Last night, we had dinner at Table, Donkey and Stick, then dessert at Bar Parisette. It was a fun little crawl.
At TDS, we ordered the carrot and pea dip, the beet and orange salad, the schnitzel sandwich, and the sweet potato risotto. Everything was cooked perfectly and well-seasoned. My wife’s favorite dish was the sweet potato risotto—the rice was slightly al dente, and the sweet potato sauce was wonderfully cheesy, creamy, and starchy. I leaned into the schnitzel, which was perfectly fried and served on an incredibly pillowy house-made bun. The cabbage and pickles added a nice crunch and hits of acid. Also, it was happy hour, so it was just $11. That’s nice.
Since Bar Parisette is across the street, we headed over there for dessert (and proceeded to get maybe a little too sauced up). We got the “big macaron” and the winemaker’s cake. Both were delicious. The macaron was topped with almond crème and passion fruit curd that played wonderfully off each other. The cake was moist and topped with roasted grapes and salty Tête de Moine cheese. So good.
Overall, a great night. We’re thinking of maybe doing a reverse crawl sometime in the future—dinner at Parisette, then dessert at TDS. That little area of Armitage is really turning into something quite cool.
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