NYC Restaurant Show

Where can you go and sample Point Reyes Blue Cheese, Foie Gras Mousse, Truffle Butter, Gelato, Local New York Wines, Italian Wines, Organic Breads, and strange fruits from Chili?? The NYC Restaurant Show at the Javits Center in Manhattan. This is a large gathering of suppliers, restaurants, and restaurantuers.

My vote for the best part of the show was the "Local New York" section. These were all suppliers and artisans that produce everything local. They were generally small producers, like the guy who raised all his own meat and poultry and made sausages. There were plenty of local wineries and breweries as well.

A couple of products that I liked: Carica: a product from Chili that is used in Sweet and Savory applications, it had a slightly sweet flavor to it, looked like a preserved lemon. There was also Ginger Beer; non alcoholic, alone had a very nice gigner flavor, not to overpowering, then they will mix it with Rum and it's a drink that is had in the Caribbean. There were plenty of Gelato booths. Many vendors with premade pastries and hors d'oeuvres, none of that was of any intrest to me.

There was also a company there that produced organic breads, they were comparable in prices to Eli's in NY.

So, it was a day of sampling good food, good wine, and talking to other people that shared the same passion as I do. You know you have a enjoy what you do when it doesn't feel like work. It's nice to be able to get paid to learn more about my passion.