A TuttoToscana Event at America’s Largest Department Store: De Gustibus at Macy’s Herald Square
DeGustibus at Macy's Herald Square
Special Event Management and PR Team Member Rachel Murphy presents updates on the food and wine for De Gustibus at Macy’s Herald Square event located in the heart NYC, Manhattan. The TuttoToscana team will be testing out recipes for the contemporary Chianti-themed demonstration. What is De Gustibus and what will TuttoToscana be doing there?
De Gustibus is located at Macy’s Herald Square Manhattan, New York City. Arlene Feltman Sailhac founded the space in 1980 for food lovers. The goal being to entertain, learn, and experience a unique culinary performance at each of the events. “To continue the tradition of serving the culinary community by showcasing the talents of established chefs, rising stars, and sommeliers to food and wine lovers, with the utmost in hospitality” is the Gustibus mission. Today, De Gustibus is being ran by Salvatore Rizzo, who used to be the Director of House Operations and Events at the James Beard Foundation.
The Macy’s Herald Square location holds a special place in the hearts of American shoppers, being the flagship store of the department store chained. It was opened in 1902 and was the first building to have a modern escalator. “America’s Largest Department Store” covers an entire block’s worth of shopping on 10 and a half levels! The beloved Thanksgiving Day Parade, covered on national TV, is just one of the many iconic features of this Macy’s.
Arlene Feltman Sailhac has always been at the forefront and visionary of culinary cuisine. She had many chefs teach at De Gustibus before they became famous world-wide, such as Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Wolfgang Puck, and Alain Ducasse.
The TuttoToscana program is preparing for a demonstration at this event on Wednesday October25, 2012. It is a five course meal that will be prepared by Apicius Executive Chef Andrea Trapani, Pastry Chef Simone De Castro, and Sous Chef Desire Boualy and one of the TuttoToscana kitchen brigade team members. They will discuss how each of the menus is based upon the region of Tuscany, more specifically the Chianti region.
More information about our event based on a Chianti theme at De Gustibus at Macy’s Herald Square can be located by visiting the Gustibus website for the on October 25, 2012. Also, look for tomorrow’s post with more information about the menu for the De Gustibus event.
Seats for this special event are on sale at the De Gustibus site, reserve your space soon!
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