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Waking up to a little Winter wonderland such as this invokes strong emotions within me. Strong emotions because I knew I had f**kloads of shoveling to do before I could leave the house. Well at least the snow had stopped and the three hours of shoveling worked up quite an appetite to justify another meal.
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It wasn't our intention to hit another
"tapas" style restaurant the very next day but technically Zaytinya does mezze style dishes which is pretty much er... Middle-Eastern tapas. The food here has strong Greek, Lebanese and Turkish influences which were evident in the flavor and selection of dishes.
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Warm pita bread on a cold late morning, most welcomed.
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Smooth humus with a generous pour of olive oil, this accompanied the bread very well.
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Escargots on a bed of mashed potatoes served with a garlic butter sauce, a tad salty but these were still quite tasty snails.
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Now this was very tasty, minced lamb kebab koobideh seared just enough to cook the exterior leaving almost a tartare like raw finish within. Delicious!
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The homemade veal sausages were also very good with a surprisingly very snappy casing which pretty much just burst forth with full flavor on every bite.
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Crisp pita bread filled with seasoned minced lamb, I could imagine this as a nice snack or sandwich to go, the bread remained nice and crisp despite the juicy mince.
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Here's a risoni with grilled chicken and shaved parmesan, this felt a little heavy but that could probably be due to the fact that we were already pretty full before this last savory dish arrived.
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Zaytinya's rendition of the Turkish delight.
Walnut ice cream with Skotidakis Farm goat’s milk yogurt mousse, honey geleĆ©, orange-caramel sauce and caramelized pine nuts. I'm not a big fan of the typical Turkish delight confectionary (way too sweet for me) but this was a nice refreshing change.
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And just to balance up the desserts, here's the Greek yogurt and apricots.
Muscat soaked apricots, vanilla yogurt cream, apricot sorbet and pistachio powder. Not bad either.
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The almost obligatory Turkish coffee ended the meal.
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4 comments:
All this for 2 person! U guys are da man!
Xin Nian Kuai Le! Did you get some bak kwa to eat?
Wow, this all looks really hearty and gorgeous! I just forked up (used a spoon actually) my own guacamole inspired by a Nigella episode. Have a raclette party st ttin. Good times!rt while. Happy Lunar to you too. Good times!
I want some snow!~ :D
The dishes look truly awesome.
My favorite animal is steak. ~Fran Lebowitz
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