I recently went to an event hosted at Punch Bar and Grill in Flatiron. The event, an open bar affair, was hosted by an open-source start-up called Bug Labs and packed with a combination of people - some coming to see the hardware, some coming to drink the booze. As I told a Bug Labs employee, I was there for a little of both.

The venue is a cool location, a wine bar serving over 400 wines. The event took place upstairs, a space with modern and interesting decor, one wall covered in vines that look so sturdy you could almost climb them. The downstairs was open to the outdoors, looking like a great place for some wine and dinner.

I enjoyed the display of this new open-source hardware, a very cool idea. And I enjoyed the wine. I’d love to come back to this bar another time, maybe when it’s less crowded with programmers and booze-moochers.