peachy keen: dinner at má pêche

Posted: December 11th, 2011 | Author: anita | Filed under: new york, photo | Tags: , , , | No Comments »

the seal’s been broken: i’ve had my first momofuku restaurant group meal.

(wait, does momofuku milk bar count? i love the cookies long time.)

ok, then: i’ve had my first dinner, at the midtown má pêche. it was an ideal circumstance: a big family who likes to share– and treat. (thank you, family)

our waitress forgot to bring us the crispy pig’s head but believe it or not we were so taken with the brussels sprouts (a game-changer) and the broccoli salad that we didn’t notice until the whole meal was done and dusted. everyone was pleased and impressed by the dishes, with all the funky flourishes (especially the seaweed), except for one of the desserts (we’d have done better to stop by the milk bar upstairs).

here are some photos and a few notes:

calamansi juice

johnny’s margarita: tequila blanco, lime, agave, absinthe. delicious, but is this why i woke up every 2 hours and had 8 crazy dreams?

broccoli salad (satur farms, ny) – smoked raisin, mayo, seaweed. call it the missionary salad: this will convert the greens-and-broccoli-non-believers.

lamb corn dog

piedmontese sirloin (fossil farms, mt) –  with eggs.

brussels sprouts

lamb (niman ranch) – cauliflower, plum, curry

steak frites (creekstone farm, ks) – 12 oz ‘juliet’ cut, rice fries. the table was split over the rice fries. but i thought they were wonderful. now that i’ve had them, i can’t believe i haven’t had them before. it’s really the same idea as cassava fries (only much lighter) or a rice ball, without the rich cheese to bind it.

pork chop (bev eggleston, va) – apple-choucroute, potato, ramp

striped bass (montauk, ny) – mushrooms, miso, bone marrow

done…

and done.

until:

chocolate ganache

and a sadly overripe, over-roasted banana. (perhaps the only unlucky turn of the evening.)

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