Social Saturday – Sip for the Sea

Posted on October 20, 2018 by Tablespoonsandteaspoons

On September 27, 2018, I had the privilege to win the Yelp/ Instagram contest to attend the Sip for the Sea event at the Central Park Zoo to benefit the Wildlife Conservation Society and New York Aquarium. The mission of the event was to promote marine conservation and education at the New York Aquarium. The event featured 22 sustainable dishes and wine pairings from various restaurants. The food and wine options were overwhelming and unfortunately had only seven of these items so I can’t have favorites, but they all tasted good and the wine pairings complemented each bite.

I can’t wait to visit the restaurants that participate at this event. Thank you Yelp, Instagram for everything. Thank you to the organizers at Sip for the Sea for accommodating me and my guest for this great event.

Below are images from the event.

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Social Saturday: 24th Annual Japanese Food and Restaurant Expo

Posted on November 4, 2017 by Tablespoonsandteaspoons

We happily attended the 24th Annual Japanese Food and Restaurant Expo hosted by the New York Mutual Trading Company.

This year’s expo had a better layout but fewer food vendors and sample products were smaller especially the ramen. There were new products, but last year’s food sampling was better. I felt that this year’s food expo highlighted the trend of shochu drinks, which is a type of liquor that can substitute for hard liquors such as vodka, rum and whiskey. There were more warm sake options. Below are highlights of event:

Social Saturday – Queens Taste 2016

Posted on May 15, 2016 by Tablespoonsandteaspoons

Happy weekend! It has been over a week since I last posted and it was a very overwhelming week. Today, I am introducing a temporary weekly post called Social Saturday where I will be posting an experience attending an event that focuses on restaurants and various types of food. I will begin this post with my first event I have had the privilege to cover, Queens Taste 2016.

On Thursday May, 3 2016, the New York Hall of Science hosted the annual Queens Taste 2016. The event showcased about 50-60 restaurants, products and small businesses. It was ideal for the Queens foodie. The event overall highlighted classic dishes such as hamburgers and root beer floats while celebrating the diverse cuisines from Italian to Caribbean Chinese. Proceeds from the event will support the Queens Economic Development Corporation (QEDC). QEDC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit whose mission is to “attract, create, and maintain jobs in the borough through business services, neighborhood development, the Entrepreneur Space (our food-and-business incubator), and marketing attractions through the Queens Tourism Council and the It’s in Queens and Discover Queens brands”.

After a conversation with the organizers of the event, they were wondering as to how I will be able to incorporate these sample tastings and promote them as being healthy. So, after sampling some of the food provided I decided to highlight and organize the dish I sampled according to the following: