Posts Tagged: USA
Empire State South | Atlanta, Georgia USA
Coffee. Black.
Roasted Padron Peppers
Pimento Cheese w/ bacon marmalade
Pork Belly; Anson mills grits, sorghum, coddled egg, pears, peanuts.
Steak & Egg; Anson mill oats, maitake mushrooms, kale, ESS hot sauce, sunny egg
Scrapple; Crisp sourdough, fried egg, pickled mustard seed, apple butter, radish and herb salad
While reading Chef Acheson’s blog on the finale of Bravo’s Top Chef Masters Season 4 (congrats btw to Chris Cosentino!), he made a mention of how there is a dish that is similar to the beef tartar dish Chris served. I’ve always wanted to check out ESS and figured this past weekend was the opportunity to do so. After a few back/forth tweets between myself and both Chef Acheson/Chef Smith, knew exactly what to order for the group! Chef Ryan Smith mentioned Steak and Eggs with the oats and hot sauce; while Chef Hugh Acheson just said anything with pork and coffee. Also during some researching around the net, saw that the Pimento Cheese with bacon marmalade was a must have. Just reading it made me salavate.
Favorite dishes: Steak and Eggs with the oats and hot sauce; also, the Pimento cheese w/ bacon marmalade (it was better than the name sounds, which is pretty freaking awesome!!).
Empire State South (information gathered 10/2012)
999 Peachtree Street Northeast #140
Atlanta, GA 30309
404.541.1105
Hours
Breakfast
Mon – Fri 7:00am – 10:00am
Lunch
Mon – Fri 11:00am – 3:00pm
Dinner
Mon – Sun 5:30pm – 11:00pm
Brunch
Sat & Sun 10:30am – 3:00pm.
Parking
Parking is bountiful! Either the parking deck in the Taco Mac deck or there are a good bit of meters that you can pay via cash/change/credit card.
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| References:
Thanks to Ryan Smith / Hugh Acheson for the recommended dishes and the delicious food. |
Lumiere | Newton, Massachusetts USA
Amuse Bouche; Soldier bean hummus on a slice of cucumber. black and white sesame seeds and little scallions.
Verrill Farm Corn Soup; Roasted Tomatillo and Corn Salsa, Lime Crema
Seared Barnegat Light Sea Scallops; Succotash Salad & Maple-Mustard Vinaigrette
Miso-Mustard Glazed Chatham Bluefish; shiitake mushrooms, zucchini, and eggplant, sweet & spicy soy-sesame vinaigrette
Sophia’s Greek Yogurt Panna Cotta; Local Berry Compote, Lemon Shortbread Crumble
For what would have been Julia Child’s 100th birthday, I searched the state of Massachusetts for a restaurant that would have a menu that reflects her teachings. One of the eateries near me happened to have a special menu and so I went to check it out. Really enjoyed the soup as it was creamy but not too much where the corn flavor was masked. Also liked the scallops, which was actually ordered off their regular menu, I just did some research and found that this was a not-to-miss type of item.
Lumiere (information gathered 9/2012)
1293 Washington St
Newton, MA 02465
617.244.9199
Hours
Mon – Thu 5:30pm – 9:00pm
Fri 5:30pm – 10:00pm
Sat 5:00pm – 10:00pm
Sun 5:00pm – 9:00pm
Parking
Is kind of tough. The site specifies street parking, but there isn’t much. About a block down near the police station was a metered parking lot that I found a spot at. Good luck. No valet.
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| References: Lumiere http://www.lumiererestaurant.com |
Pho Binh Bellaire | Houston, Texas USA
Ho brothers eating
Pho Ga Kho; chicken pho with a very flavorful chicken broth on side
One of the best Pho at a restaurant I’ve had to date. When my good friends Bang and Kiem Ho said this place has some great Pho, they weren’t kidding. I went with the unique recommendation of the ph? gà khô which translates to ‘dry chicken noodle soup’. Unique because the soup, first of all, is of a chicken broth as opposed to the typical beef broth. Secondly, the noodles are served dry (without the soup), allowing you to pour the chicken broth as needed. Finally, they dress the top of the noodles with pieces of chicken, egg, and fried shallots and assorted herbs.
A lovely meal with good friends!
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Pho Binh Bellaire (information gathered 9/2012)
10827 Bellaire Blvd.
Houston, Texas
281.568.7333
Hours
Lunch
Tues – Sun 8:00am – 4:00pm
(missed out on lunch? no problem! They have another place, ‘Pho Binh by Night’ that is opened when this place closes… across the street. Yeah I’m not sure on the logic either..)
Parking
Medium sized parking lot in front of the restaurant.
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| References: Bang and Kiem Ho. Thanks for the recommendation! Pho Binh Bellaire http://www.phobinh.com/bellaire |
Canelé | Los Angeles, CA USA
Canelé’s sign greeting you as you enter.
Assorted table side items.
Dining area
Gazpacho with soft cooked egg, toast and anchoiade
Pancetta pasta spaghetti with pancetta, pistachio, parmesan and
Bistro steak with sauce bordelaise, pommes anna and creamed spinach
Honestly, we were originally trying to go to Tacos Villa Corona, but… they’re closed on Saturdays. Ended up making a last minute search of what was good/nearby and found Canelé. Ended up being quite pleased with the food! I think because of the hot weather, the bistro steak might not have been the best choice, but still tasty. Will definitely make a trip back to try some of their other offerings.
Canele (information gathered 8/2012)
3219 Glendale Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90039
323.666.7133 ?
Hours
Tues – Wed 5:30pm – 10pm
Thurs – Sat 5pm – 10:30pm
Sun 5pm – 10pm
Mon Closed
Parking
Parking can be found nearby at meters along the road.
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| References: Chefs Feed http://www.chefsfeed.com/ Canelé http://www.canele-la.com/ |
The Optimist | Atlanta, GA USA
When you first walk in, you’re greeted by the Oyster Bar; first come first serve with a varied menu than what you can get in the main dining area.
Inside of The Optimist, main dinning area.
Shot of the bar area
Hot out of the oven bread with sprinkles of sea salt on top
Peel & eat ga white shrimp, “come back” sauce & lemon
Duck fat poached swordfish, pickled sweet peppers, crispy pancetta
Maine sea scallops, oxtail marmalade, brown butter-chicken jus
Pan seared red snapper
Grilled rack of lamb, field peas, preserved lemon, lamb jus
One of the newest restaurants in Atlanta that serves sustainable seafood. They seem to change parts of their menu; when I tried looking at the menu from The Optimist’s website, they no longer had the grilled rack of lamb nor the version of the red snapper. But I hope they never change the Maine sea scallops served with an oxtail marmalade because that dish is AMAZING! Go get that if nothing else. mmm….so good.
Also their website is pretty awesome. The main page has audio of the waves cascading against the shore. Looping infinitely. I think I’ll just leave that on while I work from now on…
The Optimist (information gathered 8/2012)
914 Howell Mill Road
Atlanta, GA 30318
404.477.6260 ?
Hours
Lunch
Mon – Fri 11:30am – 2:30pm
Dinner
Sun – Thurs 5pm – 10pm
Fri & Sat 5pm – 11pm
Oyster Bar
Mon – Fri 5 till …
Saturday & Sunday 3 till …
Parking
A good amount of parking space available in their own lot. Medium/High volume of cars sustainable.
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| References: The Optimist http://theoptimistrestaurant.com/ |
HD1 | Atlanta, GA USA
Red Haute; brisket chili, pimento jack, Vidalia onion
Merguez; house stuffed lamb sausage, currants, minted cucumber,
One of Richard Blais’ newer restaurants opened back in 2011, this restaurant specializes in all things meat in tube form.
HD1 (information gathered 08/2012)
664 North Highland Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30306
404.815.1127
Hours
Sun – Thurs 11:30am – 10:00pm
Fri – Sat 11:30am – Midnight
Parking
It can be tricky to find parking as the spots in their parking lot as well as along the street may get full quick.
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| References: HD1 http://www.hd1restaurant.com/ |