Highlights: The sweetness from the red wine mustard glaze on the fish complemented the salty and crispiness from the skin of the salmon. It is hard to mess up chocolate and the flourless chocolate cake was indeed divine.
Second thoughts: Both the salmon and NY strip came out medium well instead of the requested medium rare and the famous sticky toffee pudding dessert was dense and swimming in a soup of liquid sugar. The white ganache ice cream had a strange nutty and salty flavor, things i don't associate with white chocolate ganache. Finally the service at Duo was below average as our waitress was not familiar with the items on the restaurant menu given they were only serving the DRW menu for the next 10 days....
Plate score: 5
Second thoughts: Both the salmon and NY strip came out medium well instead of the requested medium rare and the famous sticky toffee pudding dessert was dense and swimming in a soup of liquid sugar. The white ganache ice cream had a strange nutty and salty flavor, things i don't associate with white chocolate ganache. Finally the service at Duo was below average as our waitress was not familiar with the items on the restaurant menu given they were only serving the DRW menu for the next 10 days....
Plate score: 5
TAG-DRW Menu
Highlights: To break up the monotony of watching students take standardized tests for 4 days, i enjoyed a DRW meal at TAG. The seared kangaroo loin appetizer paired nicely with the lemongrass gnocchi and a slice of tempura kabocha squash. For those of you who are wondering kangaroo is similar to venison. The trout was seared to an absolutely perfectly medium where the fish was soft and flakey but did not overshadow the quinoa, soy beans and peppers which were a perfect accompainment. The bison short ribs had great flavor and the side of raspberry lemongrass sorbet next to the nutella semifreddo was incredibly refreshing during the dessert round.
Second thoughts: Since empanadas are deep fried, we were expecting our mouths to be burning as we took our first bites, but the chicken and goat cheese mixture in those savory pastries were less than lukewarm.
My dining friends were much harsher critics when it came to the plate score, but looking at the overall meal, i defend my position :)
Plate score: 9
I will compile a photo album of some of the dishes soon enough!
Highlights: To break up the monotony of watching students take standardized tests for 4 days, i enjoyed a DRW meal at TAG. The seared kangaroo loin appetizer paired nicely with the lemongrass gnocchi and a slice of tempura kabocha squash. For those of you who are wondering kangaroo is similar to venison. The trout was seared to an absolutely perfectly medium where the fish was soft and flakey but did not overshadow the quinoa, soy beans and peppers which were a perfect accompainment. The bison short ribs had great flavor and the side of raspberry lemongrass sorbet next to the nutella semifreddo was incredibly refreshing during the dessert round.
Second thoughts: Since empanadas are deep fried, we were expecting our mouths to be burning as we took our first bites, but the chicken and goat cheese mixture in those savory pastries were less than lukewarm.
My dining friends were much harsher critics when it came to the plate score, but looking at the overall meal, i defend my position :)
Plate score: 9
Highlights: I entered this meal with very little experience with cuban food, but luckily I have my roommate who is peruvian and very very knowledgeable about cuban cuisine having grown up next door to cuba in Miami. Cuba Cuba is located on the the corner of 12th and Delaware in a teal blue house with the interior with very carribean colors. The tuna appetizer was fresh and the contrast of textures from the wasabi peas and onion with the chopped ahi and avocado was superb. There was perhaps alittle too much red onion but overall an excellent start. The ropa vieja y maduros entree is a classic cuban dish with a rustic but equally delicious flavor. I would never seek out this place on my own but i'm glad I went.
Second Thoughts: The key lime pie filling was a little too soft, more like custard and according to my roommate, the guava and cream cheese pastry which is a traditional cuban dessert was lacking the guava component.
Side note: I normally pay for my meals using a credit card but since I cashed my part of the coaching check i decided to carry just enough money for the DRW meal ($35 for me) Unfortunately, my roommate accidentally brought her empty wallet with no credit cards and just $3....luckily the owner was very understanding and didn't force us to clean dishes for a few hours and even allowed my roommate to call in with her card info. We left happy but slightly embarassed.
Plate score: 8
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