Yesterday was such an interesting, exhilarating and exhausting day!!
I enjoyed a day of touring test kitchens as part of Internet Week here, as a guest of Anna Curran from Cookbook Create, a site where you can make custom cookbooks. (Great gift idea, right?) We visited the kitchens of Bon Appetit, The Daily Meal and Food 52. Each one made us a little something special to eat, and we even had wine at The Daily Meal!
All of them were so helpful and sharing of information. We were 13 bloggers chosen for this day, and lucky ones at that. It was all good fun and useful information, plus I met some great new fellow bloggers!
These are the lovely ladies I spent the day with: Alejandra from Always Order Dessert, Amie from The Healthy Apple, Caroline from Taste, Love, & Nourish, Carrie from Poet in the Pantry, Diana from Appetite for China, Daina from The Hungry Fan, Heidi from Brooklyn Allergy Mom, Jennifer from Savory Simple, Jen from Champagne Problems, Kimberly from Mom in the City, Lisa from Nutcase Crunch, Melinda from Kitchen Tested, and Sloane from Allergic Girl.
Here are some pics from the day.
We started at Bon Appetit! They served a delicious fresh ginger, lime and seltzer drink with horseradish deviled eggs – yummy!
At The Daily Meal they served us a fava bean, spinach, garlic and onion tasting. So pretty!
The Daily Meal is giving away this fabulous Kitchen Aid!! I wonder who will win this shiny beautiful tool. I would LOVE it!! (so nice of them to do this!)
Food 52’s new kitchen in their new space with antique wooden shelves and walnut cutting top.
The girls at Food 52 serving us English Pea Soup with a garlic cream and slivered ramps.
Thai-inspired Chicken Meatball Soup with Spinach
Ginger-crusted Halibut
Pork Chops with Ginger Blackberry Sauce
Pork with Ginger, Spring Onions and Eggplant – An Ottolenghi Recipe
Pie Crusts with Lard and Other Thanksgiving Meal Questions
I am coveting the walnut. Great blog post and wonderful pictures.
Me too!!! See you tomorrow, right?
Looks fun! 🙂
It was totally fun – and an opportunity to meet some other great fellow bloggers!!
I’m very jealous! What a treat! 🙂
Don’t be jealous – but it was a treat!!
I’m so jealous! What a treat of a day! 🙂
It was such a fabulous opportunity getting a behind-the-scenes peek, wasn’t it? So glad the rain held off.
Definitely!! Hope to see you tomorrow!
Diana, great to meet you too!! You have such a winning smile. Hope to see you tomorrow at the brunch (which is really breakfast!)
What I would do for that kitchen aid!!
I know!! 🙂
Sounds like a great and fun way to get a Kitchen Aid!
For sure!! I’m working on it – keep talking to me about it!
OMG! I had no idea you were doing this! I would love to do that too! I always wanted to see the home of where all this great cooking and food reporting takes place. Enjoy! Keep us updated!
I will – look for the next post for some things I learned!
I’m so envious!!
Don’t be envious, but it was great fun!!
Wow I love the beautiful new Kitchen Aid color, I vote for you to win!
From your mouth to the judges’ ears!!
How fun! I am totally enamored with that kitchen, I could spend days in it!
I know!!
Sounds like there are some very kind folks at The Daily Meal to give away that Kitchen Aid mixer! I hope you get the red one, Mary. It would be very well deserved!
You’re right – The Daily Meal folks are great! And you’re sweet – thank you!!
How wonderful! Looks like you had a great time.
I did – it was great fun!
What a great adventure. I always wondered how those test kitchens worked – they look so professional.
What a great color for the mixer!
It was great!! And the mixer is so shiny!
The kitchen aid mixer is red hot for “love”. You are meant to win this Mary.
Attention judges: I have a kitchen aid mixer that sits dormant in my closet. If Mary wins the prize, she will no doubt blog with some great recipes and have all the unused mixers move from the pantry to the counter tops.
Good luck Mary.
You’re great!! Thank you!!! (and it is perfect for LOVE!)
Wow thank you for sharing. I felt I was on the tour as well except for the tastings.
i would have loved the fava beans.
That Kitchen Aid is wonderful like your cooking!
Thanks Marie!! 🙂
I have a craving for this Food 52 English Pea Soup! Looks yummy!
It was bursting with flavor – you would have loved it!
Looks like fun!
It was!! : )
So envious of those gorgeous open shelves at Food 52! And even more envious of whoever wins the Kitchen Aid – it’s an appliance that will always remind me of baking with my mother 🙂
Sweet!! 🙂
I am not familiar with Food 52 and just checked out the website. Great recipes and ironically I have been looking for a good spring roll recipe and there is a Cambodian spring roll one I will try. Thanks for sharing Mary.
Yes – they have a terrific site – Amanda and Merrill are doing a great job!!
A privileged look behind the scenes. Surely you picked up some ideas for kitchen hardware and workspace layout. Wish I could have been there. Always wanted a KitchenAid mixer; maybe for Father’s Day.
Hmmm – maybe I’ll let some boys know!
Mary + Red Kitchenaid = LOVE
So right you are!!
What a fun and exciting day!
It was! 🙂
The wooden shelves look great, I wish someone would install some at our place to get rid of the clutter. Good luck Mary!
You are too funny! Thanks Bert!
Your blog regarding Test Kitchen Tours is very interesting, I love the pictures! You inspire me to experiment more when I cook. You would put that Kitchen Aid to great use!
Thanks Ann! Keep experimenting!!
In my opinion, one of the best bloggers was chosen and what a wonderful and exciting opportunity for you. LOVE makes the world go round. Fingers crossed for you to win the Kitchenaid!
Joannie – you’re so sweet!! Thank you!
What a fun day! A dream for all the chefs out there.
Totally!! 🙂
Awesome pictures and what a great experience. Really like the RED kitchen aid mixer.
Me too!! 🙂
At 9:00 this morning, I was looking at all the food, the beautiful mixer and the walnut cutting board. It made me want to cook and eat with “LOVE”.
🙂 🙂 🙂
You always take such lovely photos, Mary. Thank you for sharing your experience. We’re glad you had a great day with us!
Thank you Anna!! It was a great day!