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Handy Tacos
...The Pub Tacos are our newest greatest hits, served two per serving, making them imminently conducive to sharing with a friend over a few beers, and now that spring is finally upon us, we've decided to add a fish version, using fresh cod, battered and deep-fried, then topping it with a light, bright, and tasty medley of chopped red onion, fresh cilantro, and lime juice, offering sriracha sauce as well, now available it Dorrian's tableside.... [Full Post]
Swimming to Cambodia
...Amazingly, after forkfuls and handfuls of these bold flavors, the mackerel dish succeeded in showcasing the inherently more nuanced properties of the warm and light, flaky fish and its crisp, slightly seasoned skin, topping a melange of a colder salad that stood well on their firm textures and naturally clean and earthy aromatics.... [Full post]
Crustacean Determination
...The crispy noodle, to me, were the coup of this dish, bigger toasted crumbs on the outside provide loud crunch from the beginning to the end of each bite. The sriracha sauce was also a great success, with that chili-garlic heat that starts with a sweeping hit a heat, mellows out by the back off the mouth, and finishes like a flower through the nose. The herbs cool and crisp, cleansing the end of each forkful. And the crab cakes, fortunately, delicated seasoned enough to still taste all the crab goodness, although I couldn't help thinking how much better these could have been with lump crab meat, those delicious firm, flavorful lumps being a cap highlight, and star, of the dish.... [cont.]
