Archive for the ‘Lamb’ Category

Spring Lamb Dinner

Spring Lamb Dinner
What a phenomenal dinner. Coco500 (Chef Mike Morrison and company) recently put on a 4-course lamb dinner, paired with wines from A Donkey & Goat winery. Every dish was fantastic, and each portion of lamb perfectly cooked, smartly seasoned, and sweetly plated. The flavor combinations were subtle, letting the meat be the rightful [...]

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Grilled Lamb Heart (Coco 500, SF)

Lamb heart tastes much like a steak-foie gras hybrid with an earthy hint of liver. The meat has wonderful tones, is absurdly tender, and would be a conversation starter for anyone who can get out of their own prejudices to try it.

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Lamb Shank (Zare at Fly Trap, SF)

Lamb Shank

Lamb Shank, Zare at Fly Trap, SF

The Dish: Lamb Shank
As big as your fist, Zare at Fly Trap serves a beautiful lamb shank. It’s the proverbial-cliche ‘fall off the bone’ lamb meat, propped up around its prominent bone like a rugged rock formation in a wild landscape of flageolet beans, white beans, and jus. [...]

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Roasted Lamb Neck (Incanto, SF)

Roasted Lamb Neck
The Dish: Roasted Lamb Neck
(Incanto, SF) Roasted lamb neck with spring veggies and horseradish aioli.
What a fun dish to eat…the waiter came over and instructed the fork flaying technique that pulls the soft meat apart from the bone. It’s a very tasty treat, among the unusual suspects that Chef Chris Cosentino will dole [...]

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LAMB CHOP

LAMB CHOP
THE DISH: LAMB CHOP BASQUAISE
The juicy, hearty lamb chop here is befriended by a lamb shoulder portion on one side and lamb loin on the other, across a bumpy tuft of gigante beans and a smattering of basil oil and what they call “zikiro” vinaigrette. Piperade offers three distinct lamb sections with great color, [...]

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French Dipped Sandwich (the original) (Philippe, Los Angeles CA)

FRENCH DIPPED SANDWICH
America’s Best Sandwich (possibly)
The Spot: Philippe (ORIGINAL FRENCH DIPPED SANDWICHES), Los Angeles, CA 
Neighborhood: Downtown L.A.
The Dish: The Original French Dipped Sandwich
The Best French Dip Sandwich is the Lamb Dip Sandwich. The beef and pork are good, but there is really nothing quite like the tenderness and flavor of the lamb dip sandwich.
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