Growing Organic at The US Pavilion

Written by Chef Dave | 24 July 2010

If anything goes these days for what a chef desires- for me it all starts with top quality ingredients. Passionate about finding local farms and artisan products is an essential element in my philosophy of food. The US Pavilion had started an herb garden with some flowers and not enough of the “chef” essentials. After quickly assessing the consistent overcast, warm, and humid weather in Shanghai I knew we were on to something huge!

Happy Birthday America

Written by Chef Dave | 12 July 2010

Hello all- a bit behind on updating about the food scene from the Pavilion- The basic run down on sourcing ingredients in China has come to be more challenging than expected! I will elaborate more in future posts, but for now let me wind back the clock to America’s Birthday.. July 4, 2010. The Pavilion closed for a private function, we hosted the Commissioner General and other VIPs along with the USAP staff. The party kicked off with the open bar and tons of individual cold canapés, followed up by a wide range of reinterpreted “picnic classics”. It was an exciting evening for all of us! The party was finished off with the cake cutting ceremony and big photo session. To be quite honest there were so many flashes shooting off it reminded me of when I was at The Beverly Hilton during the Golden Globe Awards. Much of the products we are accustomed to back home are hard to come by here, that is the beauty of being able to work closely with Director Batwin of the U.S. Agricultural Trade Office here in Shanghai. We both share the same passion for importing and sourcing the best products from local farms. ….China the land of the red tape

This cake will be in many future publications and print all throughout the world- I wish I could have brought in my close friend and dynamic Pastry Chef Christine D’Angeli from Slice Cake Designs!

Pixs from inside the Expo grounds

Written by Chef Dave | 10 July 2010

Here are some updated random shots from inside the Expo grounds. The USA Pavilion is the 3^rd busiest pavilion out of 197 participating countries.

The average wait time to enter the show (7 minutes long, then right into the retail store) is 4 hours. Now, the last time I remember standing in any line for that long was to buy U2 tickets back during the Achtung Baby tour… remember those days before the internet!

....I doubt anyone holds your place in line if you need that emergency bathroom break, careful if you're coming to the US Pavilion!

More shots to come...

Growing Organic at The US Pavilion

Happy Birthday America

Pixs from inside the Expo grounds

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