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Hunter’s in Brooklyn: Part II

So, my first impression on Hunter’s a few weeks ago was a great one. It was so fabulous I had to head back to sample a few more dishes. I was tempted because Hunter’s posts some fabulous photos on their Instagram account and I was drooling over a photograph a friend of mine posted on his own page. He put up a picture of Hunter’s Agnolotti! I knew the second I saw this photo that I HAD to go back to try a few other plates on the menu.

So my partner-in-crime, aka my boyfriend, and I headed back out to Cobble Hill, Brooklyn for dinner. Of course we ordered their Angus Burger — but we had to try out one of Hunter’s specials well as the Agnolotti and a side of the Maple Sweet Potato Mash.

Here’s our verdict:
roasted bone marrow

The bone marrow wasn’t only delicious, but it was a work of art! FYI, when you order roasted bone marrow be cautious when you pick up the bones — you will burn yourself! Even if you pick it up with a napkin you won’t be able to hold it for long. Placed on top of crispy bread, the roasted bone marrow tasted beautiful!
agnolotti with spicy cocoa pumpkin seeds

The Agnolotti was just as spectacular as I imagined. Maybe even better! Of course it was sweet from the winter squash and the sage — but it was surprising to me that the plate also had a spicy kick to it! This was probably the first time I ever ate a sweet plate that was also spicy. The spice came from the spicy cocoa covered pumpkin seeds. I also really enjoyed that the dish had brussels sprouts leaves rather than the entire head of brussels sprouts. It made it much easier to eat and it allowed the green vegetable to complement the main flavors of the dish.

I did face a fork war with my boyfriend over the side of Maple Sweet Potato Mash. OH MY GOSH this was heavenly! We probably should have ordered 2 of these — and I would strongly suggest for everyone to never share this dish with anyone. I am still tempted to go back to ask the chef to at least share what ingredients he/she uses — or maybe I could butter him/her up enough to get the recipe!

Even though this is my second dining experience at Hunter’s — I have decided that venturing off to Brooklyn for this restaurant will always be worth it!

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Minetta Tavern in The Village

So I decided to mix it up a bit, not on purpose…

This weekend I attended a surprise birthday party, but when I arrived I arrived hungry. I’m not talking about the “I could use a snack” sort of hungry, I’m talking about the “turn the music up because my stomach is growling so loudly” sort of hungry. This party just so happened to over-look one of my favorite restaurants in the West Village, Bar Pitti and it’s neighboring rival, Da Silvano. What’s worse than just being hungry, but looking out the window to see a packed restaurant of people ordering the ravioli dish and caprese salad that you love.

So, as time went on the restaurants across the street stopped serving dinner and there went my opportunity to feed myself. My hunger wasn’t in the mood for an unsatisfying street meat kabob or falafel. So I found myself opening my mental file cabinet of West Village/ Village restaurants within a 5 minute walking distance. And what was exactly a minute and a half walk away was Minetta Tavern. I quickly called over to see if they were still serving food (it was midnight at this point and I had only ever eaten there at about 9 p.m.) and their answer was “yes”. So, we bolted out of the party that was about to change locations anyways, speed-walked down a few narrow Village streets and there it was — my food savior of the evening.

roasted bone marrow

We were seated right away in what was a still completely packed restaurant, ordered an appetizer and of course their Black Label Burger, ordered a glass of wine and at the initial sip of alcohol I instantly felt relieved. I was about to be fed, finally.

Ready for this? We ordered roasted bone marrow for our appetizer — yup you read that right — bone marrow. Bone marrow has the same consistency as an oyster, in other words — it’s slimy. But you put it on top of a baguette that has been heavily buttered and toasted with a shallot confit and all of the flavors ooze together to make the perfect flavorful app. I quickly realized that I shouldn’t try to pick up the bones to help me slide the marrow off and onto the bread — the bones are exceptionally hot and they stay hot for a while. So, don’t make the same mistake I made.

Minetta Tavern Burger

To fully satisfy my grumbling belly — I went for the Black Label Burger. This is THE burger that you have to order, there are a couple on the menu but this is the one you have to go with. The prime dry-aged beef cooked medium is full of the best juicy flavors you can sink your teeth into. It’s a thick burger that’s topped with caramelized onions that adds the perfect amount of sweetness on top of the rich burger. Oh — and, lets not forget about the pommes frites, in other words — French fries. They are perfectly salted, they have the perfect amount of crispiness and they are just oh so tasty! This order has the perfect amount of savory, salty and a hint of sweetness.

The “mixing it up” this weekend came down to swapping out dinner for “supper”. Yup, that is correct, there are restaurants in NYC that provide a “supper menu” and Minetta Tavern has one of these menus. It’s a late-night menu that is shorter than the traditional dinner menu but it still gets the job done. All that I cared about was ordering the Black Label Burger! This is something I might have to start doing for the restaurants that are difficult to reserve a table for (just like Minetta Tavern), I need to start eating a late lunch and head to my restaurant of choice for supper.

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