Top 5 Most Viewed Videos of 2011

by Melody Kettle in

Happy New Year! Hot From The Kettle® has shot a lot of videos over the past year.  So which was the most popular? Here's HFTK's Top 5 Most Viewed Videos! 

The first video Hot From The Kettle shot in January 2011, titled, "How To Eat Ethiopian" at Mesob Ethiopian Restaurant in Montclair, is the #1 most viewed video of 2011, with a total of 12,281 views. 

At #2 and #3 are two segments from the ever popular pork curing series with Lou Palma,   "How To Make Proscuitto, Part 3," followed by "How to Make Proscuitto, Part 4."

Coming in at #4 is "Phaal: The World's Hottest Curry at Brick Lane," which was shot in August at Brick Lane Curry House in Montclair with the gas mask wearing chef himself, Karthik Kumar. And at #5 is our most recent - and my personal favorite - video shot on Thanksgiving Day at Casa Kettle, titled "Cuban Style La Caja China Pig Roast."

Note: Hot From The Kettle's most popular video of all time is  "How to Make Proscuitto: Part 1" with over 14,581 views, that video is not included on the list because was shot at the end of 2010.  View were compiled from the original Montclaircentric YouTube Channel and the current Hot From The Kettle YouTube Channel.

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Summit Wine & Food Festival 2011

by Elizabeth Palmer Starnes

Elizabeth Palmer Starnes and Marita Lynn

This weekend, the third annual Summit Wine and Food Festival took place at the Grand Hotel in Summit, which hosted dozens of impressive chefs, sommeliers, and guest speakers.

On Friday night, the festival kicked off with the Gala Tasting, where restaurants, chefs, and winemakers set up tables to showcase their signature dishes and most celebrated wines. Guests could wander around the Grand Ballroom and sample to their heart’s content, eating and drinking their fill. I myself made it my mission to try something from each table, and ended up doubling back to some of my favorites. The hallway adjacent to the ballroom housed several

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Summit Wine & Food Festival

by Melody Kettle

Last year, Hot From The Kettle attended the Summit Wine & Food Festival.  The epicurean event, organized by Ivan Ruiz,  spans three days and is  hosted at the Grand Summit Hotel and the Reeves Reed Arboretum. 

The annual festival is a wonderful social event for all attending. For those with a gastronomic passion, it's an enriching learning experience, full of renown, international sommeliers, mixologists, award-winning, local, and  celebrity chefs, and an incredible bounty of phenomenal food and wine!

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