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| - I have been waiting to try Pig in a Fur Coat since it opened. A couple of months ago, a family friend started a stage in Pig's kitchen, so when my parents came to town, I knew this was my moment.
**As an aside, if you ever have the opportunity to go to a great restaurant with someone who works there or someone who is a well-connected member of that food community, DO IT. Your experience will be improved tenfold because, generally, the food community takes care of its own.
The single greatest thing about Pig is their cured meats. Chef Dan has been raised curing meats and accordingly, Pig does all of their own meats in-house. Because we came in with my friend, Chef Dan presented us with his own charcuterie board that was easily twice the size of the normal board. Needless to say, we got a great selection of meats and everything was fantastic. In particular, I thought the chicken liver pate (incidentally, made by my friend) was going to kill me, it was so good. I would eat that stuff on every thing, for every meal, every day.
For dinner, we had the foie gras, raviolo, elk ribs, beet salad, carpaccio and bread pudding for dessert. Everything was very good, but unfortunately (or fortunately?) paled in comparison to that pate in my mind. My father almost lost it over the foie gras, which was incredibly rich, made richer by the fluffy bombolini (dumpling-like) and the lardo. My taste tends to gravitate towards lighter, more subtle flavors which is why I loved the pate so much whereas my dad preferred the rest of the meal for the opposite reason. Overall, everything was high quality and beautifully presented. I will likely go back as a solo diner and sample a wider variety of the menu.
The only real drawbacks of Pig appear to be temporary. They're in the middle of an expansion project and the existing space is very small. While our party waited for a table we were often in the way of waitstaff moving about the room, which--as a restaurant employee myself--made me very uncomfortable. Once Pig gets their bar and larger space set up, this will no longer be an issue.
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