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| - After SO MANY friends recommended Kindred to me, I finally went to give it a shot tonight. Going in I was expecting a trendy atmosphere for small sharing plates. IT DID NOT DISAPPOINT.
The milk bread served to start the meal is incredible. If you don't eat gluten, consider changing your ways if only to taste this bread. It's perfect.
Our server, Kate, was awesome. She asked us to tell her a story, got to know us on a personal level, shared info about herself, and then recommended a bunch of options with pairings. We ran down what we wanted and she divided up what would come out in waves 1 and 2 of our meal.
Wave 1: pickles (INCREDIBLE), beets (FANTASTIC), fried oyester (AMAZING), gem salad (LOVELY), beef taretare (I'M RUNNING OUT OF ADJECTIVES HERE...), duck fat potatoes (OMG). Everything was paired with sauces and seasonings that were PERFECT.
Unfortunately a very bad storm blew through Davidson and the entire street lost power. The staff at Kindred couldn't have been more complimentary. They served sparkling wine free of charge for the inconveinence (like it was their fault!). Once they determined that the kitchen could not be turned on they politely checked us out and sadly we were on our way.
I will absolutely be back to try the dishes and dessert items that we weren't able to sample tonight. Although brief, thank you to Kindred and your exceptional staff for making this a fun treat!
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