Category: Dish
The Dish: Bone marrow toast with red onion jam at Gilt Bar
Bone marrow toast with red onion jam at Gilt Bar
Resident Foodies say: Any dish served with a femur bone, including marrow inside, deserves to be seen and eaten. We partook of this unusual dish at Gilt Bar in Chicago, a warm, rustic restaurant near Merchandise Mart.
Bone marrow is all the rage in the restaurant world in Chicago. The dish at Gilt Bar is roasted bone marrow with red onion jam & coarse salt. The femur bones are served right on the plate–a la Fred Flintsone–with the bone marrow still inside. The texture of the bone marrow resembles butter, melted cheese–or something else really gooey. The marrow didn’t have as much taste itself, but the salt added is noticeable. Add the red onion jam and cilantro on top of the toast, and you get a very distinctive combination of savory and sweet.
Some of you may be wondering if bone marrow is bad for you. We were. Surprisingly, some evidence suggests that it’s good for you–high in monounsaturated fat (the good kind that can help reduce LDL cholesterol) and protein, though also high in calories.
Best seafood in Naples, FL: ginger steamed fish at USS Nemo restaurant
Resident Foodies say: We think we found the best seafood restaurant in Naples, Florida: USS Nemo. Named and decorated like a ship, the restaurant knows how to create innovative seafood dishes. To start out, USS Nemo serves free homemade bread with a plate of hummus, seaweed salad, and lettuce with ginger sauce. The concoction is different in a good way, and lets you know you are in no ordinary restaurant. Pictured above is the tempura calamari with 3 tasty sauces: red sauce, aioli, and yuzu. We liked the yuzu sauce the most.
Pictured below is the ginger steamed fish (halibut) with steamed bok choy, beans and shiitake, rice ginger soy-lime dressing.
We also tried Nemo’s signature dish: miso broiled sea bass with citrus-ginger butter sauce, steamed rice, asparagus, carrot tempura. Everything was incredibly tasty!
Almond muffin with caramel at Ritz-Carlton brunch
Resident Foodies say: We loved the texture and color of this almond muffin with a drop of caramel.
Chocolate mousse with raspberries at the Ritz-Carlton
Resident Foodies say: Merry Christmas! We just had a feast at the Ritz-Carlton and hope to share several of the amazing creations cooked up by the chefs at the Ritz. Here’s a chocolate mousse with a wreath of raspberries that was to die for.
How to make a Korean kimchi taco
Korean bulgogi kimchi taco
Korean chicken kimchi taco
Resident Foodies say: We’ve been spending time before the holidays experimenting with Korean tacos. Today we made two varieties: a Korean bulgogi kimchi taco (which is bit more authentic, made with the traditional Korean thinly sliced beef) and a Korean chicken kimchi taco. Our kimchi was homemade, but you can get quality kimchi from the Asian market or Korean store. Make sure it’s fresh. The cabbage should still be crunchy, the color a bright orange red, and the kimchi fermented for a few days. The prep time for the Korean taco is only about 30 to 45 minutes. Recipe to follow.
Korean kimchi taco