We had an excellent meal at Prospect last week, made all the more excellent by an off-menu dish that chef-partner Pamela Mazzola sent out to us featuring Venetian black risotto, a poached egg, and some extra-fresh sea urchin. Little did we know Mazzola was planning to unveil the dish as a Giants-inspired secret menu item (the uni is bright orange, you see, to go with the black rice), available to anyone who knows to ask.
If only we’d known in time for our off-menu item feature last month!
Perhaps Mazzola is just riding the wave of World Series fever right now in deciding to go public with the dish — she tells NBC that it was specifically inspired by Barry Zito’s performance last week in Game 5. But you should know it will be in limited supply subject to the availability of fresh uni. It’s a fantastic, comforting, soulful dish that sings of the sea. And that black risotto — like Forbidden rice in that it’s naturally black, no squid ink here — is perfectly cooked and seasoned. The egg, by the way, is topped with sea salt, seaweed, and sesame.
Earlier on Actually Pretty Awesome:
Lentil Salad at Lolinda
Seared Salmon and Mussel Mashed Potatoes at Bisou
The Meatloaf at Jamber
Carrots at Commonwealth
Turducken at Honor Bar
Beggar’s Chicken at Betelnut
Lobster Bread Pudding and Smoked Cod at Maverick
Sand Dabs at Bar Jules
Green Farro-Sausage Risotto at RN74
Vegan Charctuerie at Gather
Pickled Eggs at St. Vincent
Beef Tongue at Namu Gaji
Peruvian Rotisserie Chicken at Brasa
Green Garlic Bread at State Bird Provisions
A Dinner of Small Plates and the Duck Confit Salad at Frances
Duck Fat Chex Mix at Truck Stop Café
The Lamb Tongue Salad at Txoko
The Branzino and the Cucumber and Scallops at AQ
Dinner at Local Mission Eatery
Suckling Pig Sandwich at Sweet Woodruff
Crudités at Saison
The Roasted Broccoli Sandwich at Split Pea Seduction
George Mendes’s Partridge in a Pear Tree
The Buffalo Burger at Double Decker
A Preview of Dishes at Haven
Alicia’s Tamales Los Mayas
The Cocktails at Outerlands
The Meatball Gigante and the Honey Pie at Tony’s Pizza
Three New Gins from St. George Spirits
The Date Night at Sneaky’s BBQ
Crab and Dumplings at Pican
The Fried-Chicken Sliders at The Lookout
The Tripe and the Pickles at Bar Tartine
Fried Chicken and Cornmeal Doughnuts at Beast & the Hare
