Sauteed foie gras and grilled eel – Morimoto

Sauteed foie gras and grilled eel - Morimoto
Sake meyer lemon, asian pear, sansho pepper. $26
Morimoto, Philadelphia PA

Wow, this was delicious! Very rich, but delicious and interesting to eat. The foie gras and eel were perfectly cooked, but what really interested me was the sake meyer lemon jelly blobs. They were bright and fresh and really helped to cut the richness of the proteins. The Asian pear added crunch so you got a perfect bite with all the components together.

Ice rink at Philadelphia City Hall
Ice rink at Philadelphia City Hall.

Borscht tartare – Abe Fisher

Borscht tartare - Abe Fisher
Trout roe, sour cream, onion potato chips, hard-cooked egg. Happy hour $7
Abe Fisher, Philadelphia PA

This tasted great and was really fun to eat with the potato chips. The dish was really just borscht beets made to look like a plate of tartare – genius! And delicious! And my bartender/server rocked!

Savory rugelach - Abe Fisher
Savory rugelach: chicken schmaltz and dill with toasted sesame seed & black olive and plum butter with poppy seed. Complimentary
OMG, these were frickin’ amazing! I wish I could have bought a box of these to take with me.

Benjamin Franklin Bridge and ship
Benjamin Franklin Bridge and ship.