Hi everyone,
I'm officially off matzo ball patrol. Matter of fact I quit that
place. Now I work closer to home, Fifth Ave, Park Slope, which has
been a fairly happening place in the Brooklyn restaurant scene.
We're just down the road from Al Di La, Aunt Suzi's, Tempo, Bonnnie's
& 200 Fifth Avenue, some of the best regarded and/or most successful
restaurants in NYC. The cuisine is contemporary American, make of that
what you will. Last night I walked in minding my own business and the
owner jumped in my face: What's your special?
Er, lots of crab in the walk-in, a nice crab risotto with 'sparagus?
And so it was.
But they keep talking about meat specials. I said, how about
saltimbocca (saltimbocca's the one dish I've had at Al Di La that's
kind of eh...)? Okay. That's one.
We already do a pork loin, that's not half-bad, and stuffed pork chops
and/or chicken breast make periodic appearances. There's a paella
that's worthwhile for the ingredients, but not a true paella, spinach
fettuccine, burgers, angel hair, chicken breast supreme, hanger steak,
mussels ... not a huge menu. The owners value flexibility and they're
looking to do better food as the day progresses.
I was thinking maybe some kind of Swiss Steak variant, maybe hors
devours-style turkey burgers similar to the ones showcased in this
month's Cooking Light with caramalized onions, maybe a prawn risotto
like the ones they serve in Rome, prawns pureed with tomato and cream
served in an otherwise smooth risotto--totally fab!
Maybe some kind of pita pizza that helps use those ingredients that
are loitering in the walk-in beyond their welcome? We always have
cheeses and tomato sauce on hand.....
Just thinking out loud ... do any of those make sense?
Andy Katz
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Being lied to so billionaires can wage war for profits
while indebting taxpayers for generations to come, now
that's just a tad bit bigger than not admitting you like
the big moist-moist lips of chunky trollops on your pecker.
Paghat, the Rat Girl