LOCAL
If you don’t already know, the Dallas area is (over)filled with dining options… So on the rare occasion you find something out of the ordinary, knock-your-socks-off, excellent overall.. The place you want to make your new favorite- we had to share this experience with you.As a side note, we are both from Dallas- Working, living and making the most of the Dallas/Fort Worth Food scene. We love to try new places… giving them all a fair chance… but we do have the select few favorites we try over and over again… With the blog, we will try and bring a taste of our ‘appetizing adventures’ to you, so that your taste testers can be steered in the right direction!
Most likely we’ll be very blunt, give our full and honest opinion. So feel free to let us know your honest opinion if you have tried the same places we tasted!
Back to tonight’s appetizing adventure… On a whim we decided to go out for dinner after work, it was my turn to choose… and LOCAL it was. Hidden in Deep Ellum, in the old BOYD HOTEL, is a perfectly kept secret of the best food in town. Chef Tracy Miller out does herself to say the least!
Since we are both foodies, we like to try one of everything, so tonight we went with the seven-course tasting menu. In short- it was out of this world.
ON THE MENU.
Amuse-Bouche:broccolini soup
Soup of the Day:roasted vegetable soup
Salad:balsamic roasted candy striped beets local arugula, paula’s fresh chevre + toasted pinenuts
First:
maine lobster cake crispy beet + frisee slaw + meyer lemon dill cream
seared hudson valley foie gras + house_made texas
toast oregon pinot + tawny port steeped texas strawberries
OR
scratch ravioli of thyme_scented roasted butternut
squash spinach, prosciutto + acorn squash salad + sage_butter sauce
intermezzio tangerine_sorbet
Second:
herb marinated pan_seared nantucket bay scallops yukon gold, acorn
+ butternut squash risotto, gene’s micro arugula + simple citrus butter glaze
AND
grilled farm_raised filet mignoncaramelized onion risotto + roasted garlic butter_balsamic finish
Desert:
classic banana pudding bruleed bananas, fresh whipped cream +
housemade vanilla wafers
Nothing here was sparred. The flavors were in perfect balance; not once did either of us ask for the saltshaker. (Fresh cracked pepper on the other hand is always a good thing).The atmosphere, the service and the overall vibe were an absolute delight! Its not too loud, nor did we ever feel rushed - The service did not fall short at any given time during the evening, from recommendations, to attentiveness and friendliness. The Chef herself even sat us at the table!
Local has been around for the past seven years, and this was the first time we made the effort? I hope you don’t make the same mistake and wait as long as we did to try this appetizing treasure…
