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| - so, having taken leave from Yelp for far too long, I thought Cork would be the perfect entry into reviewing once more :)
Jamie and I went there tonight, seeing as they were serving dinner until 9pm. however, once we'd arrived, Robert(the owner) greeted us and told us that they were in the midst of changing their hours, and that they were no longer going to be open on Mondays. he kindly offered to buy us each a glass of wine/etc. and a plate of cheese for our trouble(driving 20-25 minutes).
moments later, the sous-chef came by and asked us what we 'liked'. neither of us wanted to put him to trouble, especially since they were technically closed. but he said it was no problem at all. in the meantime, Robert brought us a plate of bread with 3 dipping sides: soft herbed butter, an artichoke/lemon oil/olive oil mini-bruschetta, and a balsalmic/olive oil mix, all of which were divine.
we moved to a larger table for the meal, and were absolutely blown away by what the chef presented to us: one plate was the open-faced BLT--shredded, marinated duck breast, seared foie gras, crisp smoky bacon, and sliced duck breast...all atop a thick, butter-soaked, toasted slice of ciabatta, spread with truffle aioli and with 25-year-aged sweet balsalmic on the side.
the other plate consisted of: a small salad of micro-greens and chunks of (nutty) beets tossed in sweet vinaigrette, cold smoked antelope served with a side of sweet balsalmic, beef tartare and almost-crisp onions(in a mound) topped with a poached quail egg, and sea-salt-dusted crisps with a wedge of creamy, buttery brie.
as for the drinks, I started with a glass of Spanish red wine(can't remember which, though the grape varietal started with 'M'--juicy, smooth, with hints of leather). then Robert poured me a glass of Malm(very smooth--hints of lead, but not a strong overtone of it like many wines I've tried--very sweet and easy on the tongue). Jamie had a glass of sauternes...an Australian Somilloun that was very sweet without being saccharine and overwhelming--absolutely addicting :)
throughout the meal, Robert stopped by, showing us the utmost attention and discussing the delicacies we were enjoying.
for dessert, Jamie enjoyed the Banana Creme Pie, laced with dark chocolate sauce and accompanied by baby banana brulee(exceptional!). I had the flight of sorbets(all wine based)--pear, cherry zinfandel, and watermelon--the pear was my favorite, but the watermelon and cherry were splendid together...
so--the end of the meal--Robert didn't charge us for any of our drinks(my 2 glasses of red wine, the 2 glasses of sauternes, and Jamie's dirty martini), and they charged us half-price for our food--not at ALL what we'd expected. I was somewhat embarrassed for putting the staff to test on their night off, but they all went above and beyond anything we've ever experienced--this night was one of the best we've ever experienced, and we'll be back again tomorrow night for half-off-wine-night :)
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