Occasionally a dish exceeds already high expectations (and generally I am not a fan of sandwiches and am often disappointed by fried chicken).
Fried chicken sandwich. Emping chips, sriracha brioche, nam prik sauce, turmeric spiced aioli, hot pickles, slaw (carrot, cabbage, hot sesame oil, cilantro, sesame seeds, aioli), chicken thigh (marinated in oyster sauce, ginger, garlic, and shrimp paste).
Papaya and gem lettuce salad
Book Choy fried rice
Red curry burger
The sixth avenue
Fantastic dinner at the new Huertas in the east village. Two vermouth based pairings and I definitely have a new appreciation. Loved the scrambled eggs with shrimp and the lamb and ramp sausage! And how my tastes have changed…years ago I wouldn’t have touched anchovies, olives and rice pudding.
Because there can never be too much Bobby in 24 hours!
Many years ago I had a short list of reasons I wanted to move to NYC. One was that I spent many hours watching the early days of the Food Network, loved Bobby Flay, and wanted to be able to go to Mesa Grill and Bolo whenever I wanted. So great to see him still on the line and killing it after so much success.
Lorenzo- manzanilla sherry, Hendricks, st Germaine, muddled cucumber
Angelo – old over holt rye, dolin sweet vermouth, Campari, aperol
Eleven layer potato
Piquillo filled with raw tuna
Lamb tenderloin
Roasted octopus – tangerine, bacon, oregano
Scrambled eggs – almond romesco, voucher on cheese, tomato confit toast
Kale and wild mushroom paella – crispy artichokes, egg
Charred beef – valedon blue cheese brown butter, red wine, broccoli rabe, farro
Roasted cauliflower – pardon peppers, agro dolce
Tarte tatin – salted calvados caramel, vanilla black pepper gelato
Blackberry crostata – strawberry rhubarb gelato
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