We went to BLD for dinner last Saturday night, and as usual, had a delicious meal and a wonderful time. To start, my friend Luis got his standard cheese plate, which comes with an assortment of self-selected cheeses, toasted raisin walnut bread, baguette, fig cake, quince paste, fresh fruit, and spiced marcona almonds. We got two bottles of tasty Syrah for the table. Jamie and I shared a special salad, which had shaved artichokes, fava beans, frisee, and manchego cheese - so yummy. Jay had tomato soup with herbs. I honestly don't remember what anyone else had as an appetizer... I was already a bit tipsy by then!
For entrees, Jamie had a veggie burger with grandma's piccalili, homemade pickles, and fries. Andy had a grilled beef burger with cheese, homemade pickles, and fries. (BLD has an assortment of fancy, unique burgers.) Jay and I both had seared scallops with fresh pea risotto, pea tendrils, and carrot nage (which, in my opinion, is the best entree on the menu). Sadly, I don't remember what Amy and Luis had for their entrees, but I know they enjoyed their food.
On a sidenote, one of BLD's most innovative offerings is the self-constructive dinner. You choose a protein from the following: grilled free range half chicken, grilled flatiron steak, grilled salmon, and hemp seed crusted tofu. Then you choose two sides and one sauce from the following options: fresh polenta, roasted fingerling potatoes, french fries, garlic rapini, kale, brussel sprouts, wild mushrooms/ basil pesto, lemon butter, red wine sauce, garlic nage.
For dessert, I always get the same thing - it is so divine that I must order it every time I go to BLD. So I shared the homemade crepe with nutella and bananas with Amy, Jay, and Luis... although, of course, I ate the vast majority of it myself!
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