Sights Set on NRA

Whenever the NRA Show rolls into town (or rather, whenever the masses—perhaps a bit less mass than some years—descend upon my town) the culinary whirlwind kicks into full effect. Yesterday saw a nice turnout for the Research Chefs Association reception and then a quick jaunt to a New Zealand products gig and off to dinner at The Bristol with fellow foodservice communication cohorts. Today I’m back in the Loop for an IFEC reception at The Gage, and tomorrow brings some quality time on the show floor and an RCA panel on “glocalization” that’s sure to pique the mental culinary taste buds. This year as I stroll the floor I’m particularly looking for nuggets of interest pertaining to delivering more bang for the buck when dining out while simultaneously exploring new flavor territories. Stay tuned for the decompression.