2009 Food & Wine Entertaining Showcase (Monday, Nov. 16)

Monday, November 16, 6:30-9:30 p.m. at the Museum of Contemporary Art. Here are the details of the event, including the link to purchase tickets ($110 in advance, $125 at the door).

Here are links to posts concerning the 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 events.

I'm a little up in the air about going as the price seems to keep going up, but the food selections are always outstanding so I'll probably splurge. Anyone here planning on attending?

Considering it but still undecided.

=R=

Hi,

I went once. I likened the experience to paying to go to a trade fair. Once was enough to get the idea.

Regards,

Interested in going but not excited about the $110 price tag? If you go to wtmx.com and register to become an insider, you can get a discount code good for a $25 discount. Still pricey but a better deal for sure.

I ended up going tonight and enjoyed some very good food.

My highlights:

Savory dishes
1. NoMi - Foie gras on toasted brioche with burgundy truffle and shredded celery root. Chef David has always done amazing things with foie gras and this was no exception.

2. The Bristol - Pate with pickled mushrooms, squash and radicchio. Pate simply does not get better than this.

3. Takashi - Chicken wings fried in duck fat (seemed coated with some sesame seeds too) with spicy napa cabbage. There was a wait as these were being fried right there, but these were without question the best chicken wings I have ever tasted.

4. Graham Elliot - Artic char with cider bubbles, bacon powder and brussel sprouts.

Sweets
1. Tru (Gale Gand's sweet table) - This was pretty much a Tru dessert tasting menu and it was phenomenal with four great tastes. An anise bavarian custard with grapefruit marmalade and brown sugar caramel. This was so smooth and so delicious. A chocolate lollipop with a creamy caramel center (also excellent). There was an excellent pear-vanilla jelly, and best of all was a ginger macaron with a molasses ganache. It was the ideal macaron - slightly crispy exterior, a light but chewy middle and excellent fall flavors.

2. Naha - I can't recall all of the specifics but it was a luscious dark chocolate mousse atop a thin cookie base with caramelized hazelnuts - fantastic.

There were a number of other very good tastes, but the above were the ones which impressed me the most. In the end, I was happy I went, but I only did so after finding out about the $25 discount.