Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Poppy is Delicious

Poppy is delicious.

We all had a thali (rhymes with Molly; yeah I didn't know what it was either) which is apparently a round tray of ten little dishes. We enjoyed:
  • nettle watercress soup -- a little sipper cup of warm, bright green yumminess
  • blood orange, fennel and olive salad -- odd combo of flavors, but each tasted yummy on its own
  • cauliflower salad with sumac and aleppo pepper (what's that?) -- also had some Parmesan cheese I think
  • prawns with pumpkin seed sauce
  • tandoor roasted pork tenderloin with green herb sauce - the pork was from Idaho (what what!) and there was some yummy anchovy in the bright green paste of fresh herbs
  • golden beets, pea sprouts and hazelnut - probably the simplest, most unadorned dish and one of my favorites
  • polenta diamond on chard greens (I think)
  • baked farro with leek and sage
  • rhubarb pickle
  • a pretty little piece of naan
They didn't even blink an eye at accommodating AJ's dairy-free request for the full thali.

Their cocktails sounded super fun and yummy, but AJ and I went with a lovely flight of wine -- a white Tuscan wine, a pinot noir and a cabernet franc, all quite tasty. Michael enjoyed a Bitburger.

OH. I forgot to mention the crazy-delicious eggplant fries with honey and sea salt. So delicious! They are crispy and melt-in-your-mouth, and have that wonderful salty-sweet thing going on. Would go back again and again for those badboys!

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