…was off the hook! And no, we really didn’t have dinner with Jeremy Irons, but he was so close to us that we are now intimately acquainted with his views on the American v.British education system and know that he enjoyed his halibut with spring vegetables just as much as we did.
And never, in either of our lives, have either of us had madelines as light and wonderful as the ones served here.
Category: Food
Lunch At BAR JAMON
Bar Jamon (ham bar) is a tiny tapas bar near Union Square. Vegas has nothing like it. 20 tapas, 3 Spanish hams + a 24 page list of Spanish wines. ELV has just been told Molto Mario doesn’t want pictures taken in his restaurant(!?). Apparently he thinks he’s Paul f*cking Bocuse — who, by the way, doesn’t mind photos of all kinds being taken in his eateries.
That being said, his Manteca w/ bouquerones (toasted baguette with pork fat, sundried tomatoes and pickled sardines) is a religious experience.
And caramelized pumpkin with Mahon cheese? Who knew?
This Just In…ELV in New York!
Yes dear readers, in the stealth of night and on the world’s most uncomfortable red-eye (courtesy of US Air), ELV and his staff snuck into Manhattan for a few days of R&R and to recalibrate his palate.
Accordingly, we shan’t be posting much in our usual manner, but may throw in the occasional, twitter-like, real-time observation just to annoy Brian Waddell (see comment under “And Now For Something Completely Different”).
Ciao and buon appetito to all,
ELV