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| - I've heard wonderful things about B&G and decided to stop by last night with the girls. We began dinner with a bottle of Montepulciano, a delightful, smooth red wine shared among the three of us, and a perfect complement to our meal.
Our waitress was very sweet and accommodating as we took our time catching up, drinking wine and browsing through the menu. We settled on the Pork Belly Pancakes, B&G Wild Game Chili and Beef Carpaccio as appetizers and this was definitely our favorite part of the meal! A lingering smoke followed my first bite of the pork belly and with the complement of a slight sweetness from slaw, made the perfect combination of originality and flavor. The Beef Carpaccio was thinly sliced, smeared with pesto sauce and sprinkled with greens and slices of parmesan while the chili provided the sweetest comfort on a cold, Fall day in November.
The same endearing waitress sold us on the burgers as she referenced the premium quality of meat that B&G provides and the tenderness yielded from being grounded in-house. I went with the "Wild Game Burger" and last night's selection was Elk! Though the presentation was beautiful and I loved how B&G was branded on the burger, the flavors were sub par. The last time I had elk, I fell completely in love with its tenderness and flavors. I think a lot of those flavors were lost when grounded. Nonetheless it was a decent burger, but I will opt for one of the chef's selections next time.
We ended the meal with house-made apple crumble and bread pudding. Both were delicious and I am a complete sucker for anything that is made in-house. The apple crumble was my favorite as the softness and warmth of the apples fit perfectly with the crunchy texture of the crumbs and the cold vanilla scoop of ice cream on top.
I will definitely be back to B&G to try more of the small plates and probably a steak or the duck confit next time!
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