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Gastronomy
Mar. 11th, 2011 12:33 pmLast night was Palmer's mother's birthday, and to celebrate we all went out to dinner at a nice restaurant out in Rockville. I've been there several times before, but always eaten fairly conservatively- pasta, some sort of meat dish, etc. Well, not this time! This time I decided to go all out, and try some of the crazy shit they have on their menu. Oh, good god, I love food.
To start with, 3 of us decided to split oysters while Palmer's brother Derby stuck to crab chowder. I've never had raw oysters before, but was perfectly willing to give them a shot. They arrived, I added cocktail sauce and horseradish to mine, and dug in. Delicious! I used too much horseradish the first time, couldn't really taste the oyster. But the second one was just right, a bit spicy, but not so overwhelming that I couldn't taste the brininess of the oyster. Palmer and I have now decided that we're going out for oysters in the near future, and I will devour ALL THE SHELLFISH!
For the main course I was torn between the Sauteed Calf's Liver (I TOLD you I was experimenting!) and the Game Plate, with venison, rabbit, and duck. The waiter ended up recommending the Game Plate, and I think I made the right decision. The venison was good, though I now understand what is meant by "gamy." The rabbit sausage was alright- I enjoyed rabbit more when I had it at a tapas place, but it was pretty tasty in this dish as well. But the duck? Oh my god, the duck. Cooked so well that it was falling off the bone, and paired perfectly with the braised red cabbage that came with the meal. Yum. So very very yum.
For dessert was a cup of coffee (from my coffee shop, trufax!) and a lemon tart with whipped cream and raspberry sauce. Quite delicious, but not so sweet that it was unpleasant. I tried a bite of Palmer's chocolate pudding with peanut butter bar, and it was just too rich. Still tasty, but the one bite was definitely enough. The lemon tart, on the other hand, could have been twice the size and I'd have happily nommed on all of it.
I may be talking about food in order to avoid talking about other things, but until I confirm or deny, nothing can be proved.
I am also debating a friends cut, simply because there are a lot of people that I just don't interact with anymore. This isn't a "comment to stay!" post, it is just something I've been thinking about.
I think I slept on my neck wrong, its been killing me all morning. :-/
To start with, 3 of us decided to split oysters while Palmer's brother Derby stuck to crab chowder. I've never had raw oysters before, but was perfectly willing to give them a shot. They arrived, I added cocktail sauce and horseradish to mine, and dug in. Delicious! I used too much horseradish the first time, couldn't really taste the oyster. But the second one was just right, a bit spicy, but not so overwhelming that I couldn't taste the brininess of the oyster. Palmer and I have now decided that we're going out for oysters in the near future, and I will devour ALL THE SHELLFISH!
For the main course I was torn between the Sauteed Calf's Liver (I TOLD you I was experimenting!) and the Game Plate, with venison, rabbit, and duck. The waiter ended up recommending the Game Plate, and I think I made the right decision. The venison was good, though I now understand what is meant by "gamy." The rabbit sausage was alright- I enjoyed rabbit more when I had it at a tapas place, but it was pretty tasty in this dish as well. But the duck? Oh my god, the duck. Cooked so well that it was falling off the bone, and paired perfectly with the braised red cabbage that came with the meal. Yum. So very very yum.
For dessert was a cup of coffee (from my coffee shop, trufax!) and a lemon tart with whipped cream and raspberry sauce. Quite delicious, but not so sweet that it was unpleasant. I tried a bite of Palmer's chocolate pudding with peanut butter bar, and it was just too rich. Still tasty, but the one bite was definitely enough. The lemon tart, on the other hand, could have been twice the size and I'd have happily nommed on all of it.
I may be talking about food in order to avoid talking about other things, but until I confirm or deny, nothing can be proved.
I am also debating a friends cut, simply because there are a lot of people that I just don't interact with anymore. This isn't a "comment to stay!" post, it is just something I've been thinking about.
I think I slept on my neck wrong, its been killing me all morning. :-/
