FEASTIVAL 2014 Recap

Was it worth it to spend the evening at the fifth annual Audi FEASTIVAL the night before we left at the crack of dawn for an eleven-day trip to Seattle and Italy? As we tiredly relive the experience through our photos in our hotel room in Seattle, the answer is an unequivocal yes.

Our Experience at Feastival 2014

We ate exciting food. We drank cool drinks. We saw fringe entertainment. We mingled with Philadelphia restaurant chefs and other industry friends. And then we ate some more.

Pro Tip
Food events are not only fun but also offer an opportunity to taste lots of dishes and meet the chefs.

Here are some photographic highlights of the evening:

Swirling Acrobats Feastival 2014 — Swirling Acrobats

V Street - Langosch Feastival 2014 — V Street – Langosch

Will - Chilled New Jersey Corn Velouté Feastival 2014 — Will – Chilled New Jersey Corn Velouté

Chefs Kevin Sbraga and Tim Spinner, with Chef Natalie Maronski in the Background Feastival 2014 — Chefs Kevin Sbraga and Tim Spinner, with Chef Natalie Maronski in the Background

Mamou - NOLA Barbecued Shrimp Feastival 2014 — Mamou – NOLA Barbecued Shrimp

Bar Volver - Wagyu Tartare with Shallots, Dijon, Capers, Tomato and Herbs Feastival 2014 — Bar Volver – Wagyu Tartare with Shallots, Dijon, Capers, Tomato and Herbs

Vintage - Breakfast at Timothy's with Jim Bean Devil's Cut, Vanilla Simple Syrup, Mint Bitters and Lemon Feastival 2014 — Vintage – Breakfast at Timothy’s with Jim Bean Devil’s Cut, Vanilla Simple Syrup, Mint Bitters and Lemon

Matyson - Pork Rillette Feastival 2014 — Matyson – Pork Rillette

Sampan - Hamachi Ceviche Feastival 2014 — Sampan – Hamachi Ceviche

1 Tippling Place - Spiced Rum Buck with Spiced Rum, Pineapple, Sugar and Club Soda Feastival 2014 — 1 Tippling Place – Spiced Rum Buck with Spiced Rum, Pineapple, Sugar and Club Soda

Butcher and Singer - Steak Tartar Feastival 2014 — Butcher and Singer – Steak Tartar

Lacroix - Matsutake Mushroom Cracker Feastival 2014 — Lacroix – Matsutake Mushroom Cracker

10 Arts - Farro and Parmesan Tart with Apple, Pork Belly and Sage Feastival 2014 — 10 Arts – Farro and Parmesan Tart with Apple, Pork Belly and Sage

Daryl with Bistrot La Minette's Chef Kenneth Bush Feastival 2014 — Daryl with Bistrot La Minette’s Chef Kenneth Bush

Audrey Claire - Leche Flan with Coconut Whipped Cream and Dehydrated Pineapples Feastival 2014 — Audrey Claire – Leche Flan with Coconut Whipped Cream and Dehydrated Pineapples

Federal Donuts - Cookies and Cream Donuts Feastival 2014 — Federal Donuts – Cookies and Cream Donuts

There were some great dishes of which we didn’t get pictures like Le Virtu’s braised lamb neck. There were also some Philadelphia dishes we missed like the super fry frickle from Shake Shake.

Overall, FEASTIVAL was a great event and was worth losing pre-trip sleep time. Like we always say to each other, we can sleep later.

About the Authors

Daryl & Mindi Hirsch

Saveur Magazine’s BEST TRAVEL BLOG award winners Daryl and Mindi Hirsch share their culinary travel experiences and recipes on the 2foodtrippers website and YouTube. The married Food and Travel content creators live in Lisbon, Portugal.

Disclosures

Sponsorship
We attended FEASTIVAL 2014 on a complimentary basis so that we could cover the event.

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melody

Wednesday 29th of October 2014

wow, wow, and more wow. this is amazing and your photography fabulous! by the way, have you ever had finger limes at any of the food events you travel to?

Adrian

Friday 24th of October 2014

The NOLA shrimp look amazing, as does all the other food. I know it's hard to keep going some times after travel so long but it is definitely worth it, you can see from all the amazing food you had here!

Corinne

Saturday 18th of October 2014

That food looks amazing...hmmm, maybe next year!

Bente Vold Klausen

Tuesday 7th of October 2014

Looking at the food pictures, I beleive it was worth it Having fun is better than sleeping!

Fie

Monday 6th of October 2014

Looks sooooooo yummy, most have been so much fun :)

Daryl and Mindi Hirsch

Yes - very delicious and very fun.