Ricotta Pancakes with Peach Compote & Maple Syrup
What a great way to start the day…… breakfast at Maialino.
August 12, 2010
I had a terrific dinner at Aldea with Luxury Girl. After a Hemingway Heat cocktail, we started with a SLOW-POACHED EGG, CHANTERELLES, SMOKED SAUSAGE, BACON green garlic broth, summer truffle and the PORTUGUESE OCTOPUS “A LA PLANCHA” with squid ink-citrus puree, chick pea stew, leek ash. Both were excellent. Next up was the ARROZ DE PATO duck confit, chorizo, olive, duck cracklings – this was duck paella, very tasty but a bit salty. We also had SEA-SALTED CHATHAM COD with braised summer beans, sweet corn and basil-parsley coulis. which was poured at the table. Finally, we shared for dessert the DARK CHOCOLATE/ESPRESSO cake with vanilla-poached mango, cardamom ice cream. We were also treated to a plate of petitis fours after the cake. It was the perfect ending to a great evening.
August 7, 2010
We were looking for a late lunch on this beautiful Saturday afternoon and decided to make a quick run over to Mike’s Deli on Arthur Avenue in the Bronx. We have been to Arthur Avenue many times but never noticed Mike’s, which has received a lot of attention since his eggplant parmigiana throwdown with Bobby Flay. Mike’s is located inside the Arthur Avenue Retail Market and was the center of attention on this day (my guess is its the main draw every day.). We ordered an eggplant hero and a prosciutto and mozzarella hero – both made with Mike’s fresh, homemade mozzarella. i would say this parm hero could easily hold up to the now defuct Corona Pork Store’s version, which, in my opinion was one of the best ever, I guess its all about the fresh mozzarella and mike’s had plenty of it.
Had a great lunch today at Boqueria on 18th Street. We started with a few empanadas stuffed with diced chorizo and skewers of grilled pulpo. I followed that with a delicious grilled lamb sandwich served with crispy potatoes and a green salad.
Route 8, Smithfield Road
Norridgewock, Maine
Smithfield Road in Norridgewock, Maine
Completed the trip with a lobster roll from Becky’s
We snagged an 8:30 pm dinner reservation at Fore Street in Portland.
We started with the Fore Street’s Summer Salad of Maine tomatoes, reggiano, rocket, and sherry vinegar and olive oil dressing; wood oven roasted Maine mussels and wood grilled marinated squid (Rhode Island). This was paired with a bottle of Roussanne from the Languedoc region in south west France.
For the main plates, we had whole wild sea black sea bass wood oven roasted with shitakes, green beans and jetstar tomato ripened cream; Atlantic swordfish wood grilled and whole Maine lobster wood oven roasted with wild chanterelles, garden m’siquatsah, fresh herbs and white wine butter sauce.
Finally, for deserts we had a buckle, a crisp, a very light berry cheesecake and a nectarine tarte tatin.
What’s a trip to the Catskills without some homemade hash. This one was made at Sweet Sue’s in Phoenicia. By the way, Sweet Sue’s pancakes make the ones at Becky’s look like blinis.
July 22, 2010
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