It's the Little Things

I've made it perfectly clear how I feel about 21A's sliders (check out http://sandwich-hands.blogspot.com/2011/04/10-things-i-hate-about-you.html if you haven't already!), but I recently had the opportunity to try two extraordinary sliders in the most unexpected places. One was at East Meets Northeast in Inman Square. This tapas-inspired modern Chinese restaurant has a rare find on its menu - a pork belly slider. It's hidden under the "breads" section of their menu and reminded us of BBQ pork buns you would get at dim sum…only better. The bread is actually a steamed bun, extremely soft to the touch. It is cut in half and filled with crispy pork belly, daikon and a sweet bean paste. The slider literally melts in your mouth and has the most intense flavors. We couldn't stop at just one, and neither will you.


Next up on our tribute to all things small: sliders at Island Creek Oyster Bar. Not your standard beef sliders, these crispy sliders are made of Island Creek Oysters, lime and chili aioli, sandwiched in a brioche roll. After a few glasses of champagne on a gorgeous, sunny Saturday afternoon, these sliders were exactly what we needed. Ev, Kate, Div and I were silent for a good 5 minutes as we tried to take the smallest bites possible to prevent the flavors from ever ending. Alas, they did, and we were sad to see them go so quickly. I could have easily put down a few more of these. ICOB, we will be back.