With the upcoming threat of a major winter storm rolling on in did not stop droves of people from flooding through the glass doors of the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City on Sunday.
Opening day of The International Restaurant & Foodservice show of NYC brought together restaurant owners/operators and foodservice professionals to sample products from vendors who were offering energy drinks to gluten free breads and everything in between. The Japan Pavilion which offered; sake, ram-an noodles, spicy wasabi egg rolls(which were my favorite!) to every type of knife you could even imagine, yes they take there cutlery very seriously... Pride of New York/Taste NY Pavilion brought to you purveyors who are specifically from the New York region bringing products like maple syrup to artisan cheeses. There was the Barista Challenge, not only was it about the primo coffee that you drink in your local corner cafe or coffee shop, but the composing of beautiful works of drinkable art that if your spontaneous enough Lavazza could hook you up with a beautiful espresso machine and you too can invite family and friends over for a not your typical cup of Joe.
There were culinary demonstrations on innovative ways to prepare dishes, what is trending in 2014, not only in fare, but how restaurant equipment has become more state of the art, more high tech, including a tablet on the tables at you local restaurant that could be replacing not only the menu but the waitress and waiter coming over to take your order. Not really a fan of that one, only because it will put people out of work but probably inevitable and will happen in the near future.
The highlight of Sunday's event's was the 25th Annual U.S Pastry Competition presented by Paris Gourmet. America's most prestigious pastry competition brought together twelve leading pastry chefs from across the country to compete this year creating chocolate sculptures in the theme of Film Animation. The Chefs brought you through Film Animation that started with Steamboat Willy, for anyone who does not know, that was Mickey Mouses original name, under the sea in Finding Nemo, through the jungle with The Lion King, to Mulan and Up. Unbelievably beautiful with intricate detail, defining the lines of gravity to precise perfection, beauty in Chocolate, does it get any better then that?
Yoshikazu Kizu - The Ritz Carlton, Orlando FL took home the Gold for his sculpture of
Beauty and the Beast
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