Taste of Tribeca

A big thanks to FoodBuzz for my ticket to the annual Taste of Tribeca food and wine festival. My personal highlight? Grazing Gail Simmons' shoulder as we snaked through the crowd to maul some of Tribeca's finest food.

The day was nearly perfect: 80 and sunny (low humidity!) and food was literally surrounding us from every angle. I forced Lee to strategize since we only had 12 (food?!) stamps and there were dozens of restaurants vying for taste buds' attention. While Lee went the predictable pasta/meatballs/red sauce route, I ventured into my comfort zone of spicy tuna hand rolls, diver scallops and watermelon-feta-arugula salad. The latter, from the new Bar Artisanal, was totally inedible and I was hard-pressed to find the nearest garbage can immediately. Disappointment ensued - Terrance Brennan has never let me down like that before.

However, everything else we tasted was truly spectacular and hit the spot. The real winner? Definitely The Odeon's homemade cookies and cream ice cream with M1-5's pulled pork sliders coming in a close second.

Maybe it was the weather, maybe it was the fact that I was in foodie heaven? Whatever the case may be, this was one of the most memorable dates ever.