Fiddlefest was a grand success

Last night's Fiddlefest, the annual fundraiser for Slow Food Portland, was a smashing success. Fiddlehead-based entrees were accompanied by fiddle music and a silent auction. At the risk of slighting the cooks whose recipes I didn't get, I want to commend particularly Hugo's Restaurant for its salad of nutty, tangy, garlicky, smoky, salty, vinegary wild greens, including fiddleheads, beach pea shoots, and frog's bellies. Also, Fore Street for its wild rice crackers and sorrel sauce. There were fiddleheads sauteed, quiched, aspic'd, pickled, in tomato flavored spreads, and many other fine dishes. And a great time was had by all. Thank you, Slow Food!