Going into the event, I knew I would get at least an hour to peruse the many booths and stuff myself to the gills, so off I went.
A week before the event, I attended the volunteer orientation and met a great girl named Jen. We hit off right away and it turns out she writes a food blog. She also invited me to a weekly dinner she and her "sister" put together at different restaurants. (That is a whole other post). Before we left the orientation, we knew we wanted to work together at the event since we were both scheduled for "recycling duty". And yes, it was as fun as it sounds.
On the night of the event, we arrived wearing comfortable shoes and prepared to dive into some trash. After losing the prime recycling station (we thought) to some other chicks, we were placed in the back hall away from everything. Let's just say we were very bummed at first but once the event took off, we realized we had it made. The station we thought we wanted turned into a mad house and it looks like the girls wanted to pull their hair out (ha ha). We (on the other hand) were not very busy and took turns walking around and got to eat to our hearts content throughout the night. A few of my favorites from the night, were the "octopus ceviche", coffee-crusted seared ahi, passion panna cotta, honey ice cream sandwiches, pinot noir granita with marionberry (just to name a few).
For a full rundown on our experience and the food, visit Jen's blog. HERE
Here is a picture of me and Jen hanging out with the recycling bins.
Here is one of the booths and the magnificent display of their fresh produce.
I would have liked to take a lot more pictures but I was very busy eating and drinking. Sorry!
I highly recommend you all attend (or volunteer at) the Taste of the Nation event in your city!!!
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