Last day of the NRA (sniff, sniff). The ending is a bit bittersweet for me. I loved all of the wonderful cooking gadgets, tasty food, oodles of freebies and impressive culinary demonstrations. But I will not miss all that darn walking and carrying/dragging of said freebies. But this last day did hold something fun and new for me and a first for the world as well. I was in the first Foodie Flash Mob Dance at the NRA restaurant show ever. Dancing and food, right up my alley.
For today I was lacking my usual camerawoman, aka my mother. But I did have the help of my friend Emily and the help of my arm and hand as well : ) Check out my last day at the NRA and be amazed, be wowed………or just be slightly entertained for a moment.
Till next time, live, love and eat some fantastic food.
Another fun filled whirlwind day at the NRA restaurant show. I’m choosing to be creatively different and formatting my day in the form of a free verse poem.
A Day at the NRA- Monday
Walking ever so quickly to take 2 trains down to the show on time,
Going chef shoe shopping,
Cracking up the crazy fish man,
Watching a fantastic but slightly raspy Rick Bayless,
Trying to find that fabulous macchiato again and having to settle for mediocre,
Finally having some good gelato,
Arguing with mom before I had food in my belly,
Hunting for more free bags,
Accidentally getting body spray spilled all over my handwritten nutrition flash cards,
Bumping into my old boss who had fired me, that said I had been there #1 server,
Eating way too much creamy and stinky cheese,
And finally, quickly jumping back onto the train to go take Nutrition test at school.
Whew, my cats and dogs are barking. So here is the video blog for today’s fun times.
Till next time, live, love and eat some fantastic food!
Second day finished at the NRA and boy I’m tired, but pleasantly so. I have experienced an intense amount of sensations and new discoveries today. From tasting some spicy lemongrass faux chicken, to weird gadgets that turn potatoes into long spirals on a stick that are then deep fried, to finally some super wine glasses that are constructed so strong that they can pound a nail into a piece of wood and not break. I did lots of walking up and down aisles with a barrage of colors and experiences exploding at every turn.
My day started out with a nice educational class called “Gluten-Free: Easy as ABCDE.” It was a panel with a variety of different speakers discussing celiac disease and gluten-free foods and cooking. This is also an area that I would like to explore more in my cooking and for my catering.
Later in the day I went to a cooking demonstration at the World Culinary Showcase. It was on simple and fun Turkish dishes. The food was lovely, but the demo was about as lively as a saltine cracker. I believe the chef was a “kitchen-only” chef and not meant for presentations. I respect that doing live or on-air cooking demonstrations in not easy. It is truly a special skill, to not only to cook well and have excellent knife skills, speak clearly, be informative and be entertaining--all while on stage and in front of an audience. This is what I aspire to have and to craft as my culinary adventures unfold.
So for now it’s time to sit down, put my feet up for awhile and get ready for Day 3 at the NRA. And since I’m also a student, I have a little homework to attend to as well.
Till next time, live, love and eat some fantastic food.
Today I attended the fantastic first day of the NRA here in Chicago. (That's the National Restaurant Association, folks. Food, not guns!)
I had an awesome day full of tasty treats and fun culinary gadgets. With the help of my filmmaker mother Etta Worthington, we filmed a bit of my experience at the show. This is my first attempt at a video blog, which I am super excited about. So click play and enjoy.
Till next time live, love and eat some fantastic food.
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