Palace Dinner after the Ice Cream Social!/ by Robyn Wolfe, Marketing
A long time ago, when my sister-in-law Denise would visit me from Wichita, Kansas, we used to dine at Queenies, our favorite (wait in line for 40 minutes) lunch haunt in Tulsa’s beautiful Utica Square. It seems each lunch I can remember, we would treat ourselves first to their divine strawberry cream cake while waiting for our grilled cheese dream sandwich and egg salad sandwich, our two favorites off the menu (unless a daily special made us drift.)
Week before last, I was reminded of this cherished ritual of “eat dessert first” when a group of us gorged ourselves on at least 15 different ice creams at the Ice Cream Social (photo, top) at the Palace Ballroom, before scoring a table at Palace Kitchen for a 2nd- this time savory- dinner.
Chef Dezi Bonow did not disappoint on a single item that was presented with grace by Ryan, our server. The Iberico paleta ham with coastal chanterelles, corn grits, spicy peach, and fresh basil was heaven on a plate, and the pairing of flavors seemed to melt in our mouths. Curried eggplant croquettes were incredibly crisp and tender accompanied by tomato jam, coriander-almond sauce, and garlic top pickles.
The Neah Bay salmon dish (photo above) was brilliant served with a smear of eggplant ash (who even knew this existed before Dezi came to town?) along with those incredibly delicious Prosser Farm tomatoes transformed into a vinagraitte and served with a nice hunk of grilled house loaf! Dezi’s “mixed grill: pig” included Bershire loin, marjoram sausage, beer braised leg, peewee potatoes (smaller than a dime!) stewed okra, and pickled peppers, need I say more? You can only imagine how delicioius and satisfying that dish was! Oh yeah, and then there was the Palace Burger Royale…. but that’s a whole nother story!
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