Tasting Collective Blog

Where we memorialize some of our past
tasting events with photos and recaps!

Memories Of Guadalajara Tasting Event

Cruz Del Sur in New York

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This new restaurant just so happensto be located literally right down the street from our old office – back before COVID arrived stateside and having an office was a thing! Needless to say, we were hit with a tsunami of incredible memories uponarriving on-site. And, once the event kicked off, the...

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Québécois In The Midwest Tasting Event

Dear Margaret in Chicago

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While this was our first event with Dear Margaret, it was actually our third time collaborating with Executive Chef Ryan Brosseau; we previously teamed up with him with pre-pandemic when he was running the kitchen at Table, Donkey &Stick, andLe Sud. So, after digging into the glowing member...

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Globally Inspired Tasting Event

Mastrantos in Houston

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For this event, we returned to the very last restaurant we teamed up with before the pandemic arrived way back when: Mastrantos! We're not gonna lie, it was a very surreal feeling to be back there, as it brought back tons of memories about all of the craziness that ensued literally the day after...

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Creative Catalan Tasting Event

Valencian Gold in Las Vegas

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This was our FIRST-EVER Vegas event and, to put it simply, we couldn't have dreamt up a better kickoff! We're not gonna lie, we were a tad nervous heading into the evening, asChef/Owner Jeff Weiss decided to create a menu for the event comprised entirely of brand newoff-menu creations; usually,...

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Coastal Spanish Tasting Event

MFK in Chicago

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It had been over two years since our last Tasting Event in Chicago (crazy right?), so it's safe to say there was a lot of pent-up excitement about this event! And, accompanying this excitement were sky-high expectations among the 40+ members (and their guests)who turned out to fill up mfk. for...

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