tonight i attended capital area humane society's celebrity chef event. not only is it a fun evening, it combines my two favorite things in life: pets and food. this year i was especially interested in going because it was held in the huntington club at ohio stadium, a venue for which opportunities to visit are few and far between.
the concept is simple: charge patrons $35 to sample food from local celebrities (sports, news and politicians) and hot local restaurants & caterers, enjoy live music and a cash bar. not only does capitol area humane society raise a good bit of money but new restaurants get to showcase their food to a few hundred happy people. plus you get to hang out with some of capital area's awesome adoptable animals! being able to make a meal from tiny bites of lots of delicious foods is pretty much my perfect dining experience so i was in heaven.
the huntington club proved to be a venue far superior to the last celebrity chef event i attended at the blackwell. the flow was much better and it never really felt too crowded. i sampled food from latitude 41, z cucina, betty's, jeni's ice cream, vito's catering, wild oats, the greek corner, edible arrangements, and top steak house.
the concept is simple: charge patrons $35 to sample food from local celebrities (sports, news and politicians) and hot local restaurants & caterers, enjoy live music and a cash bar. not only does capitol area humane society raise a good bit of money but new restaurants get to showcase their food to a few hundred happy people. plus you get to hang out with some of capital area's awesome adoptable animals! being able to make a meal from tiny bites of lots of delicious foods is pretty much my perfect dining experience so i was in heaven.
the huntington club proved to be a venue far superior to the last celebrity chef event i attended at the blackwell. the flow was much better and it never really felt too crowded. i sampled food from latitude 41, z cucina, betty's, jeni's ice cream, vito's catering, wild oats, the greek corner, edible arrangements, and top steak house.
another standout was the eggplant tapanade (or was it ragout?) over polenta from vito's catering. it had a piquant element that may have been olives or pimentos. i'd like to attempt a version of this at some point in the future.
also, jeni's ice cream was dishing absolutely huge portions of quite a few flavors. i had the apricot yogurt and it was spectacular (...and then i had the gravel road, but that was it, i swear!). then i gushed like a total geek to jeni about how much i loved the buttercup squash ice cream this winter.
a fun evening for a great cause!
also, jeni's ice cream was dishing absolutely huge portions of quite a few flavors. i had the apricot yogurt and it was spectacular (...and then i had the gravel road, but that was it, i swear!). then i gushed like a total geek to jeni about how much i loved the buttercup squash ice cream this winter.
a fun evening for a great cause!
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