Tate Schwab February Blog

Tate Schwab February Culinary Blog This weekend I went to a birthday party at the Waterview. It was Samantha Pavlicek's 16 birthday party, David Bauch was there too. The first thing I noticed when I walked in was how big it was in there, and how extravagant the whole place looked. That party must have been pretty expensive. Anyways, before I sat down I noticed all of the food everywhere. I proceeded to go to the buffet. I decided to start out small, so I just got shrimp and cocktail sauce, one of my favorite dishes. The shrimp was very good and the cocktail sauce was quite spicy, which I like. A waiter came around and offered us samples of mozzarella balls and marinara sauce. That was pretty good too. They were pretty hot though. After I finished my mozzarella ball and shrimp I decided to try the macaroni and cheese. But this was no ordinary mac and cheese. It was made with bow tie pasta, and deliciously amazing cheese sauce better than I have ever tried before, and bread crumbs on top. It had a very interesting texture, there was the soft somewhat squishiness from the pasta, the crunchiness from the bread crumbs, and the saucy texture from the cheese sauce. They all tied together and made for a very different mac and cheese eating experience. All in all, it was some of the best mac and cheese I have ever had the pleasure of enjoying. There was also some delicious penne alla vodka. Penne alla vodka is possibly my favorite pasta dish. Ever since I was little I've had an infatuation for the dish, it used to be the only thing I ordered at this restaurant I used to go to with my mom when I lived in New Haven. Anyways, this penne alla vodka was some of the best I've ever had. Just pure deliciousness. The soft tomatoes just provided my mouth with a sweet delicious tatse. The vodka sauce was done beautifully and tasted amazing. There were also some pretty delicious onions in there too. The rest of the party was spent dancing, socializing, or eating more food. It was a pretty enjoyable time. I definetly reccomend going to the Waterview if you ever get the chance.