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  • 2 weeks later...

Pretty little wild pink scallops. The return of the squirting percebes. And an excellent sweetbread schnitzel with wonderful leeks, slow-cooked to almost a puree.

Finished with a glass of Bodegas Alonso Velo de Flor instead of dessert, then a remarkable fermented rice wine from Vietnam.

 

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6 hours ago, Steve R. said:

I’m sure that they would have let you keep the shells if you asked.  A couple of bucks each at your next yard sale would’ve offset that.

You could make a nice necklace from a dozen of those shells. 

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We were there last night and decided against the crab only because we helped our daughter move over the last two days and were spent. Didn’t feel like picking crab out of the shells. But they sure did look great. 
 

I can’t remember the last time we had a dinner where every dish was a home run but last night surely did it. Oysters, tuna, sweetbread tortellini, roasted turnip (how they made the lowly turnip the star in a dish is saying something)  and monkfish. Oh, and the halibut quenelles with uni in the shrimpiest of sauces. 
 

Excellent service by Sam who was a great help with wine. 
 

Amazingly Dave was not in the kitchen but they didn’t miss a beat, at least by what was served to us. Great meal. 

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Thanks! I was running the pass the last couple of nights and I'm glad the kitchen team is strong enough to make up for that. 

These crabs are exceptional and make the case for boat-to-dish logistics with zero time in holding tanks - bright yellow tomalley, full of delicious sweet meat, and they were happy to drink their wine to make true drunk crab. 

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The new "Octopus Bolognese" may be my favorite dish I've had at Foxface -- certainly my favorite pasta course.  It's breathtakingly ingenious and delicious.  Made with ground octopus (I think) and house-made guanciale, it somehow tastes like traditional Bolognese, though lighter in texture, but also the oceanic flavor of the octopus shines through so cleanly and distinctly.  The tagliatelle, of course, was perfect, and the octopus served on the side, with lardo, was meaty and tender.  A miracle of a dish that left me shaking my head in wonder.

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Well, I see we had a minyan in there tonight. Surf clam two ways. I can't decide which way I liked better. I am such a fan of raw seafood. But I also sit in awe of a good clean fry.

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This was what brought me in the door - cod roe taramasalata with smoked sturgeon. Described as the Jewiest thing on the menu (but it was not!).

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My favorite turnip, which I would like to try to replicate at home, except that I don't have a wood-burning oven. Maybe I'll give it a go when we're upstate and there's wood, and it's burning. Ham served on the side for my companion, who eats ham.

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Big ass dungy, with two sauces and a rice. I was distracted from my enjoyment of this crab by the concern that we were taking too long to eat it and throwing off the rhythm of the seatings. But not all that distracted.

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This is actually the Jewiest dish. Because it is fancy cold halvah. Tahini gelato with pistachios and pomegranate.

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6 hours ago, Sneakeater said:

Shoulda been Foxface!

If this off-menu and apparently improvised dry-aged beef shabu shabu doesn't merit ****, frankly I don't know what does.

 

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