Aaaand there's more. Of course there's more. These were the rest of the delicious things we tasted at Taste of Tribeca, ranging from cookies to lamb to sushi. Also take a look at my event recap for Miss A, with more of the charity goodies.
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Taste 7
Crab Cake and
Assorted Sarabeth Cookies— Sarabeth’s Tribeca
This tiny crab cake on a brioche bun quickly became a
favorite. The crab cake was whole, meaty, and contained plump fresh pieces of
crab. There was nothing fake or skimpy about it, just jumbo lump crabmeat. There
was not a ton of mustard and breadcrumb filler that places try to use to
disguise sub-par crab. This was the real deal. A thin layer of well-blended
almost imperceptible tartar sauce was smeared on top of the crab cake, just
tangy enough to know that it was there. Even though it was nearly impossible to
taste the tartar sauce through the meatiness of the crab cake and the eggy
sweet bread, we knew that it morphed the feeling of the small slider. This came
with a choice of cookie, and both times we opted for the sugar-dusted
shortbread (yes, both).
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Taste 8
Spring Lamb Dish—
Marc Forgione
The lamb rib was spicy, fatty, served with a pickled cabbage,
for brightness. My pieces was mostly fat, but the meat was gamey and rich,
decadent. The presentation was refined,and simple, but the spices were
surprising. The picked cabbage was
tangy, and broke up the heaviness of the lamb and fat, rounding out the spices
as well. Even with just a rib, the flavor profile tickled different parts of
the mouth. Although this was just a taste, I feel like greens would help bring
the dish to spring.
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Taste 9
Mini Cupcakes,
Brownies, Cookies— Billy’s Bakery
Billy’s Bakery offered us a plate of tiny sweets; a mini red
velvet cupcake, a rich chocolate brownie, and a mixed bar. The red velvet
cupcake was short and sweet, but not overwhelmingly so. The cream cheese
frosting was light and fluffy, but the cake was almost flavorless, somewhere in
between chocolate and not. The brownie was nothing special, close to the boxed
variety. And the last bar had far too many accoutrements, like nuts,
butterscotch chips, amongst what felt like other things. I was mildly
disappointed.
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Taste 10
Cheesesteak on
Pretzelbread— The Palm
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Taste 11
Rhubarb Apple Brown
Betty— Bubby’s Pie & Co
The plate was just a mound of the loose Betty, with a spiral
of not so sweet fresh whipped cream. The crumble on top was not very textured,
it was soft with time and sweetness. The taste was a bit monotonous, until an
encounter with a piece of stewed green apple. The apple brought a little
tanginess to the formless scoop, but not enough life.
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Taste 12
Two Kinds of Special
Hand Roll Sushi— Takahachi
Earlier in the day, Takahachi was bustling and the line was
very long, but after the rain almost stopped, it was a quick trip to get the
two hand rolls. The first was a crab roll, pretty and conical, with long strips
of cucumber and a spoonful of rice. The other special hand roll was filled with
eel. This one was meaty and textured, different and full. Takahachi rolls were
good and everything tasted fresh enough, but you know there is nothing like your
usual sushi.
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Taste 13
Gourmet Pancakes and
Crepes— The Cosmopolitan Café
The thin pancake was filled with honey almond ricotta
cheese, drenched in a sweet cherry syrup and dotted with full red and white
cherries. The fresh cherries spoke of summertime and picnics, sweet with just
enough tang and meat to contrast the chewy pancake and textured filling. The crepe
was not too sweet until the cherry compote mixed in, because the filling was
almost savory, and the pancake was not sugary either. In the end I felt that
the crepe might have been a little heavy in contrast to the lightness that
cherries invoke.
And that's all folks! I am so glad that I was able to go, support the food and support the cause. Now, I need to make my way to Tribeca to try out some of the restaurants that were featured in the event. You will deffo see some of these names in future foodie ventures...
And that's all folks! I am so glad that I was able to go, support the food and support the cause. Now, I need to make my way to Tribeca to try out some of the restaurants that were featured in the event. You will deffo see some of these names in future foodie ventures...
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