Chicken Madeira at the Sheraton Herndon Dulles.
We’ve had some great products and meals lately. Some of the standouts:
We recently had dinner at the Sheraton Herndon Dulles. The Food & Beverage Manager knew that we’d be staying at the hotel and lured us into the restaurant with this description:
“Our enticing seared sea bass atop a bed of crisp sautéed savory vegetable medley is absolutely divine and is quickly becoming a favorite amongst our guests and continues to be one of my favorites !”
Did the dish live up to the hype? Yes, it was flavorful, and was served with a citrus emulsion, broccolini, yellow summer squash, and braised potatoes. The Chicken Madeira was served with with asparagus, mashed potatoes, a vegetable medley, and melted fresh mozzarella, and was very good as well. The sauce was so flavorful that I could probably drink it straight; the fresh mozzarella and asparagus wasn’t the best combination, with the melted mozzarella clinging to the asparagus like a rubbery shell. The crab cake appetizer was good, with the cakes being both tender and flavorful. You also can’t go wrong with their molten chocolate cake with ice cream.
Curried Crab With Watermelon From Spilled Milk Catering.
Matthew T. and I attended an event hosted by Spilled Milk Catering. Many of their dishes of very good, with some of the standouts being Mac & Cheese Lollipops served with a Tangy Mustard Sauce, Indian Spiced Lamb Lollipops served with a Mint & Cumin Yogurt, and Curried Crab served on Watermelon Skewers with a Mint & Cilantro Salad.
They also had some great desserts, including little Ginger Sponge And Goat Cheese Ice Cream Sandwiches, Lemon & Blueberry Cheesecake Bites, and little Mint Chocolate Whoopie Pies. Their pastry chef is Jenna of Modern Domestic and (the Planning Committee of) DC Food Blogger Happy Hour.
Ginger Sponge And Goat Cheese Ice Cream Sandwiches From Spilled Milk Catering. Image Courtesy of Moderndomestic.com.
We talked to a couple whose wedding is being catered by Spilled Milk; the said that they chose Spilled Milk because out of all the catering companies they spoke to, Spilled Milk was the most responsive to them when it came to planning the menu.
And, yes, Matthew T. actually drank some of the milk from their display, which luckily was real milk.
Angell Organic Candy Bars exhibited at the Fancy Food Show (although Suzanne Angell is a bit camera shy). I was able to procure a few bars, and recently tried the Dark Angell and Angell Crisp. They are organic, gluten-free, delicious, and are made with really good quality chocolate. I had the Snow Angell in my possession, but passed it to someone who enjoys white chocolate more than I do. Angell has a great catchphrase: “Eat No Evil.”
Kari’s Malva Pudding was also represented at the Fancy Food Show. Two of the puddings arrived by mail recently, the original and the chocolate. They are basically delicate sticky cakes that arrive frozen and need to be heated up. Both varieties were delicious (and addictive) and pair well with vanilla ice cream. The company does need to work on it’s packaging, but I’m sure they are aware of that fact. From their webpage:
“Malva Pudding is the favorite dessert of Nelson Mandela. Art Smith, Oprah Winfrey’s personal chef, served Malva Pudding during the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy’s first Christmas dinner. Although it is a pudding, it is not like a chocolate pudding, or a baked fruit pudding. It is more like a cake, a moist and delicious cake, moist like a tres leches, but an entirely different flavor – lighter and more caramelly.”
-JAY
Disclaimer: I know something to this effect is stated in our “About” section, but (as sometimes happens), we received freebies. That said, our words are our own.
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