HEY food!

Last Friday Graham and I went out to dinner at True Bistro with Sharky and Kat. It’s so hit and miss there. I either absolutely love what I’m eating or don’t like it at all. They have a tendency to over-salt their dishes, which can be annoying. Regardless I still like eating there, in part because their cocktails are imaginative and delicious.

Graham and I shared the cornmeal-crusted oyster mushrooms with horseradish/dill aioli and some sort of red sauce on the plate that I can’t identify. For my entree I ordered the Vietnamese crepe stuffed with honshimeiji mushrooms, fried tofu, mung sprouts, and served with spicy dipping sauce. I can’t say I liked it. I mean it was fine, but I gave the leftovers away and I wouldn’t eat it again. Of course I ate an olive roll, dipped in olive oil. I also ordered the  seared mixed mushrooms for a side dish. They were SUPER delicious. Next time I go I may just order and appetizer a salad (or soup) and these fantastic mushrooms. Graham had a puttanesca type dish with homemade pasta, pretty tasty.

For dessert I had their sorbet/ice cream (non-dairy) trio. I wish I could remember the flavors but one was raspberry paired with some sort of alcohol and apricot paired with champagne (I think), the third was mint-chocolate. They were served on a warm lacy cookie. Totally worth eating the sugar. I really need to get an ice cream maker so I can make for real frozen desserts that I can eat. I also tried Sharky’s Napoleon and Kat’s mango & macadamia nut crumble.

And last, but not least, the Bloody Maria, of which I had two. The first one being amazing, like one of the best cocktails I’ve ever had, and the second being good but not mind-blowing. She’s pretty much the same as a Bloody Mary but with tequila instead of vodka. I know right?! They list the ingredients as: ‘1800’ tequila, tomato juice, lemon juice, lime juice, horseradish, Tabasco, Worcestershire sauce, and sugar. I must adapt and perfect this recipe for myself.