Dinette, by Shelley Lance/ Blog Editor
My husband, Frank, and I had a pitch perfect dinner at Melissa Nyffeler’s Dinette yesterday: corn fritters (photo center left- more like pan fried corn pancakes than what I think of as a deep fried fritter- but very yummy) with a cherry tomato relish, crisp, savory toasts topped with a fig-anchovy relish and prosciutto (photo center right), a mizuna salad with hazelnuts, green beans and just the right amount of perfectly balanced shallot vinaigrette, a fragrant, swoon-worthy plate of tajarin pasta with lobster mushrooms and chanterelles (bottom photo), and an earthy, perfectly cooked hanger steak with panzanella (top photo). For dessert we shared a delicately textured bread pudding with caramel sauce and whip and a summery blueberry apricot crisp with vanilla ice cream. We enjoyed the bottle of wine recommended by our waiter (half price on Wednesdays!): A Chateau de Suronde Anjou which had a luscious, full-bodied mouthfeel. The place was buzzing (including an adorable bridal shower table of young women in sorbet-colored fancy dresses), and Mel was too busy at the dishwashing station to chat with us. (It’s so glamorous to own a restaurant!)
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