homage to Normandy: lamb, oyster water, mint, caviar, and green apple ice
from Osteria Francescana in Modena, Italy
Squab inspired by Miro
from Alinea in Chicago, wow. most amazing presentation I’ve seen in a long time.
Best of Boston: Food + Drink
I’ve thought about doing this for a while now and welp, here it is. As my time in Boston is most likely coming to an end, I decided that I wanted to make a map of my favorite places to eat and drink in the city for personal reference and to give to people as a guide if they plan to visit.
If anyone is wondering, Boston is a great city to eat and drink in and as a cook it is a great city to cook in. You will notice though that many of the establishments on this list are in Cambridge. If no one has told you, Cambridge is the place to be so if you are visiting please, please, please don’t miss out on it. In fact, you could avoid Boston altogether and you wouldn’t miss much.
Anyway, enjoy. I hope you find this useful.
P.S. This list is by no means set in stone and I may update it and change somethings around at some point. There are always new things to discover.
monkfish liver with pistachio, sour cherry, cauliflower, and cherry blossom brioche
from Benu in San Francisco
hokkaido sea cucumber stuffed with shrimp, onion, and fermented pepper
from Benu in San Francisco
from Bondir in Cambridge, MA
another from The Restaurant at Meadowood
from The Restaurant at Meadowood
Martin Kastner (Crucial Detail) the serviceware designer for Alinea and other restaurants.
parsley root split, freeze dried banana, dried cake, dried milk
from Atera in NYC.
