This entry is dedicated to my best friend because this week was her 25th birthday and one thing we share besides friendship is a love for vegan food. This week has brought many changes in my life, seems like I'm turning over a new page in the book we call life.
In a short of coming out celebration, I tried a wine bar Saturday on 14th St called Cork. As we walked up to the front of the building people spilled out the door like a voluptuous woman in too small a dress. The crowd was fairly young, loud, and lively. It was not a scene for the timid or claustrophobic. Once inside I immediately noticed the exposed duct work, artistically uneven paint and a giant built in book shelf full of wine books and fancy bottles... giving it a rustic look with a modern twist. We had heard it was crowded so we called ahead, I asked the hostess where we were on the wait we discovered it was still an hour and a half out. We made our way to the bar, where there was barely even standing room. After a few glasses, a handful of nuts, and a lot of talking, we were seated. The restaurant boasts great French, Italian, and Hungarian wine along with a tapas style menu. Of course one has to order a cheese patter- one goat, one blue, and one sheep paired along with raisin bread which complimented our drinks nicely. We ordered several other small dishes... all organized neatly on the menu by cold and hot. Although, the menu was tapas style the portions were quite generous. My favorite was off the cold menu- avocado, pistachios, toasted pistachio oil, sea salt, served on grilled bread for an added crunch. In my mind, simple is always better. And you definitely cannot go wrong with fresh ingredients like avocados that melt in your mouth. From the hot menu we chose several things: lemon and black pepper calamari, french fries tossed in parsley with homemade ketchup, and sautéed wild mushrooms with a dash of madeira and marjoram. All of which were excellent and well worth the extended wait.
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