Even after
all the savory dishes, the sweets at Taste of the Nation demanded our attention. Though spring rhubarb was a recurring theme, the stars were two non-rhubarb offerings:
Telepan's incredibly delicate milk chocolate peanut buttermousse cake and
Aquavit's blueberry soup with yogurt foam and egg made from goat cheese parfait with a sea buckthorn yolk.
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Monday's New York edition of
Taste of the Nation proved to be an epic meal. The highlights among the savory dishes included an insanely rich Spanish mackerel crudo from the
Union Square Cafe, a cup of creamy stracciatella with sea urchin, caviar, and nasturtium granita from
Roberta's, and a suckling pig croqueta from
Bar Basque that came with a dropper of salsa verde and a slow cooked quail egg.
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Or, 'Pig Out to Feed Hungry People' Hunger relief organization Share Our Strength's annual Taste of the Nation New York City benefit is this Wednesday, May 14, at the Roseland Ballroom. SOS is a terrific organization that supports hunger-relief efforts...
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