Posted November 18 2008 by Dani Klein
KosherFest 2008 … a fresser’s delight!
Kosherfest is similar to any other convention held at any other convention center. The only difference, kosher food. Wait, wait, FREE Kosher food. The sound of that makes any observant Jew grin with glee. I held the same feeling walking in to the exhibition hall, waiting to try all these new kosher goodies. 
Within the first hour or so, I had popped in my mouth a few mini potato knishes, cheese blintzes, a chocolate slushee, mint Mentos, organic pomegranate juice, strawberry banana Prigat, and some relatively strong Muscat wine from Efrat. I checked out the cool “Hot Nosh” vending machine and tried it’s mozzarella sticks -not bad. I even tried gluten free brownies which had won awards. It tasted like Pesach. I guess that was the point. I was also able to meet with and chat up the various representatives from the Kosher agencies such as the OK, COR & MK (Canada), CRC (Chicago), KLBD (UK), Kashrut Authority (Australia), etc. (the OU wasn’t too friendly). Many of them were excited to hear about my kosher travel blog: http://yeahthatskosher.com. Hopefully they’ll be helping with the project.
I spent my time chilling with none other than Jewneric founders: Dave Weinberg & Moshe Glasser. Together, we found some weird stuff. Dave tried some chardonnay tasting jelly, and Moshe picked up the “Let My People Go” toilet paper.
The best part of the day was the last half hour. Imagine a free-for-all with only Orthodox Jews and free food. It was pandemonium and absolutely hilarious. I was able to grab 5 different types of Hummus: 3 new flavors of Sabra (Chipotle, Caramelized Onion - YUM!, and Pepadew??), and 2 tubs of Achla - my favorite. Other great grabs were a 9 pack of Gabila’s Potato Knishes, Wasabi Peas and dried Edamame, Etrog Marmalade - weird, and Guiltless Gourmet’s Spicy Black Bean dip.
The entire experience made me dizzy. Seriously. At some point I needed to sit down and take a breather.
Overall it was a fun experience, and I look forward to going again in the future.
Read more about my experience at KosherFest08 here: http://yeahthatskosher.com/2008/11/kosherfest-2008/
You can find me blogging @ http://yeahthatskosher.com & on Twitter @ http://twitter.com/yeahthatskosher
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