Food Porn Friday- Tasting Brooklyn 2011

I was really excited to get an invite to the First Annual (well, I hope it will be annual) Tasting Brooklyn event that occurred this past Tuesday, April 5. It was sponsored by Brooklyn Exposed, a Brooklyn lifestyle website, to celebrate the culmination of its first year. I've started to write for the site recently, and I've got a link to my most recent article on my Facebook wall.

What was most fun about Tasting Brooklyn was that it highlighted such a range of restaurants and food vendors that sometimes don't make it to the major food blogs or news outlets on a regular basis.

Here's a sampling of what I saw and ate (actually I shouldn't have eaten much of anything since I was only two days out from my juice cleanse. More on that another time).

Tasting Brooklyn was packed when I arrived at Dumbo Loft.

Braised Beef Cheek ravioli from Fornino in Park Slope

Fornino also brought a cocktail called The Park Slope

Duck & Okra Gumbo from Tchoup Shop. They sell their Cajun Creole inspired food at the bar dba in Williamsburg during the summer months.

Shrimp Roll from Red Hook Lobster Pound. I've written about them before.

The Breucklen cupcake from Robicellis - Dutch inspired Apple cake, Cinnamon Caramel Buttercream topped with Stroopwafel. Robiccellis was voted one of the best cupcakes in NYC by Serious Eats NY.

I also got to see some old friends like Jessica Pichardo (on the right), the owner of Linger Cafe. I wrote about Linger last year. She brought her light and lovely kale salad.

It was a really great event and turnout for Brooklyn Exposed, and I wish the site all the best in its second year.

Happy Weekend!