This year was my second time at the Delicious Food Show where many food-related brands, ranging from restaurants to food trucks and brands big and exhibited their wares for the public.  I was able to taste items from many of the exhibitors, ranging from some favourite restaurants like Tabülè (they were sampling various dips and had a mini mezza platter of roasted cauliflower, falafel and tabule at $5 (this is NOT on their menu, but SHOULD BE!)) to delicious yam and kale from the Ranchos food truck and more.  My absolute favourite, however, was from Olive That!, a line of infused vinegars and olive oils.

Some of the infused oils and vinegars from Olive That!

Mezza platter from Tabülè

I don’t think I’ve seen that many choices – there must have been at least a dozen vinegars and half a dozen oils.  At the event, the vinegars I sampled ranged from espresso to dark chocolate, blueberry, maple and more.  I also sampled some of the flavoured olive oils such as butter and lemon.  What’s interesting about the butter flavoured oil is that it is dairy-free and the website suggests that one use it as a butter replacement.  The buttery taste is, therefore, perfect for giving one’s roasted vegetables a bit of a kick when you don’t just want to use plain herbs and olive oil.  The dark chocolate infused balsamic vinegar is perfect for roast chicken – it’s not as weird as you might think, considering that mole sauce is often used on chicken!

The Campfire S’Mores Ice Cream Bar

Arepa from Aracata

Besides the food trucks and Tabülè delights, I also had a chance to sample arepa (a crunchy, corn-based flatbread) from an up-and-coming Colombian cuisine food stand called Aracataca, which had three items available for event attendees.  I decided to try Le Hipster, which consisted of kale, brie, corn, seaweed and zucchini with a sriracha mayo sauce, which was absolutely DELICIOUS.  One of the sweeter items I tried was a s’mores ice cream bar from Home of the Brave, another absolute delight.

So which was my favourite of all?  It’s very hard to pick one!  I did shop a bit and purchased two vinegars (dark chocolate) and an olive oil (butter) from Olive That! as well as some Thai cooking sauces (and gluten-free macarons, too).  Look for photos and perhaps recipes of some of my creations soon!