Tuesday, January 15, 2008
...i can feel it!
trying to save money is leaving me in a trifecta of funk: work, eat, sleep. repeat.
but recently the fog of funk has been lifting:
we saw juno. i don't want to give anything away or give any hints, but you should watch it for yourself and then we can discuss in the comments.
last thursday we went to matyson, a downtown byob, for their (weekly changing) tasting menu. pv alerted us to one of her "favorite meals in the past year" so since we didn't have anything else to do, we took the train and made it in time to grab a drink at elephant and castle (a big MEH), and to our 6:30pm reservation.
last week the tasting menu focused on duck:
1.rilletes with a trio of garnishes [apricot marmalade, crumbled blue cheese, & cornichons]
2.foie gras ravioli & truffles [black trumpet mushrooms, parmesan foam]
3.cassoulet [crispy duck confit, andouille sausage]
4.duck l'orange [potato puree, haricot vert, almonds]
5.chocolate toffee cake [vanilla ice cream]
while it wasn't the best meal of my life, it was very affordable ($45 for the 5 course tasting menu) and delicious. probably my favorite course was the foie gras ravioli & truffles second course: a very savory pasta and mushroom dish, one that i could have eaten 10 more of (seriously). the cassoulet was not as heavy as the dish could have been, which is a good thing, but the spice of the andouille sausage was too strong and overshadowed the duck confit (which was delightfully crispy). everything else was good and indicative of the quality of food they prepare. we'll definitely be going back in the future.
matyson
37 S. 19th street (between market and chestnut)
philadelphia, pa 19103
215.564.2925
i'm also super excited because i've started listening to yrock at work, and i was just talking to cavin about maybe going to the electric factory to see this "freezetival" show (three bands: editors, hot hot heat, louis xiv). i was listening today and they were giving away free tickets to the show, and guess freaking what? i won! yea! i never win anything! so now we have a date to go out again and be social (or something).
things are definitely picking up, i can feel it!
but recently the fog of funk has been lifting:
we saw juno. i don't want to give anything away or give any hints, but you should watch it for yourself and then we can discuss in the comments.
last thursday we went to matyson, a downtown byob, for their (weekly changing) tasting menu. pv alerted us to one of her "favorite meals in the past year" so since we didn't have anything else to do, we took the train and made it in time to grab a drink at elephant and castle (a big MEH), and to our 6:30pm reservation.
last week the tasting menu focused on duck:
1.rilletes with a trio of garnishes [apricot marmalade, crumbled blue cheese, & cornichons]
2.foie gras ravioli & truffles [black trumpet mushrooms, parmesan foam]
3.cassoulet [crispy duck confit, andouille sausage]
4.duck l'orange [potato puree, haricot vert, almonds]
5.chocolate toffee cake [vanilla ice cream]
while it wasn't the best meal of my life, it was very affordable ($45 for the 5 course tasting menu) and delicious. probably my favorite course was the foie gras ravioli & truffles second course: a very savory pasta and mushroom dish, one that i could have eaten 10 more of (seriously). the cassoulet was not as heavy as the dish could have been, which is a good thing, but the spice of the andouille sausage was too strong and overshadowed the duck confit (which was delightfully crispy). everything else was good and indicative of the quality of food they prepare. we'll definitely be going back in the future.
matyson
37 S. 19th street (between market and chestnut)
philadelphia, pa 19103
215.564.2925
i'm also super excited because i've started listening to yrock at work, and i was just talking to cavin about maybe going to the electric factory to see this "freezetival" show (three bands: editors, hot hot heat, louis xiv). i was listening today and they were giving away free tickets to the show, and guess freaking what? i won! yea! i never win anything! so now we have a date to go out again and be social (or something).
things are definitely picking up, i can feel it!
Labels: music, restaurant
2 Comments:
i plop said...
Juno's hilarious.
kalat-o-scope said...
i thought juno was well-acted. i wished that michael cera had a larger role in the movie. one thing i didn't care for was the ending. a little too much cheese.