this is what happens when you use chemicals to grow your plants
OR
when two strawberries make sweet love
you decide
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
spring sure is tasty!
this is what happens when you use chemicals to grow your plants
OR
when two strawberries make sweet love
you decide
Sunday, April 5, 2009
nicks on broadway
last night i headed off to julians to have a burger and a hard cider, but as i pulled up i saw the line out the door and that the bar (where i sit) was full. i thought about staying and waiting, but with the weather being so soggy lately, i didnt really feel like standing outside.
so i drove off down the road to nicks. id only been once before for breakfast and really enjoyed myself, so i figured id try it again. boy was i ever glad i did!
i still really wanted a cider so i ordered an organic cider from normandy, etienne dupont cidre bouché fermier. not as strong as i had hoped, not like a beer at all. instead it was more like a wine, sharp and sweet with some quite complicated flavors, a delicate nose and tiny champagne like bubbles.
i ordered the chefs tasting menu which was three courses, but i ended up with four. the first was a golden potato and cauliflower soup with olive oil and crème frâiche, which was quite perfect. i could have had a bowl of that and been done for the evening.
next i had a spring asparagus and chicken risotto. the asparagus flavor was very dominant and the asparagus tips were perfectly crunchy. unfortunately i was a tad too salty, but i think that might have been because i was drinking the sweet cider.
the 3rd course was a slow braised pork atop parsnip purée with brandy jus. the sauce and the parsnips were perfection and the pork came with fried skin which made me melt. the pork itself was very dry, but well flavored.
the final course was hereford beef with english peas and mushrooms with what i think was a red wine sauce and smoked salt. with this i had gearys london stout from maine. this was by far the best dish and it seemed as if chef derek wagner knew i was going to order that particular beer. the beef was cooked perfectly and the smoked salt complimented the mushrooms and the sauce perfectly. the smoked salt also added to the chocolate and coffee flavors of the beer which really blew me away. the english peas were quite large and sweet and really lightened the heavy flavors of the dish.
by the time i was done i was so full i thought i might pop! everything was quite tasty and i left completely satisfied. im very glad that i decided against julians and stopped in to dine at nicks! my only regret is that i didnt take any pictures of the food. the plating was quite simple, but eye appealing nonetheless.
so i drove off down the road to nicks. id only been once before for breakfast and really enjoyed myself, so i figured id try it again. boy was i ever glad i did!
i still really wanted a cider so i ordered an organic cider from normandy, etienne dupont cidre bouché fermier. not as strong as i had hoped, not like a beer at all. instead it was more like a wine, sharp and sweet with some quite complicated flavors, a delicate nose and tiny champagne like bubbles.
i ordered the chefs tasting menu which was three courses, but i ended up with four. the first was a golden potato and cauliflower soup with olive oil and crème frâiche, which was quite perfect. i could have had a bowl of that and been done for the evening.
next i had a spring asparagus and chicken risotto. the asparagus flavor was very dominant and the asparagus tips were perfectly crunchy. unfortunately i was a tad too salty, but i think that might have been because i was drinking the sweet cider.
the 3rd course was a slow braised pork atop parsnip purée with brandy jus. the sauce and the parsnips were perfection and the pork came with fried skin which made me melt. the pork itself was very dry, but well flavored.
the final course was hereford beef with english peas and mushrooms with what i think was a red wine sauce and smoked salt. with this i had gearys london stout from maine. this was by far the best dish and it seemed as if chef derek wagner knew i was going to order that particular beer. the beef was cooked perfectly and the smoked salt complimented the mushrooms and the sauce perfectly. the smoked salt also added to the chocolate and coffee flavors of the beer which really blew me away. the english peas were quite large and sweet and really lightened the heavy flavors of the dish.
by the time i was done i was so full i thought i might pop! everything was quite tasty and i left completely satisfied. im very glad that i decided against julians and stopped in to dine at nicks! my only regret is that i didnt take any pictures of the food. the plating was quite simple, but eye appealing nonetheless.
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