Thursday, December 29, 2011
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Bill's Old London Pizza
328 Loney Street, Philadelphia, PA 19111
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Christmas Eve Dinner
beef stew
seafood paella
brussel sprouts
cornish hens
chocolate mousse yule log
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Hide-Chan Ramen
248 E 52nd St, New York, NY 10022
Plum Wine
Pork Bun
Hakata Tonkotsu Ramen: traditional original pork based broth ramen since 1963
(added some spicy red sauce)
Friday, December 16, 2011
DBGB Kitchen & Bar - Double Birthday Dinner
299 Bowery, New York, NY 10003
A pork extravaganza!
First Course:
Fromage De Tete - Gilles Verot's Award Winning Chilled Pig's Head Terrine
Main Course:
Roasted Suckling Pig - Pork, Bacon, Apple and Sage Stuffing
Fingerling Potatoes
Housemade Beer Braised Sauerkraut
Chicharrón
Beverage (right): Anthem, Cider, Wandering Aengus from Oregon - full bodied cider, well balanced between tart and sweet 6.2% abv
Brussels Sprouts
Olivier's Endive Ham Gratin
Dessert Course:
Baked Alaska - Vanilla & Pistachio Ice Cream, Raspberry Sorbet, Fresh Meringue Flambée with Chartreuse
(video still)
Bacon cookies and apples
It was a fantastic dinner if you're a fan of pork. The sides complemented the suckling pig quite nicely, although the Ham Gratin was a little on the heavy side, being that it was drenched in cheese and that there was more pork in it. I would have preferred the skin of the suckling pig be more crunchy, cooked like my more familiar with lechón-style, but nonetheless was tasty. We ended up having a lot of leftovers, but both ears and the tail were eaten (I did not partake in those body parts).
The Baked Alaska was refreshingly light and a perfect ending - a chocolate dessert would have been way too heavy.
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