Fingerfood™
(Photo courtesy of Fred & Friends)
Two consecutive weekends away from home has caused my Google Reader to explode, so I'm just getting around to playing catch-up. In my attempts to do so, I came across this article, dated October 1, 2008 and published in The Food Section, discussing cocktail party gadgets. More specifically, Josh Friedland talks about a new gadget called Fingerfood™ manufactured by Fred & Friends.
As you can see by the picture, Fingerfood™ consists of a miniature plate affixed with a ring that a party guest can slip over his or her index finger. We've all been there before, right? Mingling with other guests while juggling a glass of wine in one hand and a plate of food in the other. Just when we think we've managed the perfect balance between glass and plate, we're being introduced to someone we've never met and we don't have a free hand to offer in the form of a handshake. Now what? Either you luck out and have a table nearby to rest the items occupying your hands or you have to engage in the awkward redistribution of the glass and plate to one hand.
It seems like Fingerfood™ may be the answer to our problems. Yet, I have to wonder how comfortable (or uncomfortable?) it must be to have one of those plates on your finger. Also, it doesn't appear to hold more than one appetizer at a time. Let's face it, we all use plates so we can load up on an assortment of goodies, not just one bite at a time.
Have any of you tried this gadget before? If so, what's the verdict? If not, is it something you'd be willing to try?
As you can see by the picture, Fingerfood™ consists of a miniature plate affixed with a ring that a party guest can slip over his or her index finger. We've all been there before, right? Mingling with other guests while juggling a glass of wine in one hand and a plate of food in the other. Just when we think we've managed the perfect balance between glass and plate, we're being introduced to someone we've never met and we don't have a free hand to offer in the form of a handshake. Now what? Either you luck out and have a table nearby to rest the items occupying your hands or you have to engage in the awkward redistribution of the glass and plate to one hand.
It seems like Fingerfood™ may be the answer to our problems. Yet, I have to wonder how comfortable (or uncomfortable?) it must be to have one of those plates on your finger. Also, it doesn't appear to hold more than one appetizer at a time. Let's face it, we all use plates so we can load up on an assortment of goodies, not just one bite at a time.
Have any of you tried this gadget before? If so, what's the verdict? If not, is it something you'd be willing to try?
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Comments
I think a better choice are those plates that have a slip-in hole for the stemware.
I agree with you. As I said in my reply to Veronica, I think a wine glass clip or the plates you mentioned would be more ideal.
Also, you really got the TradeMark symbol in there everywhere. Nice.
You should write the people who make Fingerfood™ (had to get one more trademark symbol in there) and pitch them your idea for dinner-plates that you can strap around your elbow. You could be rich! You could be the next Ron Popeil, and I can say I knew you when. Of course, I'd write a spotlight about you on Taste As You Go, too.