Two evenings this week, Cy and I attended restaurant events where some very tasty small dishes were served to us. The first of these events was at Gryphon‘s opening. The food was much better than most of the bars I have been to. While we were not fans of the fried cheese balls, there were some standout dishes including:
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- Little cuban sandwiches!
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- Cy is still raving about the sliders, which were cooked medium.
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- The mac and cheese was good but was supposed to be served with crawfish.
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- The beef on grits was a standout dish.
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- Can’t go wrong with chocolate and raspberries.
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- The beef tacos with kimchi were delicious.
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- Inside look of beef tacos.
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- Ok, while I was not a fan of the alligator bites, Cy was.
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- Fried Oysters. Yum!
The following evening, we attended the preview night for Zaytinya’s annual Greek Easter Celebration. This special menu runs from March 31st through May 5th. I always enjoy showing up at this event and finding several huge hunks of lamb turning on a spit. I loved the Apokreas cocktail, which is made from a combination of Metaxa, Verjus, and maple syrup and is garnished with red pickled quail egg and baby carrots. Some of the standout dishes were:
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- Tell me the Flintstone’s wouldn’t be proud of these huge hunks of spit-roasted lamb shoulder!
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- This is the lamb in question, fresh off the spit and tasty!
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- These little pancakes were delicious!.
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- Peas on tzatziki suce.
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- Tasty grilled veggies!
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- The Apokreas cocktail.
-JAY
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