Slow Food Taste Pavilion - Day 1
by Chris
Saturday: Today was the first day of Taste Pavilion open to the public. In case you haven’t been yet, this is how it works; you get “Slow Dough” to “spend” at each of the exhibits e.g. Pickles and Chutney, Coffee, Chocolate, and of course Ice Cream, Gelato. Our exhibit is broken up into three “flights” at 2 Dough Dollars each - Classic, Alternative and Modern. Naia is featured in a sprinkling between the three flights so be sure to check us out in the flight you choose if you go.
Today we sampled Scharffen Berger 41% Gelato, Medina Farms Raspberry Sorbetto, Pavel’s Yogurt Stracciatella Gelato, Mr. Espresso Gelato, Foresta Nero Gelato and Pluot Sorbetto using pluots from a local farm. It was great to meet old and new fans and hear what they had to say about our product, including new flavors!
It’s difficult to spend all of your Slow Dough because the lines are so intense; so here are a few tips we gathered from our own experience and others; the bread exhibit has some nice pizza and Indian breads (2 Dough dollars each). The chocolate exhibit has a couple interesting pieces in their 2 Dough dollar flight, and the charcuterie exhibit has a 3 Dough dollar flight that includes three pieces of meat and paté. Pickles and Chutney were only 1 Dough dollar, tasty, and the lines seemed shorter there too.