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| - Forequarter is the retail, public face of the Underground Food Collective catering company. Distinctively Eastside. Low key, creative, knock-out food. This place popped up on my radar a while ago. Liz B. mentioned it the other day so the Spousal Unit and I invited a friend to go check it out. There's no sign on the building so those of you old folks that don't have smart phones should write down the address before you head out, other wise you'll walk up and down E. Johnson for a while before you find it ;-)
We three snagged the last table for four at about 6:10 on a Thursday night. The cocktails seemed to be popular but we settled on a bottle of a nice, reasonably priced Sangiovese. When I asked about it she brought me a taste. To start we had: Ripped bread with eggplant and pork rillette and a beet (golden and red) salad. Main course was, for my companions, veal meatballs with green beans and eggplant in a light tomato sauce reduction and for me, roasted goat shank with garbanzos and cucumbers. Conversation slowed, Mmmms were said, happiness ensued. A raspberry buttermilk ice cream served with shortbread cookies dipped in chocolate ganache finished the meal. What a treat!
I've been in some fancier restaurants in Madison since moving here. They've tended to be a bit snooty and formal for my tastes. Forequarter would fit nicely in my former hometown of Portland, OR. Laid back, confident and creative. I will most certainly be back for more!
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