Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for February 17, 2012

Don’t you hate it when you return to a place because of a dish you enjoyed, but it’s totally changed? My BF and I went back to the place on top the John Hancock and ordered their caviar appetizer that had been served with about 7 relishes (including zimbidium orchids) but the 2nd time it had hardly any, just the outrageous price was the same. From then on, we had it at home. I eventually skipped the chopped egg and flowers and changed chopped chives to chopped watercress stems (perfect texture and heat to have with caviar – and the sour cream held it all on the toast). I even bought 2 whole place settings of the Villeroy and Boch “Intarsia” that they used (I love the birds).