I have decided to get out a bit more, in other words, go out further and farther. So last night, I went off with McPanj to try Canaille in Brooklyn. Well, a D train ride later to Atlantic Avenue, a 10-minute walk down the wrong direction, a 10-minute about-face, a further 10-minutes in the right direction, and lo and behold I found myself in a lovely, charming restaurant. Where a patient McPanj had waited for me.
We shared a calamari salad, which was delightfully fresh, and then we both ordered the lobster roll. I think we felt slightly cheated - McPanj because she found the lobster just a little too salty, and me because - well, feeling cheated is my grouchy schtick. It's my outlook for the world. No, no - it's because even though I wolfed down my lobster roll and thoroughly enjoyed it, I thought there just wasn't enough. Sure, there was a plate of frites on the side, delicious and all, but, well, I wanted more lobster and a larger roll.
But, really, a minor complaint because the place truly was charming. We shared the creme brulee, which I washed down with some calvados (ah, nothing like warming your pipes and your stomach with some brandy), and McPanj experimented with a "bio-dynamic" dessert wine from the Rhone Valley. Apparently bio-dynamic is the new organic but way cooler.
So, let's be bio-dynamic.
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Gourmand is the French word for greedy.
i recommend mary's fish camp's lobster rolls. lots of lobster. yummy "fries" (fried potato sticks like the ones eric used to eat all the time in law school but, obviously, not from a bag). and it's in wevill, much closer than brooklyn.
I like to eat food too. Also in large quantities.
your blog is making me type "scroctag" as word verification before i post this comment. hrm.
Mary's Fish Camp does have a great lobster roll however, theirs originated from Pearl Oyster Bar on Cornelia St. THEY have the best lobster roll in the city....though you may not be able to actually get it if you go there becuase they tend to sell out quickly.
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