I love candied apples and caramel apples, but candied strawberries is too much. Spotted this at the Our Lady of Mount Carmel festival in Williamsburg.

Yesterday, I attended the Top Berry Luncheon hosted by the California Strawberry Commission. Lunch as prepared by Top Chef’s CJ and it was delicious. First we had a strawberry sensory tasting which involved eating strawberries with savory items like balsamic vinegar, radicchio and jalepenos. Then we watched as CJ prepared braised lamb chop with a strawberry gastrique.

For dessert, there was a goat cheese tart with strawberry and walnut.

I met/ran into two fellow FoodBuzz publishers, Feisty Foodie and No Recipes. Thanks to Foodbuzz for inviting me!