Foodie Trek on a Snowy Day

Brian & I had arranged for a babysitter for yesterday to go to the Ali Center, and arrived to find it closed "due to inclement weather". We decided instead to go on a foodie trek and drive around town sampling foods, as for once, we were childless and not in a rush.

First stop was Proof. Only the bar was open at 2:00, so we happily grabbed a comfy couch and relaxed. We each had a drink and shared their Meat & Cheese platter- your choice of 5 options, served with charred crusty bread, smoked grapes and a fruit compote. The cheeses were all excellent, but the meats stole the attention. Wonderful artisan american-made proscuitto and thin slices of Benton's Country Ham. I'd never heard the later, but will definitely search it out again; more like a Serrano ham than Country ham, I like it even better than Colonel Newsom's.

Next we decided to go across the river, and visit Bank Street, as we had not been yet. Great atmosphere, service was excellent. Our server brought us three samples of beer before we made our selection. We gorged ourselves on a single order of Pomme Frites w/ three dipping sauces; we loved the mayo so much we had to order another serving. When the bill arrived, we were shocked to find that our excellent 20 oz beers were only $4.50 each. What a steal- Brian's planning on bring the guys back for Guy's Night.

Next we debated on some sushi, but as we were driving to Maido we spied Sweet Surrender and decided sweets were what we craved. We each had a slice of cake ( carrot and the Manhattan- Chocolate with orange buttercream). I'm a baker and rather picky about desserts, but everything we had was excellent- unique flavor combinations, even my carrot carrot was different with a touch of Bourbon flavor in it. Jessica shared that she'd just made some raspberry cheesecake truffles; they also have a great new "Chocolate Lovers" package including several chocolate treats and paint on Chocolate Ganache that sounded perfect for Valentines Day. We were only able to eat half of our huge servings of cake, so we packed them up to enjoy in bed later with some good bourbon.

All in all, a very relaxing epicurian adventure and a perfect way to spend a snowy Saturday.

Deb

Brian & I had arranged for a babysitter for yesterday to go to the Ali Center, and arrived to find it closed "due to inclement weather". We decided instead to go on a foodie trek and drive around town sampling foods, as for once, we were childless and not in a rush.

Deb

Deb,

Sounds like you guys had a great time...Thanks for sharing your experience.

Does it get any better?

That's usually the sort of day you'd associate with travel -- being somewhere else, with no obligations and time to kill. It's cool to be able to do it where you live, and also instructional ... I need to set aside calendar space for one of our own.

[Robin Garr]

Does it get any better?

I think if they could have fit in Sweet Surrender AND Maido it would have gone right over the top.

This stuff is fun!
We often do our own custom progressive dinners. Dessert is usually at Buck's though, mocha de quois (sp?) remains yummy. The flowerless chocolate tort seems to have fallen off a bit. Sigh....

Robin,
I agree, but at that point we were pretty stuffed.

Roger,
I highly recommend you do so; we felt like we'd had a little vacation. We promised ourselves we'd do it again in a couple of months. Plus, by watching our choices, we spent less than $100 all day.

Deb

My trek on Saturday was a run to Wal-Mart, and a late lunch at Mark's.....we pigged on Piggy....YUM

Roger,
I highly recommend you do so; we felt like we'd had a little vacation. We promised ourselves we'd do it again in a couple of months. Plus, by watching our choices, we spent less than $100 all day.

Deb

Definitely. Eating and imbibing in small portions over a period of time is not only potentially inexpensive, but if coupled with strolls on better days than Saturday, burn off some of the calories, too. What's so fun about downtown NA at this time is that we can walk around and hit different places -- just like a city should be, and hasn't been here until recently.

That sounds like so much fun! May have to see about doing that to pull hubby into some new places...

hmmm...maybe in the spring it would be fun to do an offline get together in an area that has a lot of local restaurants and do a traveling menu. there are several locations around town i can think of that would be ideal for this...have to keep that in mind!

The wife and I do a loop that involves Rumba, Jack's, Lou Lou, BBC, 60 West, and Simply Thai. We don't do them all at the same time, but mix 2 to 4 depending on our moods.