salad of endives with crispy potatoes, basil, dijon, pancetta and poached egg
@ blackbird, chicago
Domaine Billaud Simon
Chablis Premier Cru Mont de Milieu 2006
“A Chablis that is as colorful as a basket of fruit.”
Chablis from Billaud Simon is brisk, balanced, and mineral-driven. It is one of the great domaines of Chablis which dates back to 1815. This particular wine offers a nice combination of fruit and stony minerality. With its creamy texture, purity, and freshness – it paired very well with the salad of endives and our second course at Blackbird.
salad of endives, a most creative presentation
With knife and fork, our server deftly chops the salad, blending the perfectly poached egg with the endives and pancetta, creating a silky dressing and reducing the charming potato basket to crisp crouton-like chards.
Voilà!
UPDATE: The entire extraordinary experience at Blackbird is now posted here What is hip? Chicago’s Blackbird, please stop by!
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Gorgeous. It’s a photo like this one (and the white asparagus from your other post) that are REALLY getting my creative juices flowing this morning. All of a sudden, I’m inspired to go do something “different” at home!
I actually like how “fussy” this plate it. It’s making me think about how I’d tear into it. And I kinda like that. 🙂
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