The Leather District Gourmet

Dispatches on food and drink posted by a recovering attorney in an old leather manufacturing loft…usually late at night…near a snoring husband and two sleepy cats…
 
 

Pinching Tail, Sucking Head, Biting Tongue

• March 6, 2008 • Leave a Comment

Posted in offal, Uncategorized
Tags: beef heart, cochon, cosentino, crawfish, new orleans, offal


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  • Cited as food journalist with expertise offal here, on Finding Dulcinea's Tripe, Other Organ Meats Could Become Favorites During Recession
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  • Tuesday Night Supper Club at Persephone (283 Summer Street, Boston, 617.695.2257) is a chance to enjoy a seasonal, home-style meal. Guests gather around one communal table. Tonight’s family-style dinner of warm roasted local carrot and arugula salad and grilled pork shoulder with Brussels sprouts, apples, and bacon. Reservations are available at 6 and 8:30 p.m. and cost $40; wine pairings are an additional $20
  • On the further decline of Tony Bourdain...see the scathing reviews of his short-lived dinner-talk show here on Grub Street.

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