Thursday, May 7, 2009
Restaurants Peace out and destroy the frittata
Posted by Cliff Bostock @cliffbostock on Thu, May 7, 2009 at 9:47 PM
I lunched at Star Provisions today with my friend, Chris. He ordered the frittata (above), which I'd never tasted before. I'm getting it next time I lunch there. It's full of creamy chevre bound by fluffy eggs and is so comforting it prompted Chris to give the peace sign, just looking at it.
As you can see (at right, in the background), he devoured it before I even got a first bite of my shrimp po' boy, my usual favorite here. Of course, he also ordered a baguette filled with butter and prosciutto. And a cupcake. I followed my sandwich with a concha, a Mexican pastry I'd not seen there before.
Star recently added two large tables indoors. But the outdoor seating in the back is the best.
As we were waiting to place our order I asked Chris what he was doing for his mom on Mother's Day.
"I don't know," he said, explaining that his father usually makes the plans.
"All I can do is spend the day feeling guilty about all the times I didn't do anything for my mother," I said.
"Oh, there's no use in feeling guilty," the girl at the register said, "send her a card. You can do that."
"No, I really can't," I said. "She's quite dead. You think when your mother is dead, the guilt will be gone too, but it's forever."
"Oh, well, um, uh...Will there be anything else?"
Honestly, they employ the nicest people at Star Provisions. And your mother would love anything you gave her from here.
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Dude, I'm sorry, but as someone with a dead parent, we live by an unspoken code not to make random people feel awkward by bringing up the fact that we have a dead parent. It just makes everyone get weird.
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Wow, along with not getting the inheritance, I didn't get the memo about that. Chris and I were laughing, as did the girl, after a few moments. Everyone's parents die eventually. This seems like a very strange code. But it's not the first time I've made people feel weird. In fact it's not even the 10,000th time.
It's REALLY hard for me not to get the shrimp po-boy every time I go.... but I might have to try that frittata
I love the frittata- It is perfect for when I want to get something on the cheaper-end of the menu. I finally had the shrimp po-boy... man, that's good.
Wow, that's a lotta fritatta. IS he drinking a Blenheim's ginger ale or a Miller High Life. Either way he's going to be happy.
@Jim: Actually it's fizzy (Fuji) apple juice. Bill Addison tweeted today that the frittata's portion has been reduced. I don't know if the one Chris ordered Thursday is the post- or pre-reduction version.
It's true, Cliffy. Truth be told, it was a ridiculously large portion for $3.95. I mean, I (along with the rest of the food writers and many food lovers) pay Star's fairly steep sandwich/lunch item prices for the care and quality of the food, but this was always the secret bargain. My theory is that an SP decision-maker saw your post and ordered the portion slashed in half. :)
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