another fantastic dinner

at the Corner Table. We went last Friday night and loved one of the dishes so much that we had to go back last night to get it again. Of course, as luck would have it, when we arrived and Scott asked what brought us back so soon, we found out that they'd just sold out of the dish we wanted - a deep fried egg over duck confit and microgreens. At first we thought he was teasing us, but sadly, he wasn't.

Not that it mattered that much. We were there with our friend Jay and sat at the bar, where we chatted with staff and pored over the menu, trying to make our decisions. I talked my semi-adventurous husband into trying beef tongue tacos with beans - he liked them, but I loved them. I've always been slightly afraid of beef tongue, but these tiny two-bite tacos were delicious. I had potato/mushroom pierogies that were tasty, and Jay had rabbit sausage that was, frankly, amazing. It was served with braised cabbage that really gave the dish a zing. I liked his starter the best. Scott was doing a tasting dinner at the chef's table in the kitchen, and he sent us out a sample of one of their courses: roasted glazed ribs. A crispy, savory surprise. Then another surprise shortly before our entrees arrived: deep fried eggs! In another iteration, but fantastic nonetheless: crazy, soft-boiled, lightly breaded, and deep fried egg over braised beef with hollandaise and a red wine reduction. We still managed to eat our entrees. Mine was a homemade pasta tossed with smoked trout and capers in a lemon butter sauce. Salty, smoky, bright - I don't think I left anything in the bowl. And a shared pot de creme to finish off the experience.

We could barely walk out of there, and now Brad and I have food hangover in a big way today. I can only imagine what Jay feels like. He's a mostly vegetarian who ate rabbit sausage, ribs, deep fried egg over beef, then a beef burger topped with short ribs - holy meatfest, Batman!!

Thank you, Scott and company, for another memorable meal and for the surprise extras. We really appreciated it!!