What I Ate…
errrr... on Friday night of last week. Details, details… but I promise a real recipe from Wednesday at the end!
I’ve been meaning to write a post about this Underground Supper I went to last Friday. It is the best supper event I’ve attended to date! And you guys know I do these a lot.
Atlanta native Zach Meloy started Push Start Kitchen with his wife, Christina. They recently returned from a stint in Costa Rica where they ran a restaurant. This supper club is their way to generate some buzz and money in hopes of pushing a restaurant start here in Atlanta.
So my foodie-partner-in-crime (Corinne) and I trekked out to The Goat Farm.
The Goat Farm is a kitschy little hippie-like colony that – in addition to literally being a goat farm – hosts a variety of events (this night included a dance performance and a food truck), is home to a few loft owners, and has it’s own coffee shop/late night $2 beer stop. I had NO idea places like this existed in Atlanta but I’m moving in.
We were to dine in a small room with 8 others among ancient ceiling pulley systems, discarded books, and cotton mill ruins.
Candles were lit, Dark and Stormy beverages flowed, and the night began to move.
Pictures were taken in front of an old pile of bricks by a local photographer. A train rolled by. We found a copy of The World According to Garp. I ran into a girl I went to high school with (what are the odds?!).
All while enjoying a lovely canape – a small masa biscuit topped with cream cheese and red pepper jam:
After the first round of drinks and the canapes were consumed, we took our seats at a rustic (read: IKEA) dining table for the first course.
First, the wine (served by Zach): a light rose, full of strawberries and refreshing on a muggy night.
I was of course busy ogling the already-plated food on the chef’s table next to my right…
First course: crispy Serrano ham, tomato confit, avocado, smoked chile cornbread, with molasses vinaigrette and basil.
Now. I don’t like cornbread (bad Southerner!), but this stuff was delicious. It was soft and smokey, not gritty and dry like the bread I often see. The Serrano was perfectly crisped and added the right level of salt to compliment the plump tomatoes.
I could have eaten this all night and been content. Alas, the meal must go on!
Second Course: Sous vide pork tenderloin, roasted plum mole, crispy grits, goat cheese, country ham powder, and greens.
You read me correctly – PLUM mole. Spiced chocolate plum sauce. I nearly begged Chef for a jar of the stuff.
For those of you who haven’t had meat prepared sous vide before, it is basically cooking meat at a low temperature in a plastic bag underwater. This allows you to cook even the thickest cuts of meat evenly at a perfectly controlled temperature, resulting in (arguably) the most juicy meat perfection (sorry if I just made all the vegetarians gag!).
Back to the mole. It was amazing with the pork not too sweet and a bit smokey. All of this was complemented by the slightly salty flash-fried grit cakes and creamy goat cheese. I gobbled up mine so fast Corinne asked if I wanted to finish hers.
The Finale: Rum scented “pan perdido,” condensed milk ice cream, pickled cherries, and galleta maria
I didn’t know what half of that meant until I googled at home later. My initial description was “deconstructed dessert French toast.”
It turns out I wasn’t too far off! Pan perdido is essentially bread pudding. Chef Zach pan-fried it so it was especially french toast-like (nom nom). Galleta marias are tea biscuit-like brown sugar cookies found throughout Latin America. They almost crumbled to the touch and their vanilla and cinnamon flavorings only added to my french toast fantasy. Served with homemade ice cream and pickled cherries… I can now die happy.
The way to my stomach’s heart is dessert. Someone must have let that cat out of the bag because we were presented with a sweet coconut candy rolled in almond meal:
The bird didn’t want any, so I ate it all myself. 🙂
As promised, I am posting something I actually made and ate this week for a change.
The Biscoff spread Miss Smart gifted me with has been burning a hole in my pantry. This is an emergency situation, remedied only by having banana soft serve (which I think you all are familiar with) for breakfast.
Why soft serve? To go with my Biscoff Sauce, of course!
Biscoff spread tastes like a creamed version on the brown sugar cookies served on Delta flights… but better.
Why better? Let me break this down: Spread = Peanut Butter-like = Awesome.
In fact, it says right on the jar that it should be used any where you’d normally use PB or chocolate spread. Cookie spread!!! *swoon*
Can you call 2 ingredients a recipe? Maybe not… but it’s what I ate for breakfast on Wednesday (WIABW).
Banana Soft Serve
Freeze a banana. Toss said banana in blender. Blend until smooth (can add milk if you need to thin it out a bit to blend).
Biscoff Sauce
- 1 T Biscoff spread
- 1/8 tsp coconut oil
Place both ingredients in a small bowl.
Microwave for ~10 seconds – just until melted (BE CAREFUL – it will burn). Stir together.
Try to top soft serve with sauce before you slurp it up
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This jar doesn’t have a prayer of lasting through the weekend. It will be used for some epic oats.
What food product have you recently tried and loved?
Does anyone want to write a guest post for me next week? Pretty please?!
First: you are gorgeous and I love your hair.
So much so that I might even forgive you for saying you don’t usually like cornbread 😛 I love cornbread! Though I’ll have to agree – if it’s dry it’s a no-go. All the food they served looks magnificent, though, and I love the vibe of the place.
I’ve never seen Biscoff spread before, except on blogs. Lately my favorite new food product is definitely Crunchmaster crackers. SO addictive. I’ve got my mom hooked, too!
I love your earrings in the first picture! That meal and place sounds/looks fantastic. I def want to try it out the next time I’m in Atlanta. Were those canapes as good as they looked? I’ve never seen biscoff spread BUT my favorite coffee shop here gives biscoff cookies COMPLIMENTARY with every cup of coffee. I hoard them 😀
Thank you! My sister made the earrings. 🙂
Complimentary Biscoff rocks!
You don’t like cornbread? What?
Hi there! I’ve never seen Biscoff spread either…hmmm – looks good! 🙂
I would be honored to help you out on that guest post….just shoot me an email! xoxo from Trindad
That dinner looks like a really enjoyable time. Fun! I think I’d like biscoff spread too. I’m not a fan of the cookies, but it’s due to the texture, not the taste.
Fun dinner! I’ve seen the Biscoff Spread before and had to restrain myself.
What a great meal. I love all the pictures.
I want to come to atlanta immediately that dinner looks SO cool!
I’ve never seen or heard of biscoff spread before, mmmmmmm 🙂
I don’t like corn bread either and i loved visiting costa rica though i have no memory of the food? LOL 🙂
I think you should start a new blog just about Atlanta restaurants! That entire meal looks delicious (and yes, I’m a vegetarian saying that)!
Those canape’s at the beginning of your post look so good. I want one in my belly right now 🙂
Why have I never topped my banana soft serve with Biscoff??? That sounds heavenly! I actually haven’t bought a jar of Biscoff yet, but I tried it in the store and it was to DIE for. I’m not sure I’d be able to keep my spoon out of it 😉
Love all the pictures and that meal looks sooooo good!
As a firm believer that food is merely a vehicle for condiments, I must try this Biscoff spread of which you speak. Looks amazing!
Gorgeous pic hun! You look fab! 🙂 As does the meal! I’m now looking forward to tonights veggie stir fry even less!! :/
Oh by the way, really liked the ab ripper! I think I will love it when I’m actually fully motivated! Definitely have achey abs today! 🙂
Oh my goodness! I had to click over to this right away the second I saw “biscoff” in the title. Mixing it with coconut oil sounds even more amazing!
That entire meal looks fantastic. Don’t know when the last time I ate like that was!
And if you need a guest post, I’d be happy to write one for you. Just shoot me an email if you still need one!
WOW! I wish I lived in Atlanta and could enjoy that wonderful supper.
Terrific pictures!!
This is the 2nd time I have heard of Biscoff spread…I am going to have to find some at the store. As I very much love the cookies you get on the airlines.
What a fun day! You and your friend look so cute and everything looks delicious! Great post! 🙂
First, I agree with Jess (above) that you’re gorgeous. I might stalk you (not b/c you’re gorgeous, but because of these FANTASTIC meals you eat)! 😉
LOL! Thank you so much. You are welcome to come stalk me in ATL anytime. We’d have some awesome meals!
That meal leaves me speechless… so much goodness. I’ve been LOVING banana soft serve lately…
BTW cute pic of you!!
I bookmarked your recipe for later. Sending some buzz your way. Thanks for sharing.
Wow! Everything looks amazing. That confit, the plum mole. Mmmm.
Greg – if you can re-create that plum mole I’d forever be indebted! 🙂
Happy WIAW gorgeous!! I love how even the waiter gets a shoutout =) hehe! Gorgous eats as per usual! and good idea to use the biscoff spread on soft serve! I might be making a batch tonight! you made me crave it! <3
Hot damn that’s an AWESOME dinner event. I’d be in goaty heaven. I did a similar with sheep when I was in Chile on a wine tour. Good lord, I just THOUGHT I knew good cheese. So glad you had a good time 🙂 Awesome soft serve too, super yummy! Buzzed
Thank you! A wine tour in Chile?! That sounds like my idea of heaven.
I want that sauce. And those desserts. And cream cheese & pepper jelly. I’m drooling.
I am SO obsessed with Biscoff! I need another jar 🙂
How have I never tried Biscoff spread before?! No good reason apparently, I shall be soon!
Those desserts look fantastic too.. 🙂 good stuff here!
This event looks so fun! I have molasses in my cabinet right now and I SO want to try my hand at a molasses vinaigrette! And the biscoff sauce rocks!
I still haven’t tried Biscoff spread but everyone is raving about it. I need to find out where I can find it in Kansas City. Thanks for stopping by my blog, I’m looking forward to seeing more from you!!
Yum – that food looks awesome! Lucky for you the bird passed on sharing so it meant more for you 😉
I think I would fall in love with that venue. Wow..
i LOVE banana soft serve
you are so stunning!!
Hey! Happy WIAW! great eats! looks like you had wonderful time 🙂
wow. I wonder what biscoff sauce tastes like. Does it contain hazelnuts? I’m allergic to nutella but always am on the lookout for some chocolatey spread. I need to try banana soft serve too- how do you make yours?
What have I recently tried and loved? hm….I’m currently loving cashew butter.
I’d love to do a guest post- just give me some questions and I’ll take it from there 🙂
I’m not sure… I think you can go to their website and find out how it’s made though!
Bana soft-serve is super easy. You just toss a frozen banana in the food processor! If it’s not blending correctly, you can add some almond milk or other liquid. It’s soooo delicious.