Foodbuzz.com was created as a one and only resource for blogs about the good life; food and imbibing. This community site brings together bloggers so that interested people can easily find great blogs. Where else can you find people making fresh strawberry marshmallows, or pumpkin mac & cheese? Foodbuzz.com has a banner on this site and is very good to me. They recently gave me a pass for the Seattle Food and Wine Experience…
Once through the doors there was a huge table of empty wine glasses and I couldn’t think of a better way to spend a Saturday morning. One of the first booths I came to could not be more perfect for the occasion, and the time of day… Demitris Bloody Mary Mix. Demitri Pallis is a Seattle local who started hocking his all natural mary mix door to door. Demitris has caught on so well it is now distributed in 30 states. I had the pleasure of trying out his newest release; Extra Horseradish. I do agree that a big problem with some bar’s house-made mix is the lack of consistency. Demitri’s taste great and mixes the same every time. I make my own mix for parties and other occasions but behind the bar where speed is a factor, consistency matters, and quality counts… I’m a big Demitris fan!
Moving on from wine booth to wine booth trying sparkly after sparkly, I stumbled across Winsom’s. Winsom’s of Walla Walla Washington were pushing their Washington locally grown sweet onion jelly. It was surprisingly balanced with the sweet onion taste present, but not overwhelming. I’ll be buying a bottle and posting some of the cocktail ideas that evolve from it (I’m thinking a sweet onion jelly Gibson?)
Although I wake up every morning and make coffee for myself, I’m not a fanatic like a lot of Seattleites but I do enjoy a good quality roast. The folks at Tony’s Coffees & Teas do just that with their signature blends such as the Café Carmelita. I also had fun watching the Siphon Brewer method.
I had a chance to try Sake2me, lightly sparkling sake with added natural flavors. I tried the “Yuzu Citrus” and although not something I would order at a bar I do feel it could make for an interesting cocktail ingredient and their website has some examples.
To most cocktail bloggers pre-made ingriendents are evil. I’ve read articles where people get infuriated when their margarita has sour mix in it. I understand, and feel the same way, but Stirring has some cocktail ingredients worth taking a look at. I was able to try the peach Bellini mix which is made with real peach purée and water.
All in all it was fun and I wish I had a little more time to talk to the chefs that were there serving up food and pushing their restaurants. I had a long talk with a cook at Serifina about all the many infusions the bartender does there. Visit foodbuzz.com and check out some of the pretty amazing blogs about food and cooking. Countless times I have been inspired to make a cocktail based off of an entrée. Cheers.
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