Fraiche Food Friday: Eastern Standard

Last Friday, Kenmore’s quintessential Kenmore eatery Eastern Standard

hosted a tasting for a group of Boston food bloggers (myself clearly included.)

I began the evening with my favorite cocktail, the Belle de Jour;

a sparkling concoction of benedictine, elixir of lemon and grenadine.

Next was the Charcuterie Plate. The selection (which varies daily) that evening

was cornish hen, St. Moret goat cheese, raw cow’s milk cheese, cherries, 

cornichon, summer sausage, minted lamb and appetizer sized baguettes. 

The sweet, salty and savory combination was truly wonderful and well presented.

**Please excuse the ensuing phone photos – my SLR was acting up a bit

so I had to improvise with what technology was available**

 In the company of knowledgeable foodies, we began to get a bit

adventurous and ordered the fried chicken livers.

Having grown up with a severe distaste for liver, though optimistic with my

evolving palette, I was so pleasantly surprised by this dish!

We were presented next with the Gouda Macaroni & Cheese. A delight for 

the taste buds with a unique creamy essence and bits of guanciale

(cured pork) that lent the dish even more flavor.

Continuing on our daring culinary passage, we quickly agreed the

Roasted Bone Marrow was a dish we could not say no to.

 Bursting with a variance of spice while rapidly establishing itself (to me)

as a definitive comfort food, I could not be happier to have sampled it.

Over, and over…

The evening concluded perfectly with a Butterscotch Bread Pudding

topped with praline ice cream and salted butter caramel.

It was wonderful to see Kerrie of Urban Foodie Finds, meet

the notorious @BostonAttitude and social butterfly Jen Dorman

aka The Boston Bachelorette.

Thank you again to Eastern Standard for accommodating our group

and especially to our particularly erudite and enthusiastic server.

She made the experience a lovely one – it is so wonderful to see people

that love what they do and truly know the ins and outs of each dish!

Which dish looks most appetizing to you!?