AlwaysPartying: Summit Wine and Food Festival

Arthur Bovino — July 28, 2009

Uproot’s Fluke Crudo with Blueberry, Radish, Peach and Vanilla Lime Salt

AlwaysHungryNY.com took the PATH to Summit, NJ last Friday evening for the opening reception of the Summit Wine & Food Festival (view site), hosted at The Grand Summit Hotel. Besides wine-tastings and dinner, the three-day festival was slated to include wine panel discussions and cooking demonstrations by Franklin Becker, David Burke and the Food Network’s Ingrid Hoffman, among others. Josh Ozersky of The Feedbag was also scheduled to host a “Sultans of Steak” demonstration featuring: Josh DeChellis, John Schenk, Anthony Goncalves, Craig Koketsu and Jayson Margulies, but his star-turn at the event was headlining his first Feedbag Burger Summit.

Our favorite dish of the evening was the Fluke Crudo with Blueberry, Radish, Peach and Vanilla Lime Salt by Uproot (view site), scheduled to open soon in Warren, NJ. Among wines present from over 25 wineries we found Badger Mountain’s Organic Riesling and a 2007 Montgomery Place Napa Valley red wine from Mouton Noir to be particularly enjoyable. Pictures of the opening night food follow.

Click for pictures of food from the opening night reception. >>