The following establishments are being showcased in this year's Tate of RhyDin! Be sure to check them out!
Vendor:
Ariana’s Divine Delights Bakery
Proprietor: Ariana MacGyldren
Culinary Style: Savory and sweet dishes including breads, various pastries and cakes, candies, and stews
Signature Menu Item: Cinnamon rolls in a variety of styles
Vendor: Ar’zhan’s Seafood Grill
Proprietor: Chef Ar’zhan
Culinary Style:seafood freshly caught in local waters
Signature Menu Item: Grilled Sea Lance Salmoriglio (two sea lance steaks–a fish that resembles a cross between swordfish and shark– seasoned and pan-seared, then drizzled with a sauce made from lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, salt, and Ar’zhan’s special herbal blend)
Vendor:
Bak’d
Proprietors: Michelle Montoya & Mellie Triste
Culinary Style: Baked goods, particularly fruit tarts and pies
Signature Menu Items: Apple Rosemary Tarts ( traditional apple pie transformed with fresh, local rosemary and a touch of lemon zest into a signature tart, topped with brown sugar butter streusel), Mellie’s Silk Chocolate Pie (silky chocolate custard in a buttery Oreo crust, topped with smooth whipped cream)
Vendor: Bluebird Sky
Culinary Style: Coffee shop
Signature Menu Items: Spanish Hot Chocolate (creamy milk hot chocolate spiced with cinnamon and cayenne pepper), Nitro Cold Brew (nitro-infused blonde roast cold brew finished with a quarter inch of heavy whipping cream and dusted with cinnamon powder)
Vendor: Cairo 2 Go
Proprietor: Akiiki El Masry
Culinary Style: Egyptian street food
Signature Menu Item: Hawawshi (minced meat, chilies and onions between Arabic dough, roasted and cut into sandwiches)
Vendor: The Cloak & Stagger
Culinary Style: Tavern fare
Signature Menu Items: Canterbury Pork Pockets (flaky pastries stuffed with seasoned meat and veggies), Cinnamon & Brown Sugar Almonds (roasted almonds baked with cinnamon and brown sugar)
Vendor:
Fifties Follies
Proprietor: Run by residents of the Sarengrave House
Culinary Style: Burgers, fries, and shakes
Signature Menu Item: Cookie Delight Milk Shake (always available in chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla. other flavors seasonal, with choice of gingersnap, chocolate chip, sugar cookie, and Oreo cookie crumbles), Patty Melt (choice of sliced meat and cheeses on sourdough or ry, heated to melty goodness)
Vendor: Fireforge
Proprietor: Seamus Fireforge
Culinary Style: stews & oven-roasted dishes using traditional dwarven recipies
Signature Menu Item: Wyvern Goulash (served over noodles or rice with steamed asparagus)
Vendor:
Gardenhome Orchards
Proprietor: Eregor Túr Gairdín
Culinary Style: Wines & fruit juices, mead, fruit pocket pies and turnovers
Signature Menu Items: Cinnamon mead, Sangria (red wine) and sangria blanc (white wine) made with freshly squeezed fruit juices
Vendor: Grillennium Falcon
Culinary Style: Grilled cheese that can make the Kessel Run in 12 parsecs
Signature Menu Items: Cheebacca (sharp white cheddar, a house cheese, avocado, bacon, pulled pork, grilled onion and garlic cilantro sauce on sourdough), Ham Solo (Monterey jack, colby jack, pepper jack, pit smoked ham, and tomato bruschetta on sourdough)
Vendor:
Hangman Distillery
Culinary Style: Distillery & tasting room
Signature Menu Items: Bourbon Candied Bacon Deviled Eggs (deviled eggs topped with Hangman bourbon candied bacon), Whiskey Pineapple Chicken Kebabs (chunks of pineapple and chicken on a skewer, slathered in a marinade of brown sugar and Hangman whiskey)
Vendor:
Kitten’s Confections Bakery & Café
Proprietor: Gatito Lindo
Culinary Style: French pastries, fresh baked goods, sandwiches, soups, etc.
Signature Menu Items: Macarons, cruffins, and apple rose tarts (other tart varieties also available)
Vendor:
Matedero Carnicería & the Matadero Meat Truck
Proprietor: Salvador Delahada
Culinary Style: meats cut to order, also cured meats/jerky, bacon, and assorted smoked sausages
Signature Menu Item: Hawaiian style pig roast (whole hog with a special blend of spices and roasted in a pit, served with a stuffing of pineapples, sweet potatoes, apples, and sweet onions)
Vendor: Miso Hungry
Culinary Style: Ramen
Signature Menu Items: Tonkotsu Ramen Romance (Choice of crispy panko chicken or Chashu pork, egg, bok choy, pickled bamboo, fish cake, green onion, bean sprouts), Pad Kee Mao (Stir-fried wide rice noodles with special sauce, basil leaves, carrot, cabbage, bean sprouts, bell pepper)
Vendor:
Mont Sucre
Proprietor: Valentina Eglantine Mereliot Helston al Tan
Culinary Style: chocolate truffles & xonfections
Signature Menu Item: Mont Sucre specializes in seasonal and locally inspired truffles
Vendor:
Nicole’s Bistro & Pizzeria
Proprietor: Nicole Brock
Culinary Style: pasta, pizza, sides, and desserts
Signature Menu Items: Veal Parmigiana (lightly seasoned and breaded veal cutlet topped with a creamy marinara sauce and a blend of shredded Parmesan, Romano, and Mozzarella cheeses), Death by Chocolate ala Colleen (one of Colleen MacLeod's fudge brownies with chocolate chips, a scoop of chocolate ice cream topped with dark or milk chocolate flavored whipped cream, drizzled with chocolate syrup and topped with chocolate shavings)
Vendor: Pacarelli’s Ice Cream Parlor
Proprietor: Leo Pacarelli
Culinary Style: Homestyle ice cream and sundaes
Signature Menu Item: Grand Sundae (five scoops of ice cream with sliced bananas and strawberries, drizzled syrups, and whipped cream with a cherry on top)
Vendor: Paco’s Tacos
Proprietor: Paco Garcia
Culinary Style: Mexican street tacos
Signature Menu Item: Street Tacos al Pastor (served in a small paper tray to catch things)
Vendor: Purple Palace
Culinary Style: 24-hour breakfast foods
Signature Menu Item: Waffles a l’orange (three fluffy waffles topped with whipped cream and drizzled with orange syrup)
Vendor:
The Rockin’ Ronin
Proprietors: Shin Mendoza & Hiro Okada
Culinary Style: Japanese/Asian fusion recipes, sushi, poke, kushiyaki, etc.
Signature Menu Items: Sexy beach sushi roll, wagyu gyoza, and spicy crab mazemen
Vendor:
Sassy Owl Saloon
Proprietor: Addie Masters-Mackenzie
Culinary Style: Gastropub
Specialty Menu Items: Dry Rub Baked Wings (bone-in chicken wings with a Sassy Owl secret blend of herbs & spices), Appetizer Skewer (wooden skewer with a buffalo wing, fried green beans, onion ring, jalapeno popper, mozzarella stick, fried mushroom, chili cheese fry, and a chicken finger)
Vendor:
Sweet Cheeks Bakery
Culinary Style: Bakery featuring cupcakes, cookies, cakes, and other baked goods
Signature Menu Items: Taste of Trash Cookie (cheekily decorated sugar cookies celebrating Taste of Rhydin and Trash both), Decadence Cupcakes (cupcakes that live up to their name! red velvet and chocolate chip cupcakes topped with a gooey chocolate caramel buttercream frosting)
Vendor:
Twilight Tacos
Culinary Style: Tacos and tequila bar
Signature Menu Items: Taste of Twilight (3-taco plate with one of each: Go Go Mango Steak, Pollo Loco, Cheesecake Taco), The Pavilion Margarita (margarita made with cherry blossom tequila, Gangosian agave, cherry juice, lime, and a sweet and spicy salt rim)
Vendor: Twist at the Golden Pearl
Proprietor: Chef Jack Dawkins
Culinary Style: Seafood
Signature Menu Item: Seared Ice Duck and Saltwater Pig over a blend of sea vegetables, with mashed lotus roots
Vendor: Wang Leung’s Chinese
Proprietors: Wang Leung & daughter Xian Leung
Culinary Style: Chinese
Signature Menu Item: Ultimate Sweet & Sour (chicken, shrimp, and pork, dipped in batter and lightly fried, then served with red & green bell pepper strips, pineapple chunks, and cherry tomatoes, all under Wang Leung’s special sweet & sour sauce)
((Many thanks to
Ariana MacGyldren,
Michelle Montoya,
Claire Gallows,
Tahlia Faras,
PrlUnicorn,
Partly Cloudy,
Delahada, and
Sonny for contributing so many of the entries listed above!))
