Friday, May 6, 2011

In the Heat of the Moment

Isn’t this a fantastic photograph? You can actually see the moment when Neel reached his peak of full intimacy with Benny. Oh come on, Neel is happily married (to a woman), and I’m referring to the Benny, Parish Café’s chicken banh mi (actually Ken Oringer’s innovation), served on a hard baguette with assorted vegetables and mint-coriander mayonnaise. The sandwich is paired with spicy purple cabbage slaw topped with tomatoes, fresh mint, Thai basil and cracked peanuts. The sandwich is delicious to say the least, but I do prefer their pulled pork with a papaya salad on side. I usually scoop up the delicious papaya salad, mingled with mint and peanuts, and throw it right on top of the pulled pork. The flavors are outrageous and the pork literally melts in your mouth. I'm actually craving one right now. Maybe with a frosty Corona to cure my post-Cinco de Mayo hangover.

I’ve tried the Mexican Meatball Sub also (Rattlesnake Bar and Grill), one day during my meatball obsession, and it was just okay. The menu makes it sound amazing – cilantro infused Mexican meatball sandwich with a chipotle and jalapeno au jus, pepper jack cheese, red onions, lettuce and tomatoes on a toasted baguette. Don’t be fooled. You’re definitely better off trying something else on the menu.

Parish Café is such a creative idea for a restaurant, featuring gourmet sandwiches created by chefs around Boston (and the Greater Boston area) - almost makes you wish you had the idea first!

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