What did you eat last night for dinner?

mgm9128 · Oct 10, 2011

Striped Bass Tartare, Pickled Watermelon Radish, Horseradish Oil, Mustard Vinaigrette.

Butter Poached Lobster Mitts, Glazed Acorn Squash, Tarragon Chips, Saffron Vanilla Sauce.

Rambo · Oct 10, 2011

Eh, what the **** is a lobster "mitt"?

mgm9128 · Oct 10, 2011

Claw, if you'd prefer.

Rambo · Oct 10, 2011

mgm9128 said:
Claw, if you'd prefer.

Are you actively trying to seem as pretentious as possible with these menu namings?

mgm9128 · Oct 10, 2011

No. I just think mitt sounds nicer than claw. I've seen the phrase used on many menus.

mordecai · Oct 10, 2011

what about "hand of lobster?"

mgm9128 · Oct 10, 2011

Too anthropomorphic.

philosophe · Oct 10, 2011

erictheobscure said:
foodguy said:

it was a french restaurant. they're good at being obsequious and mocking at the same time.

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Hmm, I hadn't realized that my pedagogy is in the style of a French restaurant.

LOL

Saltricks · Oct 10, 2011

You know I've really come to appreciate the pairing of lobster and vanilla.

dfagdfsh · Oct 10, 2011

mgm9128 said:
Claw, if you'd prefer.

I would be impassioned by such a nomenclature, if you will.

itsstillmatt · Oct 10, 2011

So lame.

TheFoo · Oct 10, 2011

Went to Beauty & Essex downtown. The front for the restaurant is a used guitar shop. Every guy had a beard and every girl looked self-satisfyingly upset. We were definitely the least cool people in the building.

But the food was pretty decent. Baby back ribs were just okay, but the bone marrow and brioche appetizer with plum sauce was fantastic.

itsstillmatt · Oct 10, 2011

Rambo said:
Eh, what the **** is a lobster "mitt"?

It is in the fictionary right after tarragon chips.

kwilkinson · Oct 10, 2011

mgm9128 said:
Striped Bass Tartare, Pickled Watermelon Radish, Horseradish Oil, Mustard Vinaigrette.

Butter Poached Lobster Mitts, Glazed Acorn Squash, Tarragon Chips, Saffron Vanilla Sauce.

I think having two kinds of radish on a single plate is a bit of overkill.

And FWIW, I call lobster claws "mitts" as well, but Matt is certainly not a fan.

itsstillmatt · Oct 10, 2011

What did you eat last night for dinner?

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