By: Finance Foodie
Last Saturday, I died and went to heaven – dessert heaven that is!
The New England Dessert Showcase, held at the
Westin Copley Place Hotel, was a sugar lover’s paradise that was brimming with sweet treats -- including the World's Largest Creme Pie! This event, which drew everyone and their mothers (literally -- the line to get in was almost a mile deep at one point), featured dessert samples from all of Boston’s top bakeries and had a wide variety of offerings to please even the pickiest palate. I arrived near the close of the event, so I missed out on a lot of the samples (including the cool sounding beer-flavored ice cream that my friend
Megan sampled. Boo)! Not to fear though, because there were still other options still available to taste.
Among them were:
A chocolate mousse creation topped with ginger glazed tapioca pearls from
Top of the Hub. I though this was one of the better presented offerings (some of the desserts were errrmmm….basically thrown on a PAPER plate), but the ginger flavoring was a bit too strong. Also, the dessert was served lukewarm – I thought it could have been better if served chilled.
Ginger flavored mixed nuts. Looks like a theme has emerged.
Ginger Peach Granita from
Confectionism. Ok seriously, what’s with the ginger theme? Is ginger the new bacon?
Strawberry shortcake from
Japonaise. One of my favorites, as the cake was very flavorful but not overbearingly sweet.
Chocolate Lava Cake topped with Vanilla Ice Cream and Toffee Crumbles from
Chart House. Obviously this was one of the most popular desserts at the show, as I waited about 20 minutes in line for a sample. The combination of the cake, fudge, and ice cream was incredibly rich – almost too much so after all the previous desserts I consumed. I think if I had this first, it would have been the favorite of the day.
This was my first time at this annual dessert feast (
Team Finance Foodie’s “Fast Foodie” Cickay was invited to attend the event last year). Although I thought the dessert offerings were a plenty, I definitely think the event could have been better organized (judging by the mob of impatient attendees who waited forever to get in the venue and then had to wait some more once inside due to the viciously long lines at some of the more popular tables). Nevertheless, I left with a sugar high and a grin on my face.
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| In Front of the World's Largest Boston Creme Pie! |
All proceeds from the 2010 New England Dessert Showcase benefit the Children's Trust Fund (CTF), Massachusetts' only statewide organization dedicated to strengthening families and preventing child abuse and neglect. For more information about the CTF and to learn about ways you can help, visit the Massachusetts Children's Trust Fund's website.
