Cadillac-Bon Appetit Event @ Irvine Spectrum

Sunday afternoon, D and I had our monthly "date" at a free event sponsored by Cadillac and Bon Appetit. We had been to one of these events a while back (pre-kids) at what is now the Great Park. I was definitely more excited about the food than the cars. We signed up for the 2:00 cooking demo, and arrived about ten minutes early, but all of the seats were taken! D snagged a couple of the mall chairs, and we sat in the back. It was supposed to be a battle of the chefs with the featured ingredient being corn. The two chefs were Neal Fraser of BLD restaurant and Ben Ford of Ford's Fillng Station. Chef Fraser made Fall Succotash with Corn, Fava Beans, Chanterelle Mushrooms, Bacon and Corn Veloute. Chef Ford made Warm Fried Ipswich Clam, Grilled Corn and Bacon Salad. Chef Ford won over the tasting panel by a small margin, and I agreed. The green goddess dressing on his salad was very yummy. The emcee said that we might recognize her from the Food Channel, but she didn't say what show, and I don't think I've seen her before. Too bad we didn't win one of the two $50 gift certificates to the chefs' restaurants. Both are on my list to try one day, but since they are in LA, it might be a while before I do.


Neal Fraser


Ben Ford. Does he look familiar? He is Harrison Ford's son!

We ended up not test-driving any cars, but we did look around:





D liked the dark brown leather seats. I think they remind him of the dark brown leather couch that he wants to buy for our home someday.