Best part about the gala dinner? Getting dressed up 
Foodbuzz typically goes all out for the Saturday evening dinner, the pulled out a big star to do a cooking demo this year. We all got to watch Tyler Florence cook away in the dinner sponsored by Alexia. He introduced the bloggers who had submitted recipes for a new flavor of Alexia fries, talked to us about his view on food, made some of the best smelling pork chops and spaetzel. It is too bad that we didn’t get to try it!
I was disappointed in the actual dinner, I am a bit biased because the last two years have had amazing gala dinners though. This year felt like wedding food. Now I understand that is really hard to serve that many people but the food was bland and boring. The cocktail hour featured French fries and drinks and I just cant satisfy my hunger with that. A few appetizers on the table including butternut squash risotto bites, roasted wild mushroom vegetable samosas and a few sushi rolls. Decent, but not great.
A salad course of bibb lettuce with pears, pecans, and blue cheese and the entree of filet mignon and roasted prawns. Ending with the dessert which was so disappointing 
Cheesecake I couldn’t eat, bread pudding that was as hard as a hockey puck and chocolate that I took a few bites of.
I really do love being in a room full of food bloggers and learning all these great things but was so disappointed in dinner. I hope next year redeems itself!
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