Speaking of Extreme Show Makeovers...What Type(s) of FOOD Choices Would You Want to Have Available a

WTCG

"I can't believe I just paid twelve bucks for this sorry pile of cr@p that sort of looks like a burger!"

"Is this chicken, or is it a slice of shoe leather?"

"Why is everything deep-fried? I'm shocked that they don't deep fry the salads too."

"Compared what you're eating, McDonald's looks awfully good right now..."

"That looks like cr@p covered in salty cr@p on top of more cr@p and here's a Pepsi to wash it all down with."...that's one of my quotes, actually.


These are a few quotes I've heard while on the bourse floor from dealers commenting about the food they just bought at a coin show. Whether show promoters realize it or not, the culinary offerings at a coin show can often determine the mood and success of that show. Often greasy, foul tasting, and almost always overpriced, coin show food choices are more often than not unappealing and above all, unhealthy.

I have spoken to several coin show promoters in the past about the unhealthiness and unappetizing food choices at their shows, and the responses have been nearly universal. They have claimed that coin shows cater to an "older, less sophisticated, less health conscious crowd" and that both dealers and attendees would rather feast on doughnuts and other junk food sweets in the morning as opposed to fruit and yogurt while for lunch the people prefer salty, sauce-drenched barbeque or fried foods over lighter fare such as salads, wraps or non-fried seafoods.

Personally I strongly disagree with the above statement. If people realize the rate of diabetes amongst coin dealers today (a few who already had limbs amputated) then they will realize that the "I want good tasting, so forget the healthy stuff" mentality isn't working. Ever since my earliest days of walking around a coin show bourse floor I have repeatedly complained about the lack of (good) food choices at coin shows, and personally I would like to see a more diverse selection of options available.

Unfortnately coin shows aren't the only culprits in this dilemma. Show up to any coin club meeting and chances are you'll see nothing but the ubiquitious chips, candy bars, cookies and soda-pop at the snack table.

So what are your comments about food at coin shows, and what type of choices would you like to see? Are you like me and want to see many more healthier options? Hopefully those coin show promoters will read this.

avgcounterfiticus

Sausage and peppers. Ice cream and cake for dessert.

AmericanCopper

Personally, I'd go to more shows if there was sufficient eye-candy available.

charley

We have a frequent coin show in this area(2-3 times/year). The Sponsor always supplys a well- balanced lunch cooked on the premises, not nuked and served hot and always a variety. Some of the Dealers' wives pitch in to assist in the preparation, as does the Sponsors' wife on occasion. It is supplied to the Dealers without cost. Admittedly, there are donuts in the morning, usually Dunkin Donuts(also free to the Dealers, as is coffeee). Respectfully, John Curlis

MICHAELDIXON

At the small show I put on, I provide lunch for the dealers. Normally, it is either chicken or salisbury steak with mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans and garlic bread on one day and pizza or lazagna on the second day.

MICHAELDIXON

John! you beat me to it!

adamlaneus

One idea that might work...

Have the local coin club that is sponsoring the show contact the local BBQ places.

Most excellent BBQ joints have a trailer and can 'go mobile' at a moments notice. They travel to events all the time. I wonder if you could convince one or two to show up at a coin show. Multiple, competing BBQ establishments would be an interesting twist.

The convention center makes money off of that awful food they sell out of their 'kitchen' and you'd have to get them on board too.


[edit] The only way this would work at a coin show is to have wet-nap clean-hand enforcement after eating. BBQ sauce on a slab sounds messy and on raw coins sounds like it could be disastrous. Forget I mentioned it!!!

charley

Mike, thought you could offer WTCG incentive for visiting and maybe even taking a table. He would have the added value of a possible Camp David Presidential Visit sighting. This, of course would be the selling point.... Respectfully, John Curlis

foodude

For many of the one day shows I do, I bring my own food do to the lack of decent food available.

tightbudget

Sushi

RYK

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Ditto

fc

i always liked nice sandwiches made with quality bread, meats, and
cheeses. add in lettuce and tom.. you have an easy winner with a soda.

NHSBaseball

Boudin, crawfish etouffee, jambalaya, and gumbo.

NHSBaseball

Redfish couvillion, shrimp creole, and speckled trout meuniere.

jfoot13

Usually a meal break is taken about midway through and you want to sit and check your purchases and reference notes... I like my food to be light refreshing and not dripping on coins or notes

BBN

<< <i>One idea that might work...

Have the local coin club that is sponsoring the show contact the local BBQ places.

Most excellent BBQ joints have a trailer and can 'go mobile' at a moments notice. They travel to events all the time. I wonder if you could convince one or two to show up at a coin show. Multiple, competing BBQ establishments would be an interesting twist.

The convention center makes money off of that awful food they sell out of their 'kitchen' and you'd have to get them on board too. >>



I've turned my diet into a very healthy one lately. I eat almost no beef or pork and the bulk of my protein comes from dairy, eggs and chicken and eat a ton of nuts, veggies and fruit now, but I'd be down with it if these guys showed up with their mobile smoker


It would be good to change up the menu. I think the young generation of collectors are going to be more health conscience artsy people and not greasey food loving mouth breathers(although many will be). Good to change the menu, if anything, to make it more appealing to everyone.

ProofRainbowRoosevelt

Anything that tastes good and won't put a dent in my coin budget. Wait... does that exist

jsf

I suppose amberjack steak is out of the question?

Perhaps stone crab claws?

WTCG

<< <i>Sushi >>



In my opinion sushi is a good alternative to the standard fare offered. It's nutritious, clean and light under optimal conditions. On the other hand, food service at coin shows and convention centers have had chronic difficulties with serving food that is maintained fresh and stored at correct temperatures. While a stale burger may not taste great when lukewarm and old, consuming stale sushi can be gastronomically dangerous.

Several of my friends and I have developed an adage that says: "hey, you were the one who ordered and ate the sushi from that truck stop in Arizona and by being dumb enough to do so you deserve to be sick." I guess the same mentality would apply to the food service concessions at a coin show venue.

Several years ago I got sick after eating what turned out to be a tainted salad from the concession stand at a Central States Expo. It happened on the day I was returning home, and needless to say, that was one awful experience.

jhdfla

<< <i>Boudin, crawfish etouffee, jambalaya, and gumbo. >>



Love that jambalaya with authentic andouille sausage...

John

taropatch99

I wouldn't go to a coinshow for the food -- I go for the coins.

Don't be surprised if the Mods delete this thread. They get pretty trigger-happy when they see threads like this. I thought the "What Coins would Tiger Woods Buy" thread was a cool thread, but zappo! and it was gone! How about that "Peace Dollar in Batman" thread? Is it still alive or did it get killed yet?

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WoodenJefferson

<< <i>Redfish couvillion, shrimp creole, and speckled trout meuniere. >>



In order to get that kind of table fare, the venue will have to take place in the Ragin’ Cajundome over there in Lafayette, Louisiana. Good cooks & lots of beer and spirits.

Loosen up dem dar pocketbooks fer sure sha.

CoinHusker

<< <i> They have claimed that coin shows cater to an "older, less sophisticated, less health conscious crowd" >>



What ever happened to the hobby of kings?!

But seriously, sometimes it does seem show promoters go out of their way to find excuses how and why things can't change rather than finding solutions and alternatives. IMO

Also, I may be mistaken but many larger convention centers have a exclusivity tie in with their contracted food service concessionaires so in some cases having good choices isn't an option.

WTCG

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<< <i> They have claimed that coin shows cater to an "older, less sophisticated, less health conscious crowd" >>



What ever happened to the hobby of kings?!

But seriously, sometimes it does seem show promoters go out of their way to find excuses how and why things can't change rather than finding solutions and alternatives. IMO

Also, I may be mistaken but many larger convention centers have a exclusivity tie in with their contracted food service concessionaires so in some cases having good choices isn't an option. >>



Who says coin dealers don't eat like kings? Unfortunately most coin dealers look the way kings did in their later years (read about William The Conqueror and his funeral).

Robb

It's just a meal. Feed your face with whatever is available and move on.

BBN

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Who says coin dealers don't eat like kings? Unfortunately most coin dealers look the way kings did in their later years (read about William The Conqueror and his funeral). >>




wasn't he the one whose body exploded from all the fat when they cremated him?

jhdfla

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Who says coin dealers don't eat like kings? Unfortunately most coin dealers look the way kings did in their later years (read about William The Conqueror and his funeral). >>




wasn't he the one whose body exploded from all the fat when they cremated him? >>




Peritonitis and being left out in the sun. When they tried to fit him into the coffin, he exploded like a ripe zit...

NHSBaseball

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Who says coin dealers don't eat like kings? Unfortunately most coin dealers look the way kings did in their later years (read about William The Conqueror and his funeral). >>




wasn't he the one whose body exploded from all the fat when they cremated him? >>




Peritonitis and being left out in the sun. When they tried to fit him into the coffin, he exploded like a ripe zit... >>

rpw

convention centers have a exclusivity tie in with their contracted food service concessionaires so in some cases having good choices isn't an option.

This is the case with the Santa Clara show which is why I always time my arrival and departure so that I can hit Andy's Bar-B-Q on the way home. The one benefit of Andy's moving from Campbell to Santa Clara.

adamlaneus

Andy's is serious stuff. They were what I had in mind when I suggested BBQ in the first place. They can go mobile.

2 meat lunch platter. "babies" and pulled pork. Yow!

Brisket? Like buttah.

But the cleanup!!!

segoja

Cookies.....My Cookies, as "nothing else compares"''Local shows you get them free.

coinkat

nevermind...

WoodenJefferson

With all this talk of food, food, food...widen the aisles
of the brouse floor, quick!

JSsson

I always thought I was the only one who has noticed that coin shows don't typically offer a strong variety of food options. It always seems that the choices tend to be between hot dogs and cheeseburgers priced at over $6 each.

I don't think at some shows the show organizers have the power of selection for food service, but for the smaller shows where the organizers may have total control it would be nice to see some tastier or perhaps healthier food choices for sale. Doughnuts in the morning and hot dogs and candy bars in the afternoons get old fast.

droopyd

I eat at home before going to the show.

I find that most institutionally prepared food nauseates me.

droopyd

<< <i>Unfortunately most coin dealers look the way kings did in their later years (read about William The Conqueror and his funeral). >>



I did... and that will keep me from eating anything for awhile!!!!

BillyKingsley

I usually grab two hot dogs and a water at every event I go to. None of them ever have milk, though. I prefer milk with hot dogs. Yeah, I know it's weird! Most of the time the food is just really for nurishment but some places (Lucas County Rec Center in particular!) has really great food.

Baley

Baby back ribs, buttery corn on the cob, and caramel apples.

and no napkins available between the snack bar and the bourse.