an egg is an egg...meditating at the Museo Miró in Barcelona
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Thursday, November 25, 2021

Thanksgiving Dinner at Millwrights


It started in the parking lot...a welcome by Chef Tyler Anderson! We were in a long line of cars waiting to pick up their Thanksgiving dinners but we two were the lucky ones with a dinner reservation. Sitting at my 'usual' table on the bridge overlooking the waterfall, we enjoyed one of the best Thanksgiving dinners of all times. Both of us were not able to eat with families this year so went to another family, Millwrights. The salad was perfect but the Sunchoke and Apple Soup was a highlight of the meal with its green curry tang. We both, of course, ordered the Roast Turkey with sliced breast meat and confit dark meat which was so moist they must have cooked only one, ours! The family style sides of Brussels Sprouts, Winter Squash, Cornbread Stuffing, Mashed Potatoes, and on and on...were amazing. I hid the Brussels Sprouts and they are now ensconced in my refrigerator for tomorrow. Mini Holiday Desserts might be called mini but were maxi in flavor, texture, quality and quantity. There are a few also hidden in my kitchen and will go well with a turkey sandwich or two later this week.





blognote: excellent service, as usual, by Lincoln



 

Friday, October 08, 2021

Millwright's on the Bridge

 If this is to be the last dinner of the outside season, it is the best! We sat overlooking  the waterfall and had a marvelous meal at Millwrights. This was the exact same meal we had last time here but at the Tavern. That is something I rarely do...order the same meal as last time and also rarely ever order what my dining partner has chosen. All things can change and this change turned out to be the best.

We started with Biscuits and Honey, Pinot Noir and a Cosmo. What a lead in to what lay ahead. The Berkshire Pork Chop was perfectly cooked; juicy and seasoned. The Pork Belly was crispy, the Parsnip Purée was heaven, the Brussel Sprouts were done the way I love them and the Apple Jus rounded out all the flavors. What a plate! With a shared French Press coffee and the Brown Sugar Chess Pie with Toasted Meringue atop, the meal ended with a fanfare climax. Thank you Chef, you are the best.