Hot Plates Live - Post 10

Stuffed Artisan Cannolis - Coco Loco, Nutella, Peanut Butter Cup

This was my favorite table...I tried 3 out of the 4 flavors. I didn't try the Irish Coffee because I am not a coffee fan, but if I had just one teeny tiny space in my stomach left I would have tried it.

My favorite flavor was Coco Loco - it tasted like an Almond Joy candy bar.

Hot Plates Live - Post 9

Spot - soft cheesecake with passion fruit and huckleberry

This was very airy and light and the passion fruit and huckleberry added a little tartness.

Hot Plates Live - Post 8

Corsino - grilled octopus and potato

goat cheese crostini with orange glaze

The octopus was nice and tender. The crostini was good with just a hint of sweetness.

Hot Plates Live - Post 7

Luke's Lobster - buttered and grilled Maine shrimp on a New England style bun.

I've been to Luke's before and preferred the shrimp roll to his lobster roll. This didn't disappoint.

Hot Plates Live - Post 6

Bia Garden - crispy pork belly, daikon hash, pickled new year vegetable.

This was very yummy, but the pork was a little salty. This was obviously a crowd favorite because the line was longest for this table.

Hot Plates Live - Post 5

Ofrenda - toasted tortillas with pinto beans, braised pigs feet, rice and green tomatillo sauce. There was a seconf tortilla with cactus (perhaps this was the vegetarian version).

Both were very good and had a nice spicy kick to them.

Hot Plates Live - Post 4

Mark - signature cheeseburger slider with onions and special sauces

This was a wonderful, juicy burger.

Hot Plates Live - Post 3

The Norry at Kampuchea - five spice rib with tamarind glaze.

The rib was tender and the glaze tasty.

Hot Plates Live - Post 2

Sigmund Preztel Shop - German style soft pretzels

I tried the cheese pretzel and it was good. I wish I had room to eat the other 3 pretzel flavors.

Hot Plates Live - cont'd

My photos are very dark, but the event was professionally photographed and I "borrowed" the photos from a website so you can enjoy the beauty of all the wonderful food.

You will easily be able to distinguish which photos were taken by me (with my cell phone) vs. the professional.

Enjoy!

Hot Plates Live - Post 1

Spina - saffron infused malloreddus with bolognese .

These was similar to gnocchi and the bolognese was wonderful. I could have eaten another bowl of this.