoner stereotypes, thrive inside their own bubble.
Mason Jar Event Group provides elevated experiences centered on cannabis
It’s been four years since Colorado voted to legalize marijuana. Since then, the cannabis industry has become the fastest-growing business sector in the state. Now a billion-dollar industry, marijuana has truly become a part of the Colorado lifestyle with dispensaries popping up faster than Starbucks. Slowly but surely, the cannabis industry is shaking its stoner image, as everyone from small business owners to CEOs of major companies are investing and/or partaking. To keep up with such a lucrative industry, 420-friendly events have popped up around the city, from joint and sushi rolling classes to yoga and weed combos. But there’s one that lately got our attention: For a luxurious evening of chef-driven cuisine, music, and of course cannabis, experience a night out with Mason Jar Event Group.
Another event for the books from Mason Jar Event Group. Kendall Norris, the brains behind the Mason Jar magic, has a God given gift for bringing friends and family together in a luxury cannabis friendly fashion. Kendall hosts four cannabis pairing dinners a year, one to accompany each season. Her recent Winter Dinner was nothing short of spectacular, and as usual we left the event still mentally processing how amazing it is that an experience like this is even possible. Hosted in an intimate creative community space in Boulder, we were greeted upon arrival by a warmly lit room with beautiful art, painters, and live jazz music flowing in the air. Guests mingled as they drank and sampled the evening’s featured cannabis selections, as well as enjoyed the first round of appetizers which included Royal Red Shrimp Ceviche and Spicy Pork Kimchito Empanadas. These were paired with Olio’s Sleeping Monkey Live Resin Sugar, Olio’s Cherry Diesel Live Resin Sauce, and Sanita Brewing Company’s Citrus Lager.
BOULDER, Colo. — The smooth rhythms of jazz reverberate across a crowded warehouse. Modern art and white string lights decorate plywood walls. Men in suits take long drags from tightly rolled joints in between spoonfuls of royal red shrimp ceviche.
This is the future of recreational marijuana in America and it’s beginning in Colorado.
Mason Jar Event Group creates unique experiences and events that unite some of Colorado's finest indulgences including cannabis and marijuana pairing farm-to-table dinners and meals, yoga, fine dining, seasonal beverages, live music, corporate events and more. Our event team will bring your personal or business events to life.
