I went to the NRA show three years ago and found it very interesting. Yes, many of the food samples were awful but a lot of the gizmos and gadgets were fascinating. Here’s a link to my report on the show I posted on... (8 replies, last updated by Rene G May 14, 2003)

the big NRA show in Chicago every year (which should be seen once in a lifetime to be belived), I usually do like to do the Fancy Food show. For people in the business it provides us an opportunity to see products our usual... (10 replies, last updated by Tom Hall December 2, 2002)

My wife and I tried some at the NRA show in Chicago, I begged the guy to let me buy a bottle but ...so check here www.matrics-importing.com . I am trying to get a friend to bring me a bottle when she comes from Berlin in a few... (4 replies, last updated by manya7 June 15, 2008)

I’m originally from Chicago but it has been 20 years since I seriously sought Chicago’s best. I’m now teaching at a culinary school near Mobile, AL. We’re bringing a few students to the NRA show in May.... (0 replies, last updated by Terry Brown February 28, 2002)

're coming in for the NRA show or the fancy food show- there are definitely great restaurants downtown and plenty of spectacular dining opportunities around the city, but I’m just a guy who lives & works here and these are... (3 replies, last updated by amoncada April 3, 2006)

OK, if we are talking minor restaurant annoyances...... I made a reservation for Monday at Kevin and they required a credit card of which they will charge $25 per person if we don’t show. They said it was due to the fact... (17 replies, last updated by leek May 20, 2002)

There are kosher exhibitors at the Fancy Food Show, but you have to hunt for them. Same thing goes for the NRA - more kosher last year than I’ve ever seen: http://www.specialtyfood.com/do/fancyFoodShow/LocationsAndDates (27 replies, last updated by emesco June 9, 2009)

one day i was watching a cooking show on PBS (i forget the name of it). it was produced by an anthropologist who traveled in mexico and talked about food and culture. in this show he mentioned a mexican dish – chicken... (26 replies, last updated by grouchy chef April 2, 2002)

eat mayo on our fries. Remember Charlton Heston’s defiant raising of the flintlock rifle at the NRA rally years back?... “From my cold dead hands...” ... Thusly with my patate frites and my mayo. (40 replies, last updated by jgradieoakes August 28, 2009)

. When the lovefest resumes in the Egyptian restaurant, that was my favorite part. Bourdain doth protest too much. he was trying to say that he doesn’t philosophize in his show. I think that is BS, philosophize he does, very... (52 replies, last updated by dtemp November 2, 2007)

the NRA web site and the web site for your state restaurant association. If your operation is contracted, does your corporation have any training materials. Contractors are usually pretty good at putting these kinds of materials... (16 replies, last updated by nevex September 27, 2002)

's for show kitchens that will never see any real cooking. Like Sam we opted for stainless steel for most work tops. No temperature issues, extremely easy to keep clean. With off white tiled splash-backs and old wooden boards it... (300 replies, last updated by Caroline1 October 28, 2009)

from the link: "NRA surveys show that diners increasingly view restaurants as extensions of their own homes, and a large percent would like to see table-top TVs installed at their favorite eating joint." shock. horror. ********* btw (110 replies, last updated by Fleur December 8, 2006)

weren’t showing our best but hopefully any customers we might have lost will be balanced by the fact that some of our competition will probably be gone by spring. It is a dangerous game to play though. We have been getting... (91 replies, last updated by smartie January 28, 2009)