The all too highly anticipated opening of "The Girl and the Goat". The restaurant opened in June of 2010, and we were fortunate enough to slide in reservations for October. This was Top Chef Stephanie Izard's first debut since winning the coveted contest, and we were eager to taste her dishes.
1) Hearty farm bread with a liver butter and cape gooseberry.
On the menu, there's a section just for breads. Normally, we wouldn't order $4 bread as an appetizer, but the liver butter and cape gooseberry were just too interesting to pass up. Overall, it was a good start to the meal, but not as interesting as I thought, and not necessarily worth $4. I would have tried some of the more adventurous bread offerings instead (Pretzel with smoked swiss butter and apple mustard)
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| 2) This dish of chickpea fritters, romesco, hazelnut hummus, sesame and goat feta was by far my most favorite of the night. The dish was so flavorful with a perfect balance of textures (soft, crunchy, airy). The chickpea fritters were pretty ingenious- (think a lighter version of falafel), and the tomatoes were a juicy and sweet complement to the salad. |
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| This dish consisted of a hiramasa crudo, crisp pork belly. aji chili and caperberries. While the aji chili was a nice touch to this delicate crudo, it wasn't a dish that I'll remember forever. |
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| Ham Frites, smoked tomato aoli, cheddar beer sauce. This is one dish I'll remember forever, and not necessarily in a good way. While the concept sounded incredible (Fries fried in ham oil), the second the heaping plate got placed on our table, I could feel myself almost swimming in the fat. These shoe string/thinly sliced potatoes are good, but after about 5, you'll feel like you need a coronary bypass. Better yet, dip them in the cheddar beer sauce and you will just have sealed your fate. Not recommended unless you have a monstrous group with which to share. |
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