Verlasso Salmon at Home

I had the amazing pleasure of recently being invited to a lunch celebrating Verlasso Salmon, a salmon farm down in Patagonia (Chile). Currently available through Fresh Direct (though they hope to expand eventually, of course), Verlasso strives to correct the misbegotten idea that farmed salmon is bad for you. Actually, conversation over lunch was really interesting. Fresh Direct had a few people on hand – including their resident nutritionist, who is obviously very passionate about her job and honestly cares about the customers as much as or more than her job – to talk about the product and how the [...]

Tupperware Innovations: Not Just Burping Containers Anymore

You know it’s going to be a good event when the spokesperson from Tupperware starts off with “We’re not just burping containers anymore!” I grew up with Tupperware around the house, so I was excited to learn about their other items. This event focused on a few of their newest items – specifically these manual chopper items. The one on the right makes a not-soaking-wet soffrito in just a matter of minutes, which surprised our celebrity chef guest to the point where he apparently now employs them in his restaurant, Hearth. (Which I reviewed once but I won’t link to [...]

The Story of Olive Oil

Recently, Fairway Market had an event called The Story of Olive Oil. I was invited as a guest to attend and learn about the history of olive oil, as taught by Steve Jenkins. It was really interesting. Steve led us around the world and explained 9 different olive oils to us. Of course, we were fed as we sampled each oil. This was really fascinating: apparently a popular Spanish tapas is taking a piece of toasted bread, rubbing it with the cut side of a piece of garlic, the cut side of a fresh tomato, and then drizzling it with [...]

Citi Field 2012 Concessions Preview

For a few years now, I’ve been writing a guide to eating at Citi Field (last year’s can be found here). Usually it’s just after the season has started – mostly because I do on-the-ground reporting, ie, I actually visit the ballpark a few times and report on price changes, new menu items, try a few things, and all that. This year, you’ll have that guide – though it may take longer, as I’m no longer a Sunday plan holder (to my great sadness) – but this will have to tide you over for now. I received an email about [...]

Southern Hospitality – Hell’s Kitchen

I get invitations for all sorts of fun things frequently. It’s part of the benefit of not only maintaining my own blog and having an audience that reads what I write, but also, living in a large city like NYC (okay, the largest in the country, but I’ll stop bragging now). Sometimes I just can’t attend all the events, or they just don’t pertain to the blog in a way that I could feel comfortable attending an event simply for swag… so I decline out of respect for other people who might want to go. Well, I was recently invited [...]

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