Little Park was a restaurant that I enjoyed with coworkers to celebrate a successful end of year! I was excited to try this restaurant out because I love Andrew Carmellini restaurants and had a great meal at The Dutch a little while prior.
We did a tasting menu, which was great way to sample everything! We enjoyed:
-kohlrabi with pomegranate, hazelnut, roasted garlic *
-beetroot tartare with horseradish, rye smoked trout roe
-salt baked carrots
-campanelle pasta with mushroom bolognese *
-carrot risotto with orange, coriander, feta
-baked oysters with smoked tomato butter
-scallops with herbed crust and celery root *
-hanger steak with tokyo turnip, sesame, crisped rice *
-goats milk cheesecake **
I gave a star to the things I enjoyed the most. The kohlrabi was spiralized into a cold salad. It was extremely refreshing and almost juicy (?). One of the members on my team while eating it, exclaimed "This is delicious! What is this string?" so we had a good laugh there. The campanelle pasta with mushroom bolognese was hearty and rich, but not heavy. Scallops are always a win in my book, and these were cooked perfectly, with a slightly crunchy herbed crust. The hanger steak with cooked on the rare side (which I love), and served with crisped rice that reminds me of the crispy rice at Momoya. Finally, the cheesecake. I love anything to do with goat milk (I was so sad when Victory Garden closed - their goat milk soft serve ice cream was amazing), and it gave a nice tang to the super creamy cheesecake!
I was feeling shy about asking if they had matches. My coworker asked for me, and I was surprised that they not only had matchbooks, but boxes of toothpicks. Double win!
Matchbook verdict: I love the lower-case font and the navy blue of the box that match the navy blue match tips. The graphics are great with the coupe cocktail glasses. I wasn't sure why the restaurant name wasn't on the box, and instead it read "evening bar," but I found out that this is for the bar within their restaurant called Evening Bar. So that's where all our wonderful cocktails were coming from! The toothpicks were an added plus and complement the matchbook perfectly. I love the narrow lower-case script, the light blue background, and the floral that is whimsical and not Grandma-like. Wins all around!
-GK
We did a tasting menu, which was great way to sample everything! We enjoyed:
-kohlrabi with pomegranate, hazelnut, roasted garlic *
-beetroot tartare with horseradish, rye smoked trout roe
-salt baked carrots
-campanelle pasta with mushroom bolognese *
-carrot risotto with orange, coriander, feta
-baked oysters with smoked tomato butter
-scallops with herbed crust and celery root *
-hanger steak with tokyo turnip, sesame, crisped rice *
-goats milk cheesecake **
I gave a star to the things I enjoyed the most. The kohlrabi was spiralized into a cold salad. It was extremely refreshing and almost juicy (?). One of the members on my team while eating it, exclaimed "This is delicious! What is this string?" so we had a good laugh there. The campanelle pasta with mushroom bolognese was hearty and rich, but not heavy. Scallops are always a win in my book, and these were cooked perfectly, with a slightly crunchy herbed crust. The hanger steak with cooked on the rare side (which I love), and served with crisped rice that reminds me of the crispy rice at Momoya. Finally, the cheesecake. I love anything to do with goat milk (I was so sad when Victory Garden closed - their goat milk soft serve ice cream was amazing), and it gave a nice tang to the super creamy cheesecake!
I was feeling shy about asking if they had matches. My coworker asked for me, and I was surprised that they not only had matchbooks, but boxes of toothpicks. Double win!
Matchbook verdict: I love the lower-case font and the navy blue of the box that match the navy blue match tips. The graphics are great with the coupe cocktail glasses. I wasn't sure why the restaurant name wasn't on the box, and instead it read "evening bar," but I found out that this is for the bar within their restaurant called Evening Bar. So that's where all our wonderful cocktails were coming from! The toothpicks were an added plus and complement the matchbook perfectly. I love the narrow lower-case script, the light blue background, and the floral that is whimsical and not Grandma-like. Wins all around!
-GK
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