We no sooner sat and one of the staff brought out bread accompanied by three different composted butters; guava, fresh herb and smoked salmon.  The smoked salmon was light and meshed well with my mood.  The guava was also good, but would have suited me for after dinner with a few dessert cheeses.  My friend made quick work of it.  Next we ordered a shared bowl of the seasonal soup.  Our selection that day was a nice tomato base, roasted ramp combination.  We ended our appetizer grazing with the Curried Mussels.  After sucking out every last little guy, I wondered how often people asked for a take-home container of the left-over sauce.  My morning eggs would have been in heaven. Although completely full, we went for dessert.  Pots-de-Creme.  A few small tastes later I had to hit the bell and bow-out.  Considering the ingredients included – half and half, dark chocolate, milk chocolate, instant espresso grains, vanilla, pinches of kosher salt and Brown Sugar Cream – what else could we have expected aside from the complete explosion of mouth happiness.  It was like rolling around in thousand-count Egyptian bed sheets.  (…which I admit I have only done in a high-end department store.  I’m sure security was horrified.)  We were finished.  The happy haze we left in will bring us back.

Eve, both the restaurant and the owner, believes in supporting local businesses and agriculture.  Their supply vendors are small producers and owners who reinforce the “creativity, passion and beauty” of cooking.  it shows in the food, ambiance and staff.  Enjoy.

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I did like the horseradish sauce …a lot!  Will that compliment save me from the wrath of the Sidetrack loyalists???

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