I ate the Lake Superior Whitefish at Chester Creek Café on the second-to-last night that they were making dishes from the Spring Season menu, which included foods from Al- Andalus, are region comprised of modern-day Spain, Morocco and Portugal, according to the menu.
Actually, our server referred to it as the “penultimate night,” which made it sound even more official. Next up: Food from southern United States, we were told. There are goods and bads to this restaurants ever-changing menu: Obviously, you hate to see some items go, but it's also fun to see what they're cooking up next.
The two pieces of whitefish were broiled with Eggplant Aioli, slivers of peppers, onions, and I want to say I saw a caper or two in there. A sprinkling of fresh basil dotted the fish. I’m having a tough time coming up with the word to describe the texture of this fish. I want to say gelatinous, but that sounds gross – which it wasn’t. It was great. Like a poached egg, maybe? But it was really smooth with a subtle garlic flavor and a less subtle olive oil flavor. I added a side of potatoes, which were perfect for swabbing up the juice on the plate.
We also had Strawberry Raspberry pie. With ice cream. I cannot leave Chester Creek Café without having a piece of pie.
Posted by: Christa Lawler on Wednesday, June 10 at 11:07 AM | Comments (0) | Permalink
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