Lighting my cranberry and mandarin scented candle this afternoon while settling down with my Rosetta Stone Italian language learning software, I noticed the logo on my matchbox. Whomever thought that promo matchboxes didn't work clearly wasn't thinking of scented candle lighting.
During the all American East coast road trip, we ate at a great restaurant called the Russell House Tavern. Its a great bar/restaurant where all the local Harvard students hang out and eat oysters on the half shell, fois gras, charcuterie, bone marrow, and crab cakes... seems like the regular University hangout eh? Of course their mommy and daddy must be supplying the platinum Visas for it right?
As we sat down we were presented with a huge menu covering a vast range of delicious courses, a little too overwhelming for me. So as in all our restaurant adventures we decided to let the server pick out a dinner for us of their specialties.
He did a fabulous job! Some of the most fantastic cocktails! Make sure to try the Battle of Trafalgar and the Last Word!
Bringing out course after course of small, sharable items that delighted the taste buds. Of course there were oysters, bone marrow, Anchovy toast, lobster salad, and a crispy poached egg! The food adrenaline was pumping through our veins as the tables on either side of us envied the outrageous selection of goodies in front of us. Our eyes widened and mouths widened even further. The music humming, the waiters bringing out plate after plate of succulence. After we had exasperated the food laid out in front our waiter inquired whether or not we were full, which of course on our food high we were most definitely not! And so the dinner went into the seventh game of the playoffs, third period.
This is when it started getting fatty. Charcuterie flew out of the kitchen and extra crostini to follow. We lapped up the chicken liver Pate, duck ham, and Birkshire Rillette like ravenous dogs. The flavours melting on our tongues and the crostini adding a much appreciated crunch.
Now as much as we love charcuterie, I now believe it is possible to have too much. No longer did we feel like pouncing outside and exploring the rest of Harvard Square, it was more like... cab, shoes off, sleep. Of course we had to end with something light and sweet, a dessert hidden from the menu.
Over the 2 hours we spent diving into the Cambridge food world we had a glorious time and our waiter declared us his BEST TABLE EVER.
Good work Russell House Tavern!
http://www.russellhousecambridge.com/
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