Hometown-Homegrown was not quite as big as the food tasting at the Farm to Table Conference event that I attended back in March, but still, there were over three dozen vendors, which is quite impressive. In addition to the vendor exhibit, there was a Virtual Cookie Table contest, a cookbook swap, cooking demos, and more, though we focused our energies on the exhibit on the fifth floor. Here I share just a few photos of my favorite vendors, and I apologize to the others I didn't get a chance to visit.
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| Pretzel Crazy (Facebook, Twitter) always serves up some of the most delicious treats! |
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| Cheese and produce at Wild Purveyors (Facebook, Twitter), store to open in Lawrenceville soon. |
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| The Green Mango (Facebook), a restaurant I've always wanted to try, offering some delicious spicy chicken samples and a free cookbook! Can't wait to try authentic Thai cooking! |
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| The awesome vendors from the Pittsburgh Public Market: Soup Nancys, Brown Dog Java (F|t), Olio Fresca, and Gryphon's Tea. |
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| Great pasta and great conversation with the friendly folks at Common Plea Catering. |
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| The Bulgarian Macedonian National Educational and Cultural Center (F|t) shared some amazing homemade soups and other goodies. Did you know you can order soups to go? |
All in all, it was great to see some familiar faces but also learn about other local businesses and organizations I was not familiar with before this event. As a matter of full disclosure, I received complimentary admission to the event, but as per my own self-imposed blogging rule, a positive review was neither expected nor required. R. attended with a paid ticket. The perk of this event is that the admission included the entire museum, so we got to learn a bit about Pittsburgh's history as well!
