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 I've had several things to write about, but I spent this weekend completely veged out, recovering from my last two weeks of work and haggered by a cold. Hopefully I can catch up this week.
Last week I said that I wanted to go back to Tria Cafe for dinner (above right). However, last Wednesday I worked until 3AM so I wasn't able to go. However, I did manage to grab lunch on Thursday. I wasn't able to try any more beers or wines since it was a work day, but I did manage to try a couple things that I missed on Tuesday. And this time my phone was charged so I got some low quality pictures.  For lunch I had Joe's Smoked Mozzarella, Crispy Prosciutto, Tomato, Arugula and Garlic Vinagrette Sandwich (left). If you think about it, that's basically a glorified BLT, but it was the best darned BLT I've had. The mozzarella was good, but not as smokey as I would like, however, the prosciutto and marinated tomatoes were excellent, and I really liked the sandwich.
For my cheese, I wanted to try a raw one, since they are hard to find in the US since they're generally illegal for supposed health reasons. I had one in the "Stoic" category called Tete de Moine, a Raw Cow's Milk cheese from Bern, Switzerland described as, "Dense and seriously intense, fruity flavor, balanced by roasted nut aromas and brine washing," and served with Tuscan Pepper infused honey. 
This was a lightly aged, fairly hard cheese, similar to Parmagiano Reggiano but not as hard and not as intense. The most interesting thing was the way they served it. They had a spiral slicer that shaved a thin layer off the top, creating a flower shape (right). Once again the honey, with its mild spiciness, was an excellent complement.
Lastly, for dessert I tried their Rogue Chocolate Stout Bread Pudding with Allagash Cherry Sauce (left). 
This was a very tasty bread pudding with a nice chewy exterior and a soft moist interior, dotted with chocolate. I believe the cherries started out dried and were marinated and turned into a sauce. The cherries were drained and piled on top while the resulting syrup was drizzled around the plate. The syrup tasted great, but I felt that the cherries had lost a little flavor. Otherwise the dessert was quite tasty. Next time I'm in Philly, I'll definitely stop by Tria again.
One last note about Philly is that they just finished up Philly Beer Week, a 10 day celebration of the wide array of breweries found in Philadelphia. All week there are events full of beer and food specials as well as seminars, parties and demonstrations, all focused on beer. Too bad I wasn't able to go to any! I'm guessing that even during beer week, most places would have been closed at 3AM when I got out of work. Besides, I had to be up at 6AM for work anyway. Posted 03/17/2008 09:33 PM in Uncategorized | Total Comments: (2) Link To This Blargh Comments
Daily Nutrition A BLT, bread 'n' cheese, and bread puddin'... sounds like a great week (er, lunch) to me. Almost as good as keeping a dietary log! (J/K...) Submitted by Dan on 03/17/2008 10:25 PM I forgot to mention that they brought me the wrong sandwich so after replacing it with the correct one, they comped it so that lunch turned out to be a good deal, even after the big tip. Submitted by filbert on 03/18/2008 01:47 PM Add Comment
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