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my road not taken …
t says: A long time ago, when I was a wee lad, I tried to use this Robert Frost poem for a school-related speech.
But little did I realize that “The Road Not Taken” was not at all about the righteous choosing of a road less traveled, rather, an anticipation of remorse when choosing from two equally attractive roads. What does this have to do with a food blog?
This might be my road not taken:
I’ve seen my fair share of Matyson’s menus show up on Foobooz or in my inbox. This one is perhaps the most delicious-sounding one I have ever seen, with not a single item that doesn’t make my mouth water – right down to the deconstructed KandyKake at the end! But ultimately, I couldn’t justify a weekday $45 splurge (not including tax, gratuity, or the wine I’d bring), and it was torrentially raining outside. Thus, I opted to stay indoors and whip up a full-on homemade meal – which turned out great! But now, after several hours have passed, as my shiftwork insomnia sets in and I’m left to sit and stare at Matyson’s menu I cannot help but wonder if perhaps I should have chosen the other road?
I guess we’ll never know …
(well … unless you go tomorrow – then you can tell me how awesome it was!)
P.S. Dear Matyson … if you could just offer this menu on a weekend, I’d be extraordinarily grateful. I’d gladly share some wine with you!
EDIT:
t says: it turns out that a loyal adsz reader went to Matyson to check out the menu. Here is the official report, copied from the comments attached to this post, and the photos from foobooz’s website!
rch says: Verdict: It was really delicious, one of the best I’ve had at Matyson. Standout was the roast pork. I could have eaten 3 more of those. Oyster was nice, really refreshing with the blood orange and cilantro. Pretzel was a little odd, actually – super delicious, but it didn’t really call back “pretzel” at all – more just Philly Italian food. The wagyu beef with gougere was tender and awesome, though I would have liked more onion flavor. But that’s just nitpicking; it was delicious. Dessert was good too, but we seriously considered asking for a second helping of roast pork instead of dessert, and I’m still sort of sorry we didn’t! Wish you could have been there with us – fingers crossed they’ll add a couple of these to the regular menu…
Credit: foobooz
Credit: foobooz
Credit: foobooz
Credit: foobooz
Credit: foobooz
just when i thought oreos couldn’t get any gooder …
t says: The chicken one is the only weird one … (but that doesn’t mean I wouldn’t try it).
seen in the wild: water cartons
t says: A funny little thing I came across recently:
a box of water?
This half-liter of water comes in a cute white paper carton. As you can tell from the design elements, it appears to be aimed at hipsters and clearly costs more than a bottle of Dasani or Poland Spring or BJ’s brand water. Why’d I buy it? I had to know: is boxed water better? A few things struck me as odd upon further reading the label. Apparently, the box is not made from recycled paper, rather, from paper that can be recycled … but plastic can be recycled too, right? And it clearly says that “our boxes are recyclable only where facilities exist” … so I guess it means that I have to do some legwork before sticking this in the recycling bin (at least they gave me a website to look at: recyclecartons.com). Furthermore, they boast that the trees they used to make this paper came from some kind of certified forest – I presume one in which trees are replaced as they are “harvested”? Does that make it alright/better? I have no idea. Is there still net negative trees? Maybe. I did like the idea of being able to ship flattened boxes more effieciently – so that’s probably a legit environmental benefit. BUT, there’s also a dirty little secret that isn’t obvious until you buy one of these: the inside of the box appears to be lined with some kind of metallic liner – so there’s probably additional materials and processing going on that further hurts any environmental claims (once again, what do I know about making paper cartons?).
But really – the big question is about taste: does it taste good? Answer: nope. It tastes like plastic … which is peculiar because it’s not from a bottle. It reminds me of a Poland Spring that had spent all day baking in my beach bag at the shore on a 100+ degree day. ‘Nuff said.
A high-cost source of water, that tastes not good, and of dubious environmental benefit. Bummer. I guess I should mention then the only real reason to buy this product: you look cool drinking water out of a paper carton. Duh!
hilarious hosemaster post
t says: I just had to share it:
NYT Wine School
t says: I love this idea – thanks for the heads up, a!
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/12/dining/get-out-your-corkscrew.html?_r=0
what if you could turn water into wine?
t says: That’s a shnazzy line, right? “What if I could turn water into wine?” It’s got a lot of head-turning power. I’m sure someone might actually read this article now. Who knows how the end product will taste? I’d blind-taste it just for fun (but I sure as hell wouldn’t buy one).
about time!
t says: It’s about time that someone made a not-ridiculous-looking wine carrier! It doesn’t look like it’d accommodate wider pinot/chardonnay bottles, though …
after dinner sneeze 