Showing posts with label escargot. Show all posts
Showing posts with label escargot. Show all posts

Friday, October 05, 2012

M Wells at MoMa PS1...

Cute space in the museum--like an old school house w/ long banquettes with cubbies in them and those ridiculous metal chairs :)

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Foie gras oatmeal--yummy, but not enough foie for all that oatmeal! didn't blow my mind but it was a nice combination. Super fatty and awesome :)

foie grois oatmeal

Smoked herring caesar (was ok--i anticipated herring and got dried herring chips :( i thought they were croutons!!)

smoked herring caesar

Bone marrow and escargot tart--wish there was a little more marrow but it was savory, a little heavy for such a tiny tart, and pretty damn good.

bone marrow and escargot tart

Lastly, braised veal cheek buccatini--SUPER MASSIVE PORTION don't let the pictures fool ya. Was tasty, a little heavy, could use a smidge of salt!

braised veal cheek buccatini

Tuesday, September 04, 2007

Escargot...

Subscribed to snail-ism for the first time during pre-Thanksgiving festivities in 2005 w/ the family at Orange Hill (restaurant) in California. Went mostly for parental's anniversary and the view.

Escargot, escargot...first impression was that it was quite pretty and flashes of Julia Roberts flinging the little suckers around with those tongs in Pretty Woman.
Second thoughts (shame I didn't take a picture of what they looked like without the shell): it was a bit on the chewy side, no significant taste other than buttery with various herbs. Nothing particularly exciting or riveting other than that you're eating very healthy, well groomed looking gastropods.

FYI: snails poop on their head b/c of torsion causing their body to twist over their head over their "feet". YAAAAAAAY. Bachelors in Biology is good for something! :) And, according to wiki they're mostly right handed. O.o