‘Offbeat’ Archives
Eating Toro’s beef hearts; Ken Oringer
Thinly sliced beef heart at Ken Oringer's Toro. My dining partner was a little apprehensive at first, but pronounced the finished product akin to roast beef - I'd say it's more fine grained. I love how offal can look so innocuous but surprise you with a certain intensity of flavor or texture. Like their sweetbreads - my first, actually. I'll post pictures of those later. I got into an [...]
Tony Maws’ Fried Pigs’ Tails at Craigie on Main, Cambridge
Despite ordering very, very little at Craigie on Main (a cocktail and splitting an appetizer), my dining companion and I were treated like long lost family. I probably have not been so coddled and swathed in love since I wore Mao-printed onesies as an infant. Despite explicitly only ordering drinks, we sat at a table, had a full bread basket brought to us, and finished off with two [...]
International food porn – Quails on sticks, donkey meat, prawns.
Some underwhelming prawns at Private Kitchen 44 in Beijing. Donkey meat in Beijing at Noodle Loft... like beef, but with a gamier, greasier mouthfeel. (more...)
The Harvard Final Club punch bowl
Sometimes these all-male organizations have parties that serve some kind of mysterious jungle juice that should never be imbibed. Actually, it looks like someone mistook the sink for the toilet... FML. Ok, now back to blogging about chocolate and braised bunny rabbits.
Capsule Review: Yak Butter Tea
Based on a tip by the City Weekend dining editor, I sought out something really exotic for a quick cafe break: yak butter tea. I already had warm and fuzzy feelings attached to yaks since a good friend from high school interned at Shokay, a social entrepreneurship startup that sells luxury goods made from yak down. I wondered if the strangely adorable creatures produced tasty beverages as [...]
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