The Booze and Food from NAIAS 2017

"RightFootDown" (rightfootdown) 01/13/2017 at 14:50 • Filed to: None

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Best kept secret of automotive journalism? Free food and booze – well it’s not exactly a secret, but it is awesome. That’s right while you’re at your desk job trying not to rip your hair out, I’m having a cold hefeweizen and a bratwurst at the Audi booth, maybe a hand-crafted-artisan coffee at the Volvo booth, or maybe it’s chili eaten out of a Doritos bag at the Ford booth. Either way, at every major automotive show the manufactures have these great perks for journalists, and I wanted to run through the best and worst options at this years 2017 NAIAS.

Volvo : Makes you feel like you are back in Sweden. Their baristas sport a Norwegian look, big beards, Brooklyn-esqe aprons, and delicious coffee.

Ford: Chili served out of a Doritos bag? Sounds like Ford, actually that kind of sounds like a Ford Taurus, but who’s checking?

Audi: Pretzels and Hefeweizen. Yes please. (winner of the FIRST EVER “Best Booth “Award”).

Media Room (where journalists “work”): Eggs, bacon, home fries, pastries, coffee for breakfast

Toyota: Was Toyota at the Auto show this year? Oh yea they debuted this:

Mercedes: If anyone can make you feel insignificant and poor, it’s Mercedes and their upscale coffee booth.

Alfa Romeo: Didn’t serve any coffee, but did serve up some of the best looking models (cars that is), and !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! (seriously that suit kicked ass – see you Italy Klaus).

Smart Car: Gets an “A” for effort, they put out Bruce Cost Ginger Ales which are DELICIOUS:

All other manufacturers please step your game up next year.

You’re on notice.

Party-vi > RightFootDown 01/13/2017 at 14:51

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FIST EVER , noted good porno/secret agent name.

EL_ULY > RightFootDown 01/13/2017 at 15:05

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PIZZA!

William Byrd > Party-vi 01/13/2017 at 15:26

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Jesus, who’s the editor of that site!?

Oh....*brb

Thomas Donohue > RightFootDown 01/13/2017 at 15:48

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Alfa Romeo: Didn’t serve any coffee, but did serve up some of the best looking models (cars that is)

+1 on the Alfa whatever-that-new-sedan-is-called.

Svend > RightFootDown 01/13/2017 at 18:56

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Chili in a bag sounds like the most American thing ever after squirty cheese.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > RightFootDown 01/13/2017 at 22:32

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So.... I’m not sure how/why Ford brought it to Detroit, but thise Frito pies served in the bag are pretty popular down here in TX and the southwest and have been since well before I was born. They are common at fairs/carnivals/street markets as something you get for $2-3 and can walk around with. Someone will almost always bring a fancier version with home made chili in a casserole dish to a potluck down here. My family makes chili in the croc pot and serves it over Fritos or Doritos probably once a month. Doing it in the bag is kind of a gimmick but it also makes it easier to serve to large groups. There’s actually a whole Wikipedia page about this: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frito_pie

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > Svend 01/13/2017 at 22:37

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Haha I won’t disagree. It’s a kind of peasant take-away food here in the Southwestern US similar to cod and chips in newsprint. It isn’t bad for the money, but if you eat too much your health pays a higher price. You can also get much fancier and trendiest versions of this just like fish and chips.  For the record, the chili doesn’t actually come in the bag. The corn chips do and the preparer opens the bag a spoons in chili from a pot.

Svend > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com 01/14/2017 at 05:42

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Lol. Ye’, I got that from the different bags. It looked like it was spooned in.

Generally here in the U.K. it’s Greggs (other bakeries are also available, lol) pasties, etc... that people can be seen munching on the hop.

and the classic, sausage roll. Heaven.

I’m a sucker for fish and chips though.

Fish, chips, mushy peas and pickled eggs with plenty of salt and vinegar on.