23 minutes ago, Kim Shook said:@heidih – I will remember that Colman’s mustard tip. I love a pinch of that in lots of things, but somehow never thought of it with egg salad. I think it sounds perfect!
@KennethT – Hope you are feeling better. The soup sounds like the very thing to help!
@blue_dolphin – lovely pasta. It reminds me of the pasta I use for lasagna soup. I need to make that soon!
Mr. Kim’s brother is in town from AZ for a few days. Since we were planning to be in Washington DC on Sunday and wouldn’t see their mom for Mother’s Day we met him and their mom for lunch on Saturday at Pinky’s. It’s a good place with lots of interesting options we’ve taken guests to. We started with Zeppole for the table. This one was hazelnut-chocolate sauce, citrus, and roasted hazelnuts:
This one was fresh berries and honey-peppercorn ricotta:
Mr. Kim and Jessica had the Prosciutto Panino - prosciutto di parma, jamon serrano, smoked speck, roasted red peppers, red onion, red wine vinaigrette, shredded romaine, Manchego, roasted garlic aioli, on a baguette.
My MIL had the Veggie Muffuletta Panino - Fresh basil, grilled zucchini, dill Havarti, fennel, roasted red peppers, red onion, pickled radish, lemon dill vinaigrette, shredded romaine, roasted garlic aioli:
My BIL had the Mushroom and Goat Cheese sandwich - grilled shiitake mushroom, fennel, grilled radicchio, charred spring onion vinaigrette, herbed goat cheese, Calabrian chile, arugula. On a grilled baguette:
I had the Croque Madame:
Prosciutto di Parma, iberico ham, asiago-Manchego cream, pancetta, sunny up eggs on grilled crostini.
For Mother’s Day, Mr. Kim and Jessica took me off to DC for the day. We started at the National Cathedral. It is finally open and we got to look around before their 11:15 service. We also made a quick loop around the Bishop’s Garden (it was really chilly and windy). Lunch was at 2Amys – a Neapolitan pizza place I’ve wanted to go to for years. I had a fantastic experience, but I don’t think Mr. Kim and Jessica were wild for the pizza. He was raised on Chef Boy-Ar-Dee pizza kits and spent those important formative pizza years (teenager years) eating Pizza Hut pizza. And during Jessica’s learning years we lived in decidedly non-pizza places – Charlottesville VA, Batesville IN, Roanoke VA and now Richmond VA. But, bless them, they put up with it for Mother’s Day. We shared a beautiful salad of Little Gem lettuce with hard boiled eggs, croutons, and anchovy dressing:
I had the pizza Margherita:
Jessica and Mr. Kim got Prosciutto, arugula, and onions:
I had a dental appointment this morning and got lunch afterwards at our favorite pharmacy fountain. Oyster sandwich and some of the best fries in Richmond:
As always, unexpectedly good.
i love that you have a "pharmacy fountain" - my bestie and I have a favorite a bit south https://www.watsonscafe.com/history
