Finally made it out to Church and State for my marrow fix. The good news? The marrow was great. Buttery, mellow and perfect on the baguette crisps they came with. The bad news? Whomever was on meat that day salted the crap out of everything. Luckily, my bouillabaisse, tarte flambé, and berkshire pork terrine were prepared by somebody else.
The rundown:
Ok I lied, not all the meat was over salted. But they let this one sit too long under the lamps. Fries were luke warm as was the steak.
Amazingly tender, but too salty. I imagine they brined the pork to get it that tender. The peas around it were great.
It was great. The only thing I would add would be some fish to this dish. For $26 dollars, I expect more than just prawns, mussels and some clams. The pork terrine in the background was great. Buttery, with a slight smokey bacon flavor with a mild sweetness.
The reason I went. It did not disappoint. It was superb. It's so good that I want them to do variations on it, maybe one with a crust to contrast the marrow.
Escargots. It was good. I'm so used to eating these drowning in butter that oddly I was thrown off by the more elegant individually packaged ramekins. Maybe throw in some slivers of garlic in there for an escargots garlic confit surprise? The bread in the foreground was also good. Not fresh from the oven like at Bouchon though, so not the best I've had at a bistro.
Tarte Flambe. Carmalized onions, cheese, bacon. You can't go wrong.
Some drinks, a modified whiskey sour on top and a green gimlet on the bottom. Both really good. Perhaps a touch on the sweet side. I think maybe for the skinnies.
All in all a good experience, and somewhere I'd probably have to revisit due to the oversalting fiasco. One image I didn't get a good snap of was with the short rib. Great flavor, but again, ruined by it's saltiness. The other crappy part is of course it's location. Here is where I parked:
7/9/09
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