And now for something completely different…
On Monday we went to the Metromix Hot Plates Live event at the Chelsea Market for tastings from some choice restaurants. It was crowded, hot, and noisy but some of the dishes made it all worth it.
5 & Diamond
Grilled Portuguese Sepia with Piquillo Pepper Puree, Sherry Shallots and Olives – did you know that Sepia is a type of cuttlefish? beautiful, colorful plate with sweet peppers and briny with the olives.
White Sangria – watered down but still refreshing (because it was so hot!) Still not sure why Metromix didn’t serve plain old water.
Bar Suzette
Strawberry Shortcake Crepes – sweet and delicious morsel of food. It was a little messy because the macerated strawberries dripped a little on our fingers, but with the Nutella it was awesome.
French Onion Crepes – We were skeptical at first but they tasted great! Savory hearty onion flavor, and gruyere cheese?! I’m there.
Dickson’s Farmstand Meats
Barbecued Short Rib Sliders – Big slabs of tasty beef short rib topped with pickles and bbq sauce. The bread was outstanding, not too dry and sturdy enough for the fillings. These guys ran out of sliders and this was the Best Dish here.
D.O.B. 111
“Mind of Lamb” Ravioli with Prawns, Coral Sauce & Golden Chive – Just fyi, “Mind of Lamb” is the chef’s euphemism for lamb brains. I could only make out the taste of the fishy prawns though. Nice spicy heat in this little ravioli.
La Newyorkina
Hibiscus Flavored Mini Paletas – The perfect summer popsicle: sweet, flowery, and refreshing. They should consider selling these in grocery stores!
Lucy’s Whey
Artisanal & Farmstead Cheeses – Slivers of Parmesan cheese, which went well with the bread from Pain D’Avignon.
Mikey’s Burger
Mikey’s Sliders – This was disappointing. I really wanted to like this slider because it’s a slider…but with corned beef! Unfortunately it had waaaay too much horseradish, and we had to put it down.
Pain D’Avignon
Cranberry Pecan Roll – Lots of cranberries in here, much better than the Cheese Bread.
Gruyere Cheese Bread – Had this been warmed up, the cheese inside the bread wouldn’t have been so hard.
Satay Junction
Beef Satay – The beef was tender but not too flavorful by itself. There were dipping sauces but they were slightly too chunky for skewers of this size so the satays couldn’t hold any sauce on them. The teriyaki sauce was pretty strong.
Vegetable Mie Goreng (Fried Noodles) – I thought these were okay albeit a little oily, but my friend who is Malaysian (and knows a thing or two about Mie Goreng) said these weren’t good at all. I’ll take her word for it.
Employees Only
These guys had impeccable stations: plenty of samples, quick refilling, and a good attitude. Every other stand seemed to be overwhelmed by the crush of people, so props to EO!
That is a fantastic euphemism!
Also all this sliders talk is making me crave Dick’s mini-burgers for lunch tomorrow…