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This is a thread I'm making if only to try to entice people to come and converse or even to just come and drool over the pics of delicious food. I will be treating this thread almost like a personal meal blog in a sense detailing my many misadventures with the kind mistress known as food.
Some things posted and talked about will be from the many food and wine tastings I participate in, others from restaurants I go to and some will even be my own cooking. Just a warning, I by no means have what I consider a healthy diet and I don't suggest anyone eat completely like I do as it will be detrimental to your health and your wallet. That said, I do have to say I eat very well and very fattening (as several mods can attest to)
With this thread, feel free to post comments (both positive and negative...I don't mind being called a fat ass), questions or even pictures of the food you've had. I do ask that if you post your own food pics to please try to describe it.
So, to start things off, I will be showing you some of the dishes I ingested this fine Tuesday evening.
If I was the have any place like the Cheers bar in the area this would be it. Everson Royce Wine and Spirits. They're a local wine shop with a bar attached. I'm friends with the owner and frequent both here and his other shop Silverlake Wine constantly. Every Tuesday night, they hold a tasting (which I sometimes partake and sometimes don't, but I always have wine regardless) at which they've also invited the absolute best Food Truck in AMERICA. Not just Los Angeles, but the whole nation. Heirloom LA, they're a farm to table food truck with a constantly rotating menu depending on the ingredients they get. Their food is always fresh, delicious and better than many many restaurants I've tried. Below you shall see how I dined tonight.
Some things posted and talked about will be from the many food and wine tastings I participate in, others from restaurants I go to and some will even be my own cooking. Just a warning, I by no means have what I consider a healthy diet and I don't suggest anyone eat completely like I do as it will be detrimental to your health and your wallet. That said, I do have to say I eat very well and very fattening (as several mods can attest to)
With this thread, feel free to post comments (both positive and negative...I don't mind being called a fat ass), questions or even pictures of the food you've had. I do ask that if you post your own food pics to please try to describe it.
So, to start things off, I will be showing you some of the dishes I ingested this fine Tuesday evening.
If I was the have any place like the Cheers bar in the area this would be it. Everson Royce Wine and Spirits. They're a local wine shop with a bar attached. I'm friends with the owner and frequent both here and his other shop Silverlake Wine constantly. Every Tuesday night, they hold a tasting (which I sometimes partake and sometimes don't, but I always have wine regardless) at which they've also invited the absolute best Food Truck in AMERICA. Not just Los Angeles, but the whole nation. Heirloom LA, they're a farm to table food truck with a constantly rotating menu depending on the ingredients they get. Their food is always fresh, delicious and better than many many restaurants I've tried. Below you shall see how I dined tonight.
The Wine opened tonight is only the beginning and this isn't even nearly all the bottles we opened tonight...I only had the forethought to take a picture in the beginning but didn't get some of the other excellent bottles opened. On the right we have a sparkling red wine. Speciffically a Sparking Burgandy. NV Parigot and Richard Bourgogne Mousseux Rouge Tradition. It sounds fancy, but it's not. It's an excellent just daily drinking sparkling wine. Though it is rare to find a sparkling red like this and this is one of the few if not the only I see nowadays.
To the left we have Locations - CA by Dave Phinney. This is an excellent blended red wine using the different varietals found in California. Amazing value bottle (I believe it's currently only in the 20-30 dollar range)
Domestic Lamb Ragu Meat Pie with Arugula Salad and Flaky Pastry Dough. This was my favorite of the night. The lamb was seasoned with raisins, walnuts and cinnamon and ground into a ragu. The flavor was stupendous. A bit of sweet, a bit of salty, nutty, with that bit of umami that's always ever so satisfying. I enjoyed the meat pie enough that I went back and asked for 2 more to go so I can eat them for breakfast tomorrow morning
Smoked Brisket Panini with Caramelized Onions, Melty Cheese and Garlic Aioli served with Fingerling Potato Salad. The brisket was tender and well seasoned, onions nice and caramelized, bread soft with crunchy on the outside, cheese all nice and melty. It's just a great sandwich all around. 'Nuff said.
Butterscotch Pot De Crème Budino with Whipped Maple Crème Fraiche, Homemade Graham Cracker and Salted Caramel. THIS...This is the reason I live. I don't really have the words to describe how delicious this Butterscotch Budino was other than orgasmic.
To the left we have Locations - CA by Dave Phinney. This is an excellent blended red wine using the different varietals found in California. Amazing value bottle (I believe it's currently only in the 20-30 dollar range)
Domestic Lamb Ragu Meat Pie with Arugula Salad and Flaky Pastry Dough. This was my favorite of the night. The lamb was seasoned with raisins, walnuts and cinnamon and ground into a ragu. The flavor was stupendous. A bit of sweet, a bit of salty, nutty, with that bit of umami that's always ever so satisfying. I enjoyed the meat pie enough that I went back and asked for 2 more to go so I can eat them for breakfast tomorrow morning
Smoked Brisket Panini with Caramelized Onions, Melty Cheese and Garlic Aioli served with Fingerling Potato Salad. The brisket was tender and well seasoned, onions nice and caramelized, bread soft with crunchy on the outside, cheese all nice and melty. It's just a great sandwich all around. 'Nuff said.
Butterscotch Pot De Crème Budino with Whipped Maple Crème Fraiche, Homemade Graham Cracker and Salted Caramel. THIS...This is the reason I live. I don't really have the words to describe how delicious this Butterscotch Budino was other than orgasmic.