larry_stewart
Master Chef
So from a previous thread, I couldnt make up my mind weather to do the Foxwoods or Newport Food and Wine Festival, since they were the same weekend. Both had chefs I wanted to see. Being that they are only about an hour from each other, I decided to go to the Foxwoods show on Saturday ( today) and the Newport show on Sunday.
In the morning we saw Jacques Pepin cook for an hour. He was great. He made Lobster rolls, Scallops with shitaki mushrooms, A savory cheese cake on an arugula salad and a cream cheese/ dried fruit thing. Afterwards, we got on line to have our book signed. I told him that seeing him was my birthday present ( which it was) and he wrote happy birthday in my book, and posed for a pic ( which ill post when i get back to new york) We then tasted some food and wine. On our way down to the tasting room, we passed Masaharu Morimoto on the escalator ( he had just finished his book signing which we didnt attend. Being a vegetarian, we were limited, but made the best out of the tasting with the deserts But we did have some eggplant rollatini, grilled corn, mango and plum salad, basil/ ricotta filled bread and some gourmet ice cream. It was like on big cocktail party. After filling up on food, back to the cooking demonstrations where we saw Ingrid Hoffmann cook Tomatillo Shrimp with coconut rice. And by far, the most crowded event at this show was Guy Fieri, who made Hong kong Noodles with vegetables and chicken. I originally wasnt a big fan, but after seeing him, he does have a great personality and puts on quite a show. he played the audience and camera really well.
In the morning we saw Jacques Pepin cook for an hour. He was great. He made Lobster rolls, Scallops with shitaki mushrooms, A savory cheese cake on an arugula salad and a cream cheese/ dried fruit thing. Afterwards, we got on line to have our book signed. I told him that seeing him was my birthday present ( which it was) and he wrote happy birthday in my book, and posed for a pic ( which ill post when i get back to new york) We then tasted some food and wine. On our way down to the tasting room, we passed Masaharu Morimoto on the escalator ( he had just finished his book signing which we didnt attend. Being a vegetarian, we were limited, but made the best out of the tasting with the deserts But we did have some eggplant rollatini, grilled corn, mango and plum salad, basil/ ricotta filled bread and some gourmet ice cream. It was like on big cocktail party. After filling up on food, back to the cooking demonstrations where we saw Ingrid Hoffmann cook Tomatillo Shrimp with coconut rice. And by far, the most crowded event at this show was Guy Fieri, who made Hong kong Noodles with vegetables and chicken. I originally wasnt a big fan, but after seeing him, he does have a great personality and puts on quite a show. he played the audience and camera really well.