Gab and I had a fantastic dinner--a big thank you to all of her friends who recommended the Linkery. As you might imagine, a place called the Linkery serves....links! Yes, house-made sausages, but it doesn't end there. The menu is comprised of farm-to-table delicacies inspired by whatever is fresh and delicious. We sat at a table overlooking the street and watched all the people go by, but they also had dark booths in the back if you want a private and secluded dinner.
We started with some delicious starburst squash that had been fried in a beer batter and served with an aioli. They were perfection--done, but not soft; toothsome, but not raw.
There was so much to order on the menu, including many vegetarian and vegan choices. Which you might think is odd, for a Linkery, but I had a hard time deciding. And wine! And beer! And the menu changes regularly...
...but I decided on the house-made pasta with a macadamia nut pesto topped with fresh asparagus and a little bit of cheese. It was pasta perfection.
Gab ordered the picnic plate which was a feast of meat: her choice of two links, potato salad, cole slaw, toast, a little wedge of cheese and some mustard sauce. Of course, the server tried to bring it to me, thinking the manly man had ordered the big plate of sausages!
Dessert! The best angel food cake ever...denser than most and slightly toasted on a little swirl of strawberry coulis and topped with lavender ice cream. Now, I'm not big on lavender flavored food, because it always tastes like I am eating soap, but this was delicious. Perhaps it was tempered by the strawberry, but the floral flavor was amazing with the cake.
We were stuffed and sated! A wonderful dinner...
We started with some delicious starburst squash that had been fried in a beer batter and served with an aioli. They were perfection--done, but not soft; toothsome, but not raw.
There was so much to order on the menu, including many vegetarian and vegan choices. Which you might think is odd, for a Linkery, but I had a hard time deciding. And wine! And beer! And the menu changes regularly...
...but I decided on the house-made pasta with a macadamia nut pesto topped with fresh asparagus and a little bit of cheese. It was pasta perfection.
Gab ordered the picnic plate which was a feast of meat: her choice of two links, potato salad, cole slaw, toast, a little wedge of cheese and some mustard sauce. Of course, the server tried to bring it to me, thinking the manly man had ordered the big plate of sausages!
Dessert! The best angel food cake ever...denser than most and slightly toasted on a little swirl of strawberry coulis and topped with lavender ice cream. Now, I'm not big on lavender flavored food, because it always tastes like I am eating soap, but this was delicious. Perhaps it was tempered by the strawberry, but the floral flavor was amazing with the cake.
We were stuffed and sated! A wonderful dinner...