Fishing, food and fun – GoFishLA!!

My oldest son Matt loves to fish. To be honest, he is obsessed with it.

So when Lucy of LadlesandJellyspoons posted the details of the Go fish LA event that she coordinates, I thought this would be the perfect “bon voyage” gift for him since Dallas, Texas is not known for it’s great ocean fishing.  Ok,  who am I kidding? Yes, I did think that he would enjoy this but to be perfectly honest  I was pretty excited about the trip. Hmmm… hang out with some of the hottest LA/Las Vegas chefs and bloggers, eat fabulous food while out on the water all day? SIGN ME UP!!!

So of course, that is exactly what I did.

And so, last  Thursday we were up bright and early… 4AM to be exact and headed to San Pedro.

Once aboard the  Monte Carlo the fishing feasting began. Robert Schueller, from Melissa’s Produce kicked things off with a boxes of gorgeous fresh fruit which we happily munched on throughout the day.

 

And the food just kept coming.

The guys from The Grilled Cheese Truck grilled up some of their signature Mac n’ Cheese, Pulled Pork and Caramelized Onion Sandwiches followed by some Tri Tip Sliders.  I truly wish I had a photo of these to share with you. My only excuse – I was so intent on tasting them that I polished them off before snapping a photo!

Keeping with the spirit of the day, Rick Moonen of RM Seafood in Las Vegas served up his signature Lobster Rolls. These alone are worth a trip to Vegas for – lucky for you though the recipe is included in Lucy’s book “Made in America” which is coming out in October and you can make these amazing rolls for yourself! Given  how good the Lobster Rolls are, dining at RM Seafood is definitely worth a trip to Vegas… anyone up for a road trip????

Since we hadn’t had enough to eat yet,  Chef David LeFevre of MB Post in Manhattan Beach brought out an Heirloom Tomato Salad with a lemon infused ricotta – be still my heart. These were some of the best tomatoes I have EVER had the the flavors… (sigh).    After having this salad, I don’t think any fishing trip in the future will be possible without it. Period.

Not to be outdone Robert Danhi (chef and cookbook author) served up an Asian inspired Mango Salad and  the most addictive peanuts ever – Spicy Coconut Peanuts.

And lest you think we were deprived in the sweet department, fear not. Chef  Michael Cimarusti of Providence in Los Angeles brought  cookies which my younger son Chris pronounced to be “the most awesome chocolate chip cookie ever – not too sweet and perfectly balanced”. I would have to agree. Needless to say, photos of these cookies suffered the same fate as the grilled cheese sandwiches… and I even brought a few home for my husband to eat. Shameful – but oh, so worth it!

We weren’t done yet though.

Amy Jurist of Amy’s Culinary Adventures began circulating with a caramelized pear and goat cheese bruschetta – with a floral garnish no less!!

Now that, ladies and gentlemen is a FISHING trip!!

And speaking of fishing, the fishing was not bad either – and on Thursday, I’ll be posting what I did with that fish!!

 

A huge thank you to Lucy for hosting and to Pamela of My Man’s Belly for keeping the one liners coming all day.

And to the chefs THANK YOU for the most amazing food I have ever had on a fishing trip!!!