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Images and a Recap: Live from Bloomingdale’s

May 11, 2009 by Mary Anne Rittenhouse 6 Comments

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Picture 1The Bloomingdale’s demo on Saturday is over and done with and I have to say, it was a blast. As I had mentioned last week, my daughter, Mariel, is the silent co-creator of this blog suggesting posts, writing posts and keeping me apprised of national and NYC-specific food news.

On Saturday, she went from silent partner to vocal participant – thanks to her dear old mother.

Picture 5As I got rolling in front of the audience, much to her surprise, I called her out from behind-the-scenes where she was dutifully plating food for the tasting portion of the demo. My brain went momentarily blank, and because she knows this blog – and my recipes – better than anyone, I needed to borrow her brain. To the audience, it looked like a planned intro (or so I was told), and Mariel jumped right in, didn’t miss a beat.

Picture 8We spent the next 30 minutes discussing Top 10 Tips for running an efficient kitchen (both time- and money-wise) and we shared some favorite recipes for at-home entertaining on a budget, since that’s the crux of this blog. The audience sampled Herb & Honey Marinated Sirloin, Wild Rice Salad, and Asparagus with Orange Aioli. I think it went over well…we were cleaned out of samples by 2pm.

While Mariel had initially expressed interest in remaining somewhat anonymous, she’ll now be sharing the stage. Bloomingdale’s loved the mother-daughter combo, so for our next demo in the NYC 59th Street Flagship in June (date TBD), you’ll meet both of us. And we hope to meet you in person!

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About Mary Anne Rittenhouse

The mother in this mother-daughter duo, Mary Anne is a registered nurse who has also worked for over two decades as a professional caterer

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  1. valerie says

    May 11, 2009 at 9:55 pm

    So sweet to see you two working together. Congratulations on a successful event!

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  2. Jessica says

    May 11, 2009 at 10:37 pm

    Hey – want to catch the NYC demo – what time will it be?

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    • feastonthecheap says

      May 11, 2009 at 10:51 pm

      Hi Jessica – it should be at 1PM, we’re awaiting final confirmation. Rumor has it, it’ll be during a Bloomingdale’s private sale so the shopping will be good too…

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  3. unclefuzzy says

    May 13, 2009 at 12:20 pm

    Sounds like you both were very impressive and, more importantly, had a great time!

    Glad to hear everything went so well!! Congrats!!

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  4. max says

    September 16, 2009 at 10:40 pm

    Hi Ladies!

    congrats on the blog ! just wanted to ask you, how does one go about doing demos for Bloomingdales? Did you call them and ask or do you have connections?

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    • feastonthecheap says

      September 16, 2009 at 10:54 pm

      They actually came to us but it never hurts to call!

      Reply

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