Staycation 06.18.21-06.23.21

So, I took a few days off for a staycation at this AirBnB that I’d stayed at before that is really cool in a neighborhood that I don’t normally frequent, that’s above a Cajun restaurant run by a James Beard Award semifinalist for Best Chef Great Lakes. 

I managed to explore the neighborhood for some really cool restaurants.

PRE-STAYCATION

1.  Sochi Saigonese (06.18.21)

Open kitchen

Original Spring Rolls / cuốn truyền thống shrimp pork rice noodles / herbs rice paper peanut sauce crispy shallots

 Saigon Phở short rib brisket skirt steak / beef marrow broth pho noodle cilantro / holy basil bean sprouts / onions / spring onions

 

Coffee Flan / café flan egg yolk crushed ice coffee coconut milk

 Iced Vietnamese Coffee

2.  La Storia (06.19.21)

PESCE SPADA ALLA GRIGLIA (Swordfish, trapanese sauce, fried potato confit, lemon capers sauce)

DURING STAYCATION

1.  Ina Mae Tavern & Packaged Goods (06.20.21)

GUMBO (Chicken, Andouille, Shrimp, Crawfish, Rice)

 

GRAND SLAM BREAKFAST (Scrambled Eggs, gator sausage, Lagniappe: potatoes, fruit, grits)

Yeah, couldn’t resist buying a bottle

2.  Cumin (06.21.21)

 

gorkhali khasi (chunks of bone-in goat meat stewed in flavourful nepalese spices | a delicious spice forward sauce with tomatoes, onions and nepalese spices)

 

lamb keema naan (naan stuffed with minced and spice-insused boneless lamb) 

3.  Taxim (06.21.21)

 

POLÍTIKA MÝDIA (Politiki-style beer-battered fried mussels, sesame garlic sauce, thyme) 

 

SARDÉLA PASTÍ (Bitter orange-cured sardine, fresh watercress, capers) 

 

HTAPODÁKI STI SGÁRA (Octopus, fennel and red onions)

4.  Oiistar (06.22.21)

 

TUNA CARPACCIO (Artichoke, quail egg, black sesame seed paste, daikon sprout)

 

MUSCLEMEN (SPICY LEVEL 3, Mussels, onion, chili pepper, scallions, bonito miso)

5.  etta (06.22.21)

mafaldine (saffron & uni nage, lobster, mussel escabeche, blistered tomatoes)

green with envy (askur gin, chareau, basil, matcha, pea tendril, lime)

6.  Smoke Daddy (06.23.21)

WOOD ROASTED ROTISSERIE CHICKEN with  SMOKED PIT BEANS and COLLARD GREENS