Foragers Craft Fare

233 Eighth Avenue

(between 21st and 22nd Streets)

As what must have been a pre-show to the Summer Fancy Food Show, Foragers held its own food fare a week before the Javits show.

It was held on Saturday, June 21, from 12 noon to 3 p.m.

Foragers is known as a farm-to-table restaurant, which features a grocery at the front of the store. The fare showcased artisanal food companies whose recipes contain freshly grown or organic ingredients.

With a cotton candy machine:

 

Jeni’s ice cream, with salty caramel

 

And goat cheese with red cherries being my favorite. YUM!!!

 

But at $13.00 a pint, the price is a bit steep. YIKES!!! It’s not cheap to feed those grass-fed cows!

 

Nonna’s spicy tomato sauce was delish! And it’ good for you, too. It’s gluten free, dairy free, and vegan! Will definitely try with some spaghetti and meatballs once the weather gets cooler.

The liquor store connected to Foragers was offering a tasting of a mint and gin and Sorrel liqueur cocktail. Took one sip, and remembered that I don’t like gin and I definitely don’t like any alcohol that tastes like medicine.

 

My favorite tasting though was La Quercia’s Prosciutto Americano. I loved La Quercia’s backstory. The couple that started the company began by curing meats in their Des Moines basement. Ten years later they are still curing meats in their aging rooms in Iowa. I particularly appreciated their informational handout that illustrated the parts of the pig that their meats come from.

All in all, a great warm-up to the main attraction—the Summer Fancy Food Show!