PopTodd Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 My friend Josh was honored as the "Rising Star" sommelier and invited me to be there, as his guest. Very posh and a lot of fun! T'was a cocktail party-like reception, with each of the honoured chefs set up at a different station, offering 2 small plates each. Here are those offerings: Kendal Duque {Sepia} Quote Link to post Share on other sites
myboyblue Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 poptodd lives a charmed life. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Good Old Neon Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 I pity you, fool! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Reni Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 not very vegetarian friendly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted May 20, 2008 Author Share Posted May 20, 2008 not very vegetarian friendly. These are all restauranteurs and foodies who are focused on ingredients, technique, and flavor combinations, not veg-friendly lifestyles. But yeah, you are right. It would be nice if they had an award specifically for vegetarian chefs. Althought I don't know if there are enough of them out there (particularly in fine dining, where this is focused) to merit such distinction. Looks like you'd just have to keep slugging back the wine, champagne, and cocktails. poptodd lives a charmed life. And yeah, between this, the concert tickets, my MS, and the brain surgery... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Reni Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 dessert and champagne - sounds good to me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GtrPlyr Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 not very vegetarian friendly.That was my first thought. I would have found little to eat there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lamradio Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 mmmm........ meat...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caliber66 Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 That was my first thought. I would have found little to eat there.It's probably a good thing PopTodd's friend Josh the sommelier didn't ask you to accompany him. You really dodged a bullet there! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 People really eat charred baby octopus? Goddamn. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kimcatch22 Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 People really eat charred baby octopus? Goddamn.When Tony Bourdain did No Reservations in Korea, he ate live chopped baby octopus. No marinade or anything, just literally toss an octopus on a board, chop, and serve. The pieces were all wriggling around, and the suckers clung to his mouth and throat as he ate them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted May 20, 2008 Author Share Posted May 20, 2008 People really eat charred baby octopus? Goddamn. Charred baby octopus is delicious.Although this wasn't the best I've had of that dish. That honor would belong to Boca De Le Verite in Lincoln Square here in Chicago. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Good Old Neon Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 When Tony Bourdain did No Reservations in Korea, he ate live chopped baby octopus. No marinade or anything, just literally toss an octopus on a board, chop, and serve. The pieces were all wriggling around, and the suckers clung to his mouth and throat as he ate them. When our distant Octopi overlords finally return to earth to reclaim what is there Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kimcatch22 Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 When our distant Octopi overlords finally return to earth to reclaim what is there's, well, I wouldn't want to be standing in the vicinity of Tony Bourdain Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caliber66 Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 Live baby octopus on one table, collected works of Richard Dawkins on another table. House is on fire and you can only save one. Go! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 I don't see how it's any different from dropping lobsters into boiling water (disclaimer, I have fissues and don't eat any of this stuff, I'm just sayin.) Plus it was the old lady fishmonger at the fish market who chopped it, not Bourdain -- so you can put her against the wall. I'm gonna go ahead and put $1000 on "THDW also doesn't like how lobsters is treated." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kimcatch22 Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 I'm gonna go ahead and put $1000 on "THDW also doesn't like how lobsters is treated." I'm gonna miss you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Reni Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 People really eat charred baby octopus? Goddamn. yeah, I think that just sounds gross - vegetarian or no. Live baby octopus on one table, collected works of Richard Dawkins on another table. House is on fire and you can only save one. Go! this is classic Quote Link to post Share on other sites
watch me fall Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 Are any of these people on Top Chef? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Good Old Neon Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 For El Handsome Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GtrPlyr Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 It's probably a good thing PopTodd's friend Josh the sommelier didn't ask you to accompany him. You really dodged a bullet there!I wouldn't have been able to make it anyway as I was too busy hanging out with Wolfgang Puck and that dude from Hells Kitchen. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Duck-Billed Catechist Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 There's nothing like a good mustard foam... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Duck-Billed Catechist Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 It's probably a good thing PopTodd's friend Josh the sommelier didn't ask you to accompany him. You really dodged a bullet there!Keep in mind that we were entreated to envy him. I'm glad you had a good time, Pops. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Good Old Neon Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 I don't see how it's any different from dropping lobsters into boiling water (disclaimer, I have fissues and don't eat any of this stuff, I'm just sayin.) Plus it was the old lady fishmonger at the fish market who chopped it, not Bourdain -- so you can put her against the wall. No, as a vegetarian, I Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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