The past week we had our first meals out in just over a month, as recuperation from back surgery has kept us home.
Stayed in the 'hood, walking distance; Thursday night as we passed Cervo's on our way for a drink elsewhere, on a whim I asked if they could squeeze 3 of us in for dinner; they managed.
Started with these...
The crispiest, most wonderful fried fresh wild shrimp heads. Also had Wellfleets, cured yellowfin, soupy rice with scallops, fried romano beans with bottarga, Basque cheesecake, and a couple of things the kitchen sent out as "gifts." (Clams in vinho verde and one other?)
We drank an orange wine from Extremadura, and this
Portuguese Alvarinho rounded it out nicely.
The next night found us at Cafe Katja (going on 15 years in the neighborhood) and I wanted this...
The wiener schnitzel, with parsleyed potatoes and lingonberries. Quite good. Sig Eater had her favorite burger with gruyere and fried fingerlings.
Probably not the greatest wine for the food, but we're fans of all the gruners on the list - had this one...
Then I cooked on Saturday.
Chicken persillade (after seeing Jacques make it) over artichoke saffron rice pilaf...
And drank this Pittnauer - an Austrian orange, which was purchased at a friend's new wine shop called Orange Glou. Only wine shop in the country selling only orange wines from around the world.
