Fun week of dining, mostly out, mostly by myself as Significant Eater was out of town.
Monday, I went to Le French Diner, a place we'd recently tried to get into, but with a long wait we walked away. Alone, I was able to grab a seat. (For those who may know, this was a place once called Zucco: Le Frech Diner, but Zucco sadly passed away, and when it finally reopened it was merely Le French Diner, but it's still darn good).
Started with Socca, oily and salty, as it should be. The picture on their IG of the duck dish is so much better than mine...
Duck breast with chicories and grapes. This was one of the most properly cooked (huge) duck breasts I've had in a long time:
On Tuesday night, I met a friend at the newly opened DEMO, named after the nearby square, Father Demo Square.
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Focaccia with olives and cherry tomatoes served with cultured butter and EVOO.
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Lengua tonnata.
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Tortilla, with saffron aioli, trout roe and harissa chips. Add a fantastic wine list and a lovely place for dinner.
Thursday night, I returned solo to Foul Witch, and again had a nice meal.
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It included these humongous day boat scallops, which were incredible. Served with rhubarb, mandarinquat and on a bed of freekah. Then I had a pasta...
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Oxtail fazzoletti, with lovage and horseradish. I was happily full, and happy I didn't order another course!
Significant Eater returned home yesterday, so I cooked...
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Mise en place for a stir fry.
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Cantonese-style pork with mixed vegetables.
