Peruvian white bean chicken tostada
Joy's notes: "Yucatan green chile chicken taco prepared by Alan Greeley of The Golden Truffle (This was my favorite!)"
Wild boar and trotter tacos w/ Pozole de lengua y carne
Dessert by The Atrium Hotel on display - Joy's notes: "Xango - pastry wrapped like a burrito around a creamy filling, covered in powdered sugar, with chocolate and fruit sauces on the plate"
The Atrium Hotel's dessert for actual eating - (Yum! Very rich)
Joy's notes: "Roasted achiote pork taco prepared by Carlito Jocson of the Yard House"
The Jarritos stand
Chris Garnier, Roy's at Fashion Island
Kalua-style kurobuta carnitas soft taco with heirloom tomato and mango slaw
Cajun French "taco" crepes stuffed with chicken, shiitake mushrooms and goat cheese
Recipe in OC Register
Stephane Beaucamp, Sutra & Kantina
Fried plantain chip with raw tuna
Tom Small, TAPS Fish House & Brewery
Mano de Leon scallop tacos al pastor with cherimoya and guajillo chile salsa
Recipe in OC Register
Sopes
Louie Jocson, Karl Strauss Breweries
Drunken lobster
Tacos loco -- sauerkraut taco with pork loin and a salad with great dressing
Josef Lageder, of Balboa Bay Club (in the middle)
Josef Lageder, Balboa Bay Club
Marinated tuna and salmon with srirachi aioli mango cilantro salsa
Richard Mead, Sage Restaurant & Sage on the Coast
Grilled beef shortrib and green papaya taco
(this was really good)
Bill Bracken, The Island Hotel
Bacon duck taco
Dessert taco with fruit, coconut rice and white chocolate
Scott Floyd, Salt Creek Grille
Duck confit taco with mango salsa
Joy: Franco Barone, Antonello Ristorante -
Cinnamon flan with chocolate crepe and pastry crisps -- (loved this!)
More Xango for dessert
Joy's notes: "Alan Greeley (in hat) at the Golden Truffle station"
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2 comments:
I just wanted to thank you again, Christian, for turning me on to this event. It was AWESOME! Some of the offerings were a bit weird and/or not to my taste, but most of them ranged from "hm, that was good" to "Wow!" What an interesting selection, and a great way to meet so many chefs, too.
This is definitely one of the highest quality all-you-can-eat buffets I've been to. And I ate all that I could, that's for sure! I was hoping to go back and have seconds on some of my favorites, but after EIGHTEEN separate courses, I was stuffed. Plus, all-you-can-drink to boot: can't argue with that.
Great food for a great cause.
I'm definitely going back next year, and bringing all my friends!
Yep, it was fun. Next time we can make sure the pictures are lighted better and that we get better notes but we still did pretty good.
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