Despite how late this post is would indicate, Spoonful of Ginger (April 5) has been one of my favorite tasting events. A lot of (mostly) Asian food. In the gorgeous MFA. No brainer.
It was held to benefit the Joslin Diabetes Center’s Asian American Diabetes Initiative. Which meant endless, endless noshing in the good name of diabetes (although I’m not sure how a diabetic would fare if he were to shovel Flour’s chocolate dessert away). Using the MFA as its culinary space was also an interesting move that worked, with tasting split between the ground floor (classy) and the restaurant space upstairs (lively).
Ming Tsai had the longest line of people waiting for his hot and sour soup. When I mentioned this, he said, quite humbly, “It’s because it’s free!” Well, not free. But all you can eat, sure.
There were some really interesting dishes and presentations on display, like goji berry-topped spoonfuls of chicken aspic from Changsho or the adorable crab puff speared above a double shot glass of gingered shellfish consomme from Jasper White’s Summer Shack. Also ran into fellow food bloggers The Boston Foodie, Jackie Church, and Richard Auffrey while I was there.
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As a diabetic and a food blogger, it’s easy enough to eat out as a diabetic so long as you simply avoid any personal risk factors. Veggies, meats and fats should be the core of the meal. Carbs should be eaten in moderation, if at all.
There is a modern kitchen utensil that can make portion control easy. It usually goes by the name of a stainless steel knife. Deft use of one of these can usually make your dining experience painless. Doggie bag what you don’t eat.
And thanks for your support of diabetes research!
FnS.
Posted by Food Near Snellville | April 22, 2010, 9:44 amInteresting! Thanks for the info – I had no idea.
Posted by Lingbo Li | April 22, 2010, 10:00 am1) I think some of your captions might be messed up? Some of them don’t seem to align with the correct pictures. I could be wrong though.
2) How much did the event cost (if you don’t mind my asking), and how do you find out about events like this one?
Posted by KK | April 22, 2010, 11:06 pmThey change once you hover over the thumbnail, not when it switches the main photo – that confused me at first, too.
I had a press pass, but tickets went for $250.
Posted by Lingbo Li | April 25, 2010, 5:39 pmOh, also to answer your question about finding out about events like this: I found out through their PR person, but you can find out through blogs (like this one, when I post upcoming events), eventbrite, yelp, citysearch, twitter, local magazines, etc.
Posted by Lingbo | April 24, 2010, 7:16 pm