A delicious meal

[badriyaz]

Sunday night we went to Craigie on Main, just outside of Central Square, and had the six course chef's whim.  I don't think I've ever been in a restaurant with so many waitstaff who were nevertheless so unobtrusive.  Your every need is anticipated.  A server accompanied us from the bar to our table just to carry my drink, and when M asked where the

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[silentq]

Oh, you can ask for a pescetarian chef's whim tasting? :) I would go back to the Bar at Craigie on Main. I seem to remember trying a drink called the Alaska there, but it could have been Northern Lights...

[badriyaz]

Yes--the website says meat or vegetarian only, but M didn't know that when he called, and told them that I ate fish, so that's what I got. I can't imagine they'd have much issue with it in general, since a number of the carnivore dishes were fish anyway.

[kambriel]

That's very cool they offer a vegetarian version of chef's whim... I was thinking that would have held me back from being able to enjoy that kind of culinary adventure!

And it's funny to see someone else calling themselves country mouse. I kept saying that this weekend while we were in NYC :)

[badriyaz]

I'm sure the vegetarian menu would have been delicious, I wouldn't have minded that one bit.

Country mouse wasn't quite the right term for us, as we are city mice. We felt like a different subspecies for sure though. City rats among the pedigreed hamsters, maybe ;-)

[beafarhana]

Fennel is YUMMY!!!

[badriyaz]

I agree! But what do you do with it?

[beafarhana]

I usually roast them in quarters, along with other vegetables. Or make fennel soup. But I like them raw in salad too.

[pamelasbelly]

I like making salads with fennel and calimyrna figs, nice accents of sharp cheese and drizzled with good quality olive oil (maybe add balsamic if you are in need of a vinegar component). The fennel and the figs really compliment each other - found this by experimenting. I use the fennel raw but you could try braising it for a warm salad if you like and add whatever salad filers you like (leafy greens, salty olives, etc) - although tomatoes and carrots don't seem to mesh well with the fennel/fig combo. Also grilled fennel simply brushed with olive oil is amazing by itself as well. You don't need to do much with fennel since it has such a bold unique taste - braise it, grill it or eat raw.

Anyway, I'm super hungry now!!!

[edrie]

OMG OMG OMG!!! I HEART that place - we know the chef and he is SO NICE. We've been so many times and every single time I am blown away!!!

I am so happy you got to go there

Let's go for drinks some night (or drink since it's $)