Thursday, May 15, 2014

Grand Pacific Northwest Connection

 

Last April 3, in between a very filling lunch at Vask and a degustation dinner at Vask again, I sneaked in some American goodies at the US Embassy Department of Agriculture's Grand Pacific Northwest Connection event.

 

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Brian Goldbeck, the Deputy Chief of Mission, welcomed us warmly into his home

 

 

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Outdoor cocktail reception

 

 

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Charles & Charles wine from Washington 

 

 

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More Washington wines from Hogue and Genesis

 

 

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 A buffet featuring food and ingredients from Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Wyoming

 

 

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 Chow time!!!

 

 

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Cream Pacific Cod in Potato Pockets

 

 

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Baked Salmon Fillet with Caper Butter Sauce

 

 

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Beer Battered Pollock Fingers with Russet Potato Chips

 

 

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Potato Pancakes

 

 

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Whole Roast Black Angus Ribeye

 

 

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Mashed potato in 3 flavors: Bacon & Cheddar, Pesto, Roasted Garlic & Cheese

 

 

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Mini cakes, muffins and tarts

 

  

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Crepe Station

 

 

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Tully's Coffee

 

 

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With Nhorrie Wang of Ralph's Wines and Edna Diaz of Bestworld Beverage Brands

 

 

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Rey Lee of Artisan Cellars and Fine Foods

 

 

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Vicky Choi, Gina Navarro, Marvin Agustin, and Claude Tayag

 

 

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The ever stylish and elegant Heny Sison

 

  

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Phil Shull and Brian Goldbeck of the US Embassy

 

 

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With US Ambassador to the Philippines Philip Goldberg

 

 

And last but not the least...

 

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USA napkins to wipe off the evidence of everything I ate! :P 

 

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